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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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LePage urges lawmakers to work on bill to protect elderly from foreclosure
A committee postpones a vote on the measure, which would require municipalities to work with elderly homeowners who fall behind on property taxes.
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Democrat Adam Cote leads Blaine House candidates in campaign fundraising
But he had a head start on fellow Democrat Janet Mills, who raised the most during the last 6 months of 2017. Shawn Moody leads the Republican field, contributing $150,000 of his own money.
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