MAINE FACTS MATTER 2026 03-03-2026
09-11-26 Friday
Segments 1-2: Ray and Dee Dee Richardson welcome Pete McVety and Maine Rep. Rachel Henderson. Rep Henderson has drafted legislation to address repeat parole, probation violators based on Eliot Cutler case. The intent is to take away judicial discretion.
Segment 3: Ray plays Neil Young’s tribute song to 9/11 “Let’s Roll” and then sets up reading the transcript of the phone call Todd Morgan Beamer who was an American passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93.
Segment 4: Ray asks Pete to share his experience of that fateful day. Pete was working in the Pentagon as it was hit.
Segments 5-6: Ray, Dee Dee and Pete welcome Mike Shepherd (Political Editor for the Bangor Daily News) and Mike shares his memories of that fateful day. The boys discuss the way life has changed, and more.
Segments 7-8: Ray starts with President Bush speaking from the Twin Towers rubble. Steve DiMillo (DiMillo’s Floating Restaurant) join as they talk about 9/11 memories and then Steve shares the tantalizing weekend special.
Segments 9-10: Kevin Tolan (Retired NYC Detective) and Kit his wife join by phone as Kevin shares his experience on 9/11 with the police department, the loss of his best friend and the documentary movie Twin Towers, a 2003 American short documentary film directed by Bill Guttentag and Robert David Port, , focusing on the lives and final actions of brothers Joseph Vigiano, a New York Police Department detective, and John Vigiano Jr., a New York Fire Department firefighter, both of whom died while responding to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
Segment 11-12: Ray plays a tribute song. Ray plays a part of the memorial in New York live.
Segment 13: Ray, Dee Dee and Peter discuss their memories of that fateful morning and the aftermath including the lack of planes flying for days. Ray retells his speech at the dedication of the Twin Tower beams in Freeport. They take calls.
Segment 15-16: Claude Berube calls in from a 9/11 Remembrance. Andrew Piantidosi shares his family’s loss on that fateful day. Irish Jerry calls in with his memory. Jim calls in with his memories. Jeff Preble calls in to urge people to vote to bring common sense back to Maine. John calls in with information about the Pentagon. Ray and Pete talk about the need to learn from our history.
09-10-26 Thursday
Segments 1-2: Ray and Dee Dee are joined by Dr. Michael Ciampi (Ciampi Family Practice) and they talk about Dee Dee’s trip to Florida to meet the new grandbaby (Warren Truett Richardson), and more.
Segment 3-4: Bob Witkowski joins from New Orleans and they talk about life in New Orleans, the Jimmy Buffett Birthday Bash, Key West, Ray brings up Rick Springfield’s story of a USO story.
Segments 5-6: The boys discuss the National Debt and when and how could they pay it off. Trump’s speech from last night and his bright idea to give money to everyone. Gary Prolman joins to talk about the Common Sense For Maine PAC’s Tailgate Party, some of the auction items, the many food vendors providing food and drinks, and more.
Segments 7-8: Ray, Dee Dee, Tom Bill, and Doc start with Maine Sec. of State Shenna Bellows announcing that if the Democrats win the Legislature, she will seek re-election. They point out some of her shenanigans that has happened under her watch. They get into the trans movement and discuss the WNBA and their players. David Stearns (Common Sense for Maine) joins as well.
Segments 9-10: Bob Whiting (Rowe Ford) are here to share their 4th annual charity golf event to benefit Maine Blue Collar Scholarship. They talk about their process of choosing the scholarship recipients, and the need for Blue Collar workers. For more information visit: Rowe Auto Group Charity Golf Event.
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Segments 13-14: Ray, Tom, and Dave start with a call and then talk about the educational system in America and compares Maine to Louisiana and the way Louisiana has risen up from the very bottom.
Segment 15-16: Ray plays a clip of from the Republican Convention from Texas. They take calls.
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