Ian Sample

Back in Maine after 10 years in Boston. aviation consultant, travel enthusiast, political watcher. golf, food and New England sports.

[Ian Sample @itsample]

@RadioFreeTom I took out loans to go to college and now it’s fair that I pay them back. That said, I believe free (or at least very affordable) post secondary education is a very good public policy and worth pushing for

[Ian Sample @itsample]

@RosyGSpeers Ay dios mio. This idiot clearly can’t handle the force that is @RosyGSpeers . Keep crushing it Rosy💪

[Ian Sample @itsample]

@WandrMe @justinbachman Many of the large European airports have consulting and operating units that do exactly this

[Ian Sample @itsample]

To be honest this is pretty much my position as well

[Josh Wingrove @josh_wingrove]

Trump on Tiktok: "It's an amazing thing, whatever it might be."

[Ian Sample @itsample]

Not even trying to hide it huh

[Ian Sample @itsample]

Ok let’s do it

[NBC News @NBCNews]

Preventing the next pandemic will cost $22,200,000,000 a year, scientists say. https://t.co/rTMMy3vcO9

[David Abel @davabel]

This is false on many levels. In 2016, the last year of Obama's presidency, Maine recorded a record lobster catch of more than 130 million pounds, which was worth a record $538 million.

[Ian Sample @itsample]

https://t.co/s7CzsOzHks

[Josh Young @jny]

It’s becoming clear that, just as we pay farmers not to plant, we need to pay restaurants and bars to close except for delivery and takeout

[Ian Sample @itsample]

ADL International Leadership Award Presented to Sacha Baron Cohen at Nev... https://t.co/Cch5QMQ31x via @YouTube

[Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24]

surprised they didn’t just go with “he walked into the bonesaw”

[Ian Sample @itsample]

cc: @PeteL_McGuire

[Ian Sample @itsample]

Unfortunate result for @portlandjetport However this seems more about @JetBlue network strategy (focusing on north-south leisure routes out of BOS & JFK w less connecting traffic) than PWM as a market. Portland is growing. Maybe @Delta or @AmericanAir will backfill capacity?

[Ian Sample @itsample]

When the going gets tough @SenatorCollins .....does whatever Mitch McConnell tells her to. Bank on it.

[Sports Illustrated @SInow]

"It is getting into an accident, repetitively”

Welcome to the Demolition Derby, Maine's smashing, small-town sporting event (by @TheWilderThings) https://t.co/yutzSXaYeL

[Ian Sample @itsample]

Joe has the right temperament for what will be a challenging job - an excellent choice. Good luck @josephjalbanese
Retired Navy captain overseeing Merrimack Valley recovery lauded as a good fit for a complex task https://t.co/Im1jqoEKap via @BostonGlobe

[Jill Sample @ende_jillian]

Former Maine judge: With court nominee's credibility in question, why the rush to confirm? https://t.co/U7Jkn9a2Of

[Ian Sample @itsample]

This is peak #Boston

[The Boston Globe @BostonGlobe]

The #RedSox title banner fell off a vendor truck in Somerville. A Malden man found it, and wants to give it back — "And in reciprocation, we would like maybe to go to a nice playoff game," he said. "We need to negotiate here." https://t.co/zOx2xfMWL6

[Ian Sample @itsample]

“Trade wars are good and easy to win” 🤔

[Deirdre (Fleming) Stires @DeirdreStires]

The tariff China is imposing on U.S. lobsters already gives Canadian lobster dealers a competitive advantage that Maine dealers have found almost impossible to overcome in the valuable lobster export market, dealers say.
https://t.co/2RLw80hD8P