Episodes
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John Lewis, Businessman, Chair of Cape Elizabeth GOP on Schools, Trump, Youth & Local Politics
John Lewis went to Oxford Hills High School and wanted to leave rural Maine. He had dreams of the big city where the action was and he did not want to go to college. Turns out he graduated from the University of Maine and now runs a business that helps manufacturers and wandering high school...
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Tim Reiniger Fact Checks Cape School Bond Politics, Pitches Conditional Zoning in Town Center
Is it a fact the Cape Elizabeth School Board has been underfunding the Capital Improvement Plan to the tune of $7.2M? Yes. Is it true putting $9.3 M into the CIP budget to cover essential repairs at the high school and elementary school will result in no tax increase? No. Tim Reiniger has facts…
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Why political legend Larry Benoit is a "no" on Cape Elizabeth $94.7M school bond.
Former US Senate Sergeant at Arms and local political legend Larry Benoit is voting "no" on the Cape Elizabeth $94.7M school bond come November 5th for a lot of very good reasons. The bottom line? The tax burden for residents far outweighs any educational benefits. And claims by the local school...
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Will Maine's New Law on Municipal Ballot Question Reporting Out Daddy War Bucks in Cape Elizabeth?
Come November, Cape Elizabeth voters will have $94.7M bond on the ballot to build a new middle school - and for the first time thanks to a new law will know who is backing it. What will not be on the ballot is housing at Gull Crest. The American dream delayed but not denied.
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Cape School Board Relents - $94.7M bond headed for November ballot
Cape School Board Relents - $94.7M bond headed for November ballot by Cynthia Dill
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Cape Elizabeth School Bond Bonanza, local "lawfare" be damned, and free speech for Democrats!
How much money do Cape Elizabeth Schools need to educate kids? And what is it about free speech the Cape Elizabeth Democrats are afraid of? It's time for the Cape Underground. The latest podcast
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Cape Council Chair Tim Reiniger in Hot Seat Over School Bonds "not going to flinch" for middle class
"Smoke and mirrors" is what Cape Elizabeth Town Council Chair Tim Reiniger calls the latest legal threats by fanatics in this leafy community who hired a law firm to stop a bond measure of $42M for essential school repairs if the $90M "Middle Ground" proposal fails. Plus, breaking news! The...
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Legal Scholar and Jazz-Funk DJ Marshall Tinkle on presidential immunity, Donald Trump and Joe Biden
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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Gina Hamilton on Trump Shooting. Just Deserts?
News reporter and editor Gina Hamilton joins the show to give her take on the shooting yesterday of Donald Trump by 20 year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks at a Pennsylvania campaign rally. She's not surprised it happened, and lays the blame partly at the feet of violent rhetoric used by Trump and his...
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Phil Harriman on Trump Assassination Attempt. "He took a bullet for America" is a winning message.
Donald Trump took a bullet for democracy. That might do the trick for some swing voters, plus the public safety failure, Maine's Second Congressional District and more. Maine senior political analyst Phil Harriman joins the show the day after Donald Trump was shot. What does it mean for us?
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Cape Elizabeth Schools, the Supreme Court and Happy Birthday America
Cape Elizabeth Schools, the Supreme Court and Happy Birthday America by Cynthia Dill
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Why is Larry Benoit "very skeptical" about Cape's $105M "middle ground" school building project?
Larry 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.
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Ed MacColl on why Sawyer Road is worth saving.
You 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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Privacy, Freedom and Campaigns in Cape Elizabeth.
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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Why Michael Hussey has hope Cape Elizabeth voters will pass a school bond in November.
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.
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Larry Benoit, national political heavyweight, on the small town politics of Cape Elizabeth schools.
It 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,...
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Michael Hussey on Cape Elizabeth Schools, SBAC and Civility
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...
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Wednesday Night Gab - Housing Referendum, POD Babies, Blowhards and English Majors
Wednesday Night Gab - Housing Referendum, POD Babies, Blowhards and English Majors by Cynthia Dill
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Why Gorski got my vote.
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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Gorski Gate
Gorski Gate by Cynthia Dill
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Friday Night Talk - the weekly rundown from Cape Elizabeth
Friday Night Talk - the weekly rundown from Cape Elizabeth by Cynthia Dill
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Alba Vinajero's New World. Affordable housing at last!
Alba Vinajero left El Salvador at the age of 16 and walked to America in search of a dream. The journey was perilous - and she spent years living in a dilapidated old trailer with no heat and a leaky roof while working tow jobs and raising three beautiful girls - but she made it. Find out how…
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My problem with Maine's constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights? Men are people, too.
Host Cynthia Dill has a view about the proposal at the Maine Legislature to amend the state constitution to protect "every person's" right to reproductive autonomy. What are men's rights?
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Send Cape housing question to the people and Interstate Compact to elect the president packing
This week our host gives three reasons Cape Elizabeth voters should send a nonbinding housing referendum question to the ballot. Plus, the State of Maine is about to join the Interstate Compact to Elect the President by National Vote. Why Now? Good question. Maybe because you want to re-elect...
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Housing question on the ballot and elephants under our tent.
The latest political news from Maine's prettiest town.
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Campaign Red Tape and Cape Elizabeth's Facebook Mob
Maine's "Clean Election" financing for candidates comes wrapped with a giant bow made of red tape. Is it worth it to spend hundreds of hours chasing $5 contributions that require two signed receipts and several trips to town hall? Plus, Cape Elizabeth's gossipy private Facebook page has members...
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A Wall Street fox in the Cape Elizabeth hen house, and other predators.
You've heard of regulatory capture? The same thing is happening in small towns all over America in the housing market. Finance Bros showing up on boards and at meetings with a message to their neighbors. "Shucks, folks. The housing crisis is darn shame! I've run the numbers and what we actually...
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My Super Tuesday, plus another step on the journey to affordable housing in Cape Elizabeth
It was a super Tuesday for the Dill for House District 123 campaign in beautiful coastal Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Our host finds herself in 3-way Democratic primary in a state that uses rank choice voting, semi-open primaries, and public financing of so-called "clean" candidates and scored big...
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Harold Pachios on the state of things political, Trump and the Israel Gaza conflict
Political legend Harold Pachios, former Navy lieutenant, Associate White House Press Secretary under President Lyndon B. Johnson, and dedicated public servant joins the show to weigh in on Donald Trump and Israel Gaza war, among other things. As the former Chairman and longtime member of the U.S....
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It's been a crazy week in Cape Elizabeth, my home town. Politics in the playpen and gossip.
"We don't have to take the affordable housing medicine Wall Street is prescribing."
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Dill for House District 123. It's Happening.
Dill for House District 123. It's Happening. by Cynthia Dill
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Donald Trump: Patriotism or Politics? Ethan Strimling on the Challenge Facing Voters in Maine
Donald Trump: Patriotism or Politics? Ethan Strimling on the Challenge Facing Voters in Maine by Cynthia Dill
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Maine State Housing Authority program so good it's been cancelled, and a walk for homes in Cape
The Mobile Home Replacement Initiative works so well the Maine State Housing Authority canceled it - plus a site walk in Cape Elizabeth on February 11, 2024. Building affordable housing is the topic of this podcast. Enough reports! Enough bleak housing. Make American homes beautiful again!
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Ethan Strimling on his challenge to Donald Trump's qualification to be on the Maine ballot
Former City of Portland Mayor, Democratic State Senator and media personality Ethan Strimling joins the podcast tonight to talk about why he challenged the qualifications of Donald Trump to appear on the Maine primary ballot of March 5th as a Republican candidate for president and other political...
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Lewiston State Rep Margaret Craven on the vibe in Augusta, Maine's Secretary of State and guns!
The Maine legislature is back in session following the deadly shooting in Lewiston that killed 18 people and seriously wounded 13 others on October 26, 2023. Will gun safety laws pass? Is the legislature distracted by the bold action taken by Shenna Bellows to remove Donald Trump off the ballot?...
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New Cape Elizabeth Housing Surprise! And Maine Journalist Gina Hamilton on Trump ballot access
The Colorado Supreme Court's decision to deny Donald Trump ballot access because he engaged in an insurrection could impact Maine - but should it? Gina Hamilton ( 6:15) thinks Maine's open primary may be the better route to defeating the Republican firebrand who likely will gain strength under...
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New Cape Elizabeth Town Councilor Stephanie Anderson on what she just did about housing
New Cape Elizabeth Town Councilor Stephanie Anderson on what she just did about housing by Cynthia Dill
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Friday Night Talk, Cape Elizabeth Housing Bombshell
Friday Night Talk, Cape Elizabeth Housing Bombshell by Cynthia Dill
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Phil Harriman on Nikki Haley, Super Tuesday and Maine Politics #ElectionInsurance
For the first time in 2024 Maine primary voters will be able to cast a ballot for any party candidate on Super Tuesday. Some moderate Democrats like host Cynthia Dill have plans to use the semi-open primary law strategically to block Trump by voting for Nikki Haley. Will the plan work? Phil...
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Friday Night Talk - Congratulations to Cape Elizabeth Winners and Community Housing
Friday Night Talk - Congratulations to Cape Elizabeth Winners and Community Housing by Cynthia Dill
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Lewiston State Rep Margaret Craven a week after the shooting, "there has been a shift."
Nine days after the shooting in her home town of Lewiston, Maine, where a deadly shooting took the lives of 18, seriously injured 13 and traumatized countless others, State Representative Margaret Craven is back at trying to get better laws passed to address responsible gun ownership. "We can't...
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"It took a lot of courage" for Jared Golden to pivot on gun laws after Maine massacre says lawmaker
Lewiston, Maine is still under lock down following the mass shooting that killed 18 and injured 13 Wednesday night, and Robert Card, the alleged killer, is still on the lam armed and dangerous. So what has changed? State Rep Margaret Craven joins us again to discuss the about face her…
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Lewiston State Rep Margaret Craven in Lockdown, "I am discouraged but I will never give up."
The biggest manhunt in Maine history is underway searching for the killer who killed 18 people and wounded at least 13 others with an assault weapon in Lewiston, Maine. The suspect, Robert Card, remains at large despite the presence of 350 law enforcement officers and reported to be armed and...
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Open the Courthouse Doors! An interview with Don Fontaine - and Housing Winners in Cape Elizabeth
Open the Courthouse Doors! An interview with Don Fontaine - and Housing Winners in Cape Elizabeth by Cynthia Dill
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The Jim Jordan Shit Show, My Crush on Nikki Haley and who is Patrick McHenry?
The Jim Jordan Shit Show, My Crush on Nikki Haley and who is Patrick McHenry? by Cynthia Dill
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Sunjournal Reporter Steve Collins on the Purple Politics of Maine's Second Congressional District
This week Cynthia talks with Sunjournal Reporter Steve Collins about the race for Maine's sprawling rural district that twice supported Donald Trump for president and has sent Jared Golden, a moderate Democrat, to Congress three times. What's next for this purple corner of America?
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To Build Affordable Housing Near a Capped Landfill or Not at All - That's the Question
The opponents of building affordable housing on a beautiful parcel of land known as Gull Crest in Cape Elizabeth have a new theory. Now that the feasibility question has been answered - the latest attack is on moral grounds. They would have you believe it's more ethical NOT to develop affordable...
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Snakes Everywhere and How the Maine State Housing Authority is Failing
Maine State Housing Authority gobbles up millions of public dollars and what do we get? Not loans, apparently, or a new home if you desperately need one. That's the truth on the ground. Programs are all talk and no action and that hurts kids and families intended to benefit. Armies of bureaucrats...
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Feasibility Friday! Good News for Housing Enthusiasts in Maine
Big development for the development of affordable housing in one of Maine's most affluent communities. "Community Housing," i.e. affordable housing on publicly owned land - is feasible! Don't just take Cynthia Dill's word for it. The experts have weighed in and the resounding message is clear.…
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Latest Kerfuffle for Cape Community Housing - Where's the Beef?
Latest Kerfuffle for Cape Community Housing - Where's the Beef? by Cynthia Dill
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