Randy is a former AGC Maine Board Member and currently serves as the Chapter representative on the state MUBEC Board. With extensive experience in construction, Randy has dedicated his career to providing innovative solutions for the industry. Growing up in Orono, Maine, Randy puts his local roots to good use while advocating for issues that are important to all Mainers.
Interview with Jerry Leeman: Today we bring you a story about a handful of fishermen rallying against a billion-dollar green industrial project, shady foreign corporations, and our own federal and state government. All are conspiring to generate a cash cow for...
By Greg Yates The criminal case People v Gosselin took place in a little red house structure known as the “Town of Highland Justice Court” located in Sullivan County, New York. This little red structure is also known as the Barryville Town Hall, where court is...
By Randall Poulton Last Week's Question: I can buy a gallon of milk and a dozen eggs at Walmart for $5.35 US. If I chose to pay for these two items with Canadian currency, how much money would it cost me? A. $4.00 - the Canadian dollar is much stronger than the...
Last Weeks Question: In Baltimore, only seven percent (7%) of the students tested "proficient" in math. How does the Baltimore City school system stack up against New York City schools in terms of learning achievement in math? A. About the sameB. NYC schools did even...
By Randall Poulton Last week's question: What is a groyne? A. A vegetarian substitute for pork loin B. A type of watercraft built by native AmericansC. A manmade hydraulic structure D. A glacial artifact similar to an erraticE. A...
Last week's Question: Today, there are about 10 million beavers in North America. In the early 1600s, approximately how many beavers were busy damming up the "free flowing" rivers and streams of America? A. Twice as many - 20 Million B. 50 Million...
If you have been paying attention, you may understand that Maine is facing a potentially dangerous weather situation. The storm tomorrow would be bad at any time, but current circumstances, including chronic deferred maintenance of the grid, supply chain issues (hard...
By Randall Poulton Last week's question: Which of the following statements is least true about a beaver? Beavers must eat their poop to survive. Beavers are the among the smartest of all non human animals The beavers can grow to be well over 50 pounds. The largest...
My wife and I are in Florida and somehow my rants and writings don't seem as important when it is sunny and warm outdoors! But, I am back! For the next few weeks, I will base my Question of the Week around Beavers. I just finished a very interesting book titled:...
By Randall Poulton According to the CDC data, COVID shots have sickened and killed multiple Mainers. How many? That is where the story gets murky. The CDC has received reports of adverse reactions from over 4,400 Mainers. The reports include 217 hospitalizations and...
By Randall Poulton Answer to question 2023.1: According to Mainebiz, MaineHealth, which includes Maine Medical Center in Portland, has over 20,000 employees. This makes MaineHealth the largest private sector employer in Maine. What company is number two in terms of...
By Randall Poulton Last week's question: According to the list of Maine's Highest Paid State Employees, as published in Mainebiz, everyone in the top ten works in the medical field: Eight are psychiatrists. The other two, Mark Flomenbaum (#4, $315,00) and Nirv...
By Randall Poulton Last week's question: During the Spring of 2020, Maine was in the midst of COVID hysteria. Gov. Mills ordered most business, including golf courses, closed. When Gov. Mills finally allowed golf courses to reopen, she imposed special rules. Which of...
Last Week's Question: December is Maine's darkest month. In December, in Bangor, on how many days does the sun set before 4PM?The answer is "D". Every year, starting around Thanksgiving, the sunset time in most of Maine is before four o'clock! It stays this early...
Last Week's Question: During the next few weeks, some of the liquid water in Maine's Lakes and Ponds will undergo a form change to solid water- aka ice. But not all ice is equal! Which of these forms of ice is NOT ever found on Maine Lakes? The answer is "D" - Blue...
Answer to the Thanksgiving Special: Turkeys are indigenous to the North America. How did these big birds get their name? The answer is "C" although the story is not quite as simple as my answer. Here is some more detail on the tale of the turkey: Pre-discovery of the...
Last week's question: My mother-in-law was recently transported, by ambulance, from the hospital in Waterville to the hospital in Augusta. This was not an emergency: no sirens and flashing lights. It was a post-surgery transfer. (She is fine.) What was the bill for...
Last week's question: How many States use RCV to select their representatives to Congress? The answer is "E". Only Maine and Alaska use RCV. And, more than a week after the voters cast their ballots, residents of Maine and Alaska are still awaiting the official...
Last week's question: How many States use Rank Choice Voting to elect their representatives to Congress? The answer is "E" - Maine and Alaska are the only two States that use RCV to select their congressional representatives and senators. A. All 54 States now use RCV...
Last week's question: For many years, Maine Yankee in Wiscassett was Maine's electrical generator with the highest capacity (860 Mega Watts). Maine Yankee closed in 1997. Today, what active Maine generator holds the distinction of having the highest capacity? The...
By Randy Poulton Last week's question: Maine homes and businesses consume about 11,700 Giga-Watt-hours of electricity each year. How much electricity do generators in Maine produce each year? The answer is "C". That's right, Maine no longer generates enough...
By Randall Poulton Last week's Question: Based on the numbers from the Maine CDC, how many Mainers will die of COVID this year? A. Very few, vaccinations have proven effective against serious disease and death. B. About the same number as 2020 (~350 people will die)...