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He’s smart and he’s not
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A proposal from Dr. Opperman to close one of the PPS middle schools leaves Lincoln on the hot seat.
Eli gives Tim an economics lesson in the effect of a $19/hr minimum wage. Election results and thoughts.
Dr. Scallon gives us a rundown of the '25-'26 start-up successes, school consolidation update, budget and Yonder pouches.
Great conversation with Sam Aborne as we run up to the November 4th vote for At-Large City Council position.
Eli and Tim honor Ryan Jordan, longtime Portlander. Talk of the holidays. Vacancy tax, referendums and the race for city council. Jam packed with Tim getting smarter thru Eli.
Eli talks about a new Portland business vacancy tax. Tim tries to keep up with Eli and continues to fail. Also, Yonder pouches for students. Is it the right direction for preparing kids for the future?
Lots to talk about today. Soft parents are creating soft kids. An OOB cop is detained by ICE. Portland Music Festival in Payson Park - could be good?
Beloved high school sports writer, Michael Hoffer, has launched his website www.hoffershighschoolsports.com. He comes to the Smarter and Harder studio to discuss the next phase of his unique and masterful coverage of Maine high school sports.
Tim is excited about the budget...for once. Eli and Dr. Scallon use big words in their discussion of this year's budget.
Tim does not like the MPA. Eli makes some sense of the complicated issue of trans athletes competing in Maine.
Eli and Tim bounce around a bunch of topics. From parents behaving badly to Trump turning federal gov't on it's ear, to budget concerns. Crazy times!
Tim is pissed in this one. Eli makes his intelligent points. Is this another case of the district throwing an educator under the bus? What would you do if you were in Murph's position?
Eli eplains the 1% tax for paid family leave.
Tim has questions about why we are not prosecuting drug users. Eli, as always, applies logic to Tim's outrage.
Eli and Tim respond to a passionate loyal listener who disagrees with the last episode. Outstanding points and the response. Also, Trump's cabinet is a ecclectic who's who in entertainment and outrage.
A little on the presidential election and a lot on Portland politics. With a clean sweep last week, the DSA is now in control of Portland's politics.
Dr. Ryan Scallon discusses the start of 2024-25 school year, $500k to fix mis-managed retirement money, school re-districting, high school consolidation update.
Eli breaks down the voting once again.
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