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Published
May 23, 2018

Shawn Moody: ‘We had hard times financially, but it was never hurtful. There was unconditional love.’

Bill Nemitz sits down with candidates for governor to take a break from politics and gets to know the personal stories of Maine’s public figures. In this episode, businessman Shawn Moody talks about building his business from humble beginnings in Gorham.
Published
May 23, 2018

Diane Russell: ‘I’m a country girl.’

Bill Nemitz sits down with candidates for governor to take a break from politics and gets to know the personal stories of Maine’s public figures. In this episode, former state Rep. Diane Russell talks about roots in Bryant Pond, learning to shoot guns and her tight-knit family.
Published
May 23, 2018

Ken Fredette: ‘After watching Sept. 11, I couldn’t just sit.’

Bill Nemitz sits down with candidates for governor to take a break from politics and gets to know the personal stories of Maine’s public figures. In this episode, state Rep. Ken Fredette talks about growing up in northern Maine and his history of public service.
Published
May 23, 2018

Janet Mills, ‘I was a bit of a rebel.’

Bill Nemitz sits down with candidates for governor to take a break from politics and gets to know the personal stories of Maine’s public figures. In this episode, Attorney General Janet Mills talks about her well-known family and her iconoclastic spirit.
Published
May 23, 2018

Betsy Sweet: ‘Starting at 13, I had to work.’

Bill Nemitz sits down with candidates for governor to take a break from politics and gets to know the personal stories of Maine’s public figures. In this episode, lobbyist Betsy Sweet talks about spending her summers on North Haven and her love of the state of Maine.

Published
May 23, 2018

Mark Dion: ‘There was thoughts that I would go into seminary. So I did the best I could. I became a cop instead.’

Bill Nemitz sits down with candidates for governor to take a break from politics and gets to know the personal stories of Maine’s public figures. In this episode, former Cumberland County sheriff and current state Sen. Mark Dion talks about growing up in Lewiston and how he remembers it differently from Gov. Paul LePage.
Published
May 23, 2018

Donna Dion: ‘I was always a fixer.’

Bill Nemitz sits down with candidates for governor to take a break from politics and gets to know the personal stories of Maine’s public figures. In this episode, Donna Dion talks about her long history in the politics and history of Biddeford.
Published
May 23, 2018

Mark Eves: ‘My parents raised me in a way that led toward wanting to help people.’

Bill Nemitz sits down with candidates for governor to take a break from politics and gets to know the personal stories of Maine’s public figures. In this episode, state Rep. Mark Eves talks about growing up the son of a military chaplain.
Published
May 23, 2018

Mary Mayhew: ‘I would fall asleep at night listening to the woolen mill right next door.’

Bill Nemitz sits down with candidates for governor to take a break from politics and gets to know the personal stories of Maine’s public figures. In this episode, former DHHS commissioner Mary Mayhew talks about growing up in Pittsfield and her love of gardening.
Published
May 21, 2018

Republicans’ court filing takes aim at ranked-choice voting

The filing says the election method 'strikes at the heart of the party's right' to free association.

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