Alba Vinajero's New World

At the age of 16 she walked from El Salvador to the United States, crossing the border after just two weeks on a diet of hot dogs and eggs. Now she has a green card, owns her own home, and dreams of owning her own business. A truly inspiring woman has a message for immigrants and the single moms out there.

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A Wall Street fox in the Cape Elizabeth hen house, and other predators.

You've heard of regulatory capture? The same thing is happening in small towns all over America in the housing market. Finance Bros showing up on boards and at meetings with a message to their neighbors. "Shucks, folks. The housing crisis is darn shame! I've run the numbers and what we actually need is a Wall Street-backed Section 8 housing project that will make my clients a lot of money," he says in his fleece vest and khakis.

"You're damn right!" chimes in the lobbyist for the bankers and real estate developers who make millions betting on the bleak housing market. "And anyone opposed is racist."

The latest podcast on Cape Elizabeth housing politics.

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My Super Tuesday, plus another step on the journey to affordable housing in Cape Elizabeth

It was a super Tuesday for the Dill for House District 123 campaign in beautiful coastal Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Our host finds herself in 3-way Democratic primary in a state that uses rank choice voting, semi-open primaries, and public financing of so-called "clean" candidates and scored big standing at the polls for the presidential primary doing the hard work of retail politics. Will it make a difference? Plus, mark your calendar for March 23rd! Another step on the journey to affordable housing at Gull Crest.

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Cynthia Dill