Opioid epidemic. She is seeking her fifth term as maines government. Welcome to this debate between candidates for governor of maine. We are coming to you live from the beautiful Franco Center in lewiston. Maine public is presenting tonights debate in partnership with the lewiston sun journal and Portland Pressherald and many questions come from you readers, listeners and viewers of the newspapers and maine public. Questions will be asked by the maine public key Political Correspondent and a portland rest reporter, another po overton. The four candidates for governor are governor janet mills, a democrat elected in 2018. She served as maine attorney general and District Attorney for androscoggin, franklin and anderson counties. Paul lepage was elected in 2010 and served two terms as governor. Before elected governor, he served as the mayor of waterville. Sam hunkler, an independent, has never served in political office. He is a family physician and served in the peace corps. This debate
[applause] it. Did i am mindful of the fact that when i was at my college graduation, all i could think of was will the speaker ever finish speaking . I will confess that i do not remember a single thing that the Commencement Speaker said at my own graduation. In fact, i dont remember his name. The great honor of addressing you today with a great deal of humility. Its first commencement 44 years ago, this college has opened the doors of opportunity for thousands of students. Some of you came here directly from high school. Others from the workforce. I met some today who came through the trade adjustment jobs andfter losing have now retrained for it exciting new career. Some of you are going directly into the workforce, others are. Oing even further whatever category you are in, you are here today because each of you has demonstrated a determination to secure a bright future. It has been said that the only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. The diplomacy receive
Environment including patients implications. Thatnnot take for granted the things that have undermined our democracy will stay that way without your involvement with the pressures of the coming shortages arrived. Of you will become teachers, scientists, farmers. Some of you may run for Political Office. Some of you may ensure venture into outer space. Stake inyou do, take a these larger challenges because they involve you and they involve the generation that will follow you. You need to resist the tendency so often amplified in the media and politics to define us by our differences. Muslim versus christian, north versus south, rich against poor, white against black, or us against them. Do not let that ever be part of your life. Trap. Ever fallen that fall in that trap. [applause] what we have learned in the in the textpaign messaging to bring back our girls, it is the antithesis of our differences. Every person wants and deserves an education. They want and deserve a safe environment.
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We have new reporting on what to expect. Plus, exclusive interviews on that and Everything Else with maine senators Susan Collins and angus king. Well talk about the president , plan for Health Care Reform and what maine voters really want from washington. And, of course, we have to mention the total eclipse of cable news. Yes, the Solar Eclipse that everybody is talking about. And even though well only see about 54 of it in maine. Were live on the ground where theyll see 100 of it from the first glimpse of the eclipse to the last. South carolina low country. Our team is set up and ready to go from all over the world. We want to start with our chief global correspondent bill neeley who is live with the latest on this Ship Collision from seoul. Yes, good morning, hallie. This is an intense search and rescue operation. It is not a recovery operation. A rescue operation for those ten missing sailors and its a huge search area. Were being told more than 100 square miles. Its taking place i