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Wednesday, February 17, 202102/17/2021

Maine Commercials From 80’s & 90’s

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These Maine commercials from the 1980s and 90s will take you down memory lane

Tuesday, February 16, 202102/16/2021

Marty Grohman: Energy Update

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Marty Grohman, Executive Director of e2tech gives us an update on what’s happening in the state with Energy. What is…

Tuesday, February 16, 202102/16/2021

Clash Between Unions & Science

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The needless clash between teachers’ unions and science is harming America’s kids

Tuesday, February 16, 202102/16/2021

Commissioner Laura Fortman

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Commissioner Laura Fortman with Maine Department Of Labor gives us an update on Maine’s Unemployment and Workforce. Thinking about a…

Tuesday, February 16, 202102/16/2021

Weather Update

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We get an update from AccuWeather Meteorologist Joe Lundberg and Paul Merill with Maine DOT on the current storm.  

Tuesday, February 16, 202102/16/2021

What Happened In NY

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The Latest: New York should have released care home death data faster, Cuomo says Andrew Cuomo’s explanation for nursing home…

Monday, February 15, 202102/15/2021

WGAN Morning News- Final Segment

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The phones are back open, and Matt takes your calls

Monday, February 15, 202102/15/2021

Jeremy Fisher

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Regular Wednesday contributor Jeremy Fisher talks to Matt about impeachment and Susan Collins

Monday, February 15, 202102/15/2021

Dan Cashman

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Dan Cashman, and his wife Karen, have established a program called “Dirigo Reads” which has a goal pf providing every First Grade student in Maine with a book every month y 2025.

Monday, February 15, 202102/15/2021

Bruce Poliquin

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Bruce joins Matt to talk about investments

Local Headlines

2 hours ago in Local

Scarborough assistant principal killed in fiery crash in Cumberland

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A man accused of leading police on a chase on I-295 was killed when his vehicle crashed into the woods Saturday night in Cumberland.

2 hours ago in Local

Federal official says parent detained by ICE outside of Portland school faces domestic violence charge

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Portland Police say a parent detained by immigration agents outside of a school had been arrested and charged with domestic violence the day before.

11 hours ago in Local

Portland Police Offering $5,000 Reward to Solve Homicide Cold Case

Yamada was found dead in the area of Temple and Federal Street.

National Headlines

4 hours ago in National, Trending

US and China reach a framework deal on TikTok

A framework deal has been reached between China and the U.S. for the ownership of popular social video platform TikTok, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after weekend trade talks in Spain.

3 days ago in National

Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities

President Donald Trump said Friday he'll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis, Tennessee, his latest test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities.

3 days ago in National

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist’s views, authorities say

A 22-year-old Utah man who was arrested and booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist's provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday.

3 days ago in National

The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating

The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete. Student use of artificial intelligence has become so prevalent, high school and college educators say, that to assign writing outside of the classroom is like asking students to cheat.