Tonight the Cape Elizabeth School Board voted unanimously to approve the $94.7M bond the town counsel is sending out to voters. What does it mean? Two things.
Read MoreCape Elizabeth voters will decide in November if they want a new middle school to the tune of $94.7 million, a project not supported by the town council, but not have a competing $42 million bond for essential repairs and renovations on the ballot. Plus, local “lawfare,” and what is it about political speech Cape Elizabeth Democrats are afraid of?
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"Smoke and mirrors" is what Reiniger calls the latest legal threats by gadflies who hired a law firm to stop a bond measure of $42M for essential school repairs that would raise taxes by 5% to be put out to voters along side the pricey $90M "Middle Ground" proposal that would build a brand new school to the tune of a 15% tax increase.
Plus, breaking news: Reiniger for re-election!
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The Supreme Court decision in Trump v. United States "highlights the hypocrisy of this version of the Supreme Court," legal scholar Marshall Tinkle says. And how about a little Herbie Hancock? An interesting conversation with an interesting guy.
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“Are we headed towards a revolution?” she asks, and what does the shooting do for Trump’s campaign?
Read MoreLarry Benoit has spent hundreds of hours working as finance chair of the Cape Elizabeth School Building Advisory committee. He is not confident in the latest $105 million project dubbed the "Middle Ground" being peddled by the school board.
Why? It's voodoo math.
Read MoreYou might think removing a portion of Sawyer Road that connects Cape Elizabeth with Scarborough, Maine is a good idea. You would be wrong. Find out why.
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Host Cynthia Dill talks about Tuesday's primary in which she is a candidate in a tight 3-way primary using ranked choice voting, the importance of the new Cape Elizabeth Ad Hoc Privacy Advisory Committee, and how the liberal media fuels the culture wars.
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After last night's workshop of the Cape Elizabeth Town Council on the new school proposal concepts voted on by the School Building Advisory Committee (SBAC) to the tune of between $80 - 114 million dollars, Michael Hussey thinks a deal is in the air. Find out why.
Read MoreIt almost seems like the Cape Elizabeth School Board is holding students at the high school and elementary school hostage. Okay, maybe that's melodramatic but compared to what? Unless it gets a brand new middle school, much needed repairs impacting the safety, comfort and security of students, staff and visitors are being delayed. And the fight is personal! These new parents who fled the big city during COVID want new schools NOW! So what's a small community to do? A coup, merci beaucoup.
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Michael Hussey is a successful businessman, husband, father and member of Cape Elizabeth's SBAC - the ad hoc School Building Advisory Committee charged with putting a new school project out to the voters in November. He joins the show to talk about the 5/4 vote at the SBAC for "Option B," a $80 million dollar project, revelations from last night's school board workshop, and his letter to the editor in today's Cape Courier.
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“Happy Anniversary Same-Sex Marriage,” was the good stuff of a massive message this week, a note about certified campaign tricks and gimmicks, and host Cynthia Dill takes a question about transgender rights. Don’t miss it.
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Politics is an art, not a science. To create something of value takes guts, a good idea and people capable of opening their minds. And having a laugh on occasion.
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The Golden Rule: Don’t be the A**hole
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At the age of 16 she walked from El Salvador to the United States, crossing the border after just two weeks on a diet of hot dogs and eggs. Now she has a green card, owns her own home, and dreams of owning her own business. A truly inspiring woman has a message for immigrants and the single moms out there.
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