Archive for September 2019
Second Amendment Coalition and gun owner advocates out in force at Tuesday night’s hearing on gun bills at the RI State House – Photo credit: Jeff Gross
Second Amendment Coalition and gun owner advocates out in force at Tuesday night’s hearing on gun bills at the RI State House. Photo credit: Jeff Gross
Read MoreNAACP Providence On Recent Court Appointments
NAACP Providence Branch is happy to see the RI Judiciary become more diverse. The NAACP Providence Branch would like to applaud Governor Raimondo’s appointment and the Senate’s confirmation of Melissa Dubose and Christopher Smith to the RI District Court and Keith Cardoza to the Workers Compensation Court; the first person of color ever appointed to…
Read MoreNominee for RI Commission of Education has “Walked in the Shoes” of Her Students
Recently, Governor Gina Raimondo recommended Angelica Infante-Green to be the new Rhode Island Commissioner of Education. Infante-Green is currently a deputy commissioner of education for the New York Department of Education. On paper, Infante-Green seems to be the perfect choice for a state with well-publicized educational challenges; particularly challenges which have led to huge disparities…
Read MoreNAACP – We Need a Disparity Study
The time is now. NAACP – We Need a Disparity Study By Jim Vincent, President, NAACP The NAACP is calling for the state of Rhode Island to fund and complete a Disparity Study. A Disparity Study determines whether a governmental entity is currently or has previously engaged in exclusionary practices in their solicitation and award…
Read MoreMindfulness moves into the health, education mainstream
Mindfulness Center at Brown University Mindfulness moves into the health, education mainstream Mindfulness moves into the health, education mainstream It is a busy time for Eric Loucks, the director of the Mindfulness Center at Brown, following his recent return from a sabbatical to Europe to meet with the leaders of other academic mindfulness centers in…
Read MoreHall of Fame for Cranston’s Meri Kennedy
Kennedy to join over 200 Cranston school grads Cranston’s Meri Kennedy a “Hall of Famer” Exclusive to RI News Today Each year the Cranston Hall of Fame honors alumni who have graduated from a public high school in Cranston and has had an impact in that community, in their profession, in their lives.. While all…
Read MoreSave the Crook Point Bridge
I say it’s art! Save the Crook Point Bridge By David Brussat, Architecture Here and There Call me a stick in the mud, but climbing the 111-year-old Crook Point Bascule Bridge stuck in the up position since 1976 is not on my bucket list. However, since the last train chugged across the Seekonk River, pimpled…
Read MoreIt’s Trending – Old(er) is new again…
Ageism is prejudice against your future self… It’s Trending… RINewsToday.com has a prediction…now that we’ve had the word, millennial, in every new business group and economic and social trend, you are going to start to see a shift and hear more and more talk, targeting, and opportunities for the aging baby boomer population. Maybe it’s…
Read MorePornography and Child-on-Child Sexual Abuse
by Dr. Donna M. Hughes The abuser-teacher is often pornography from the Internet. Years ago, when I heard that a child had sexually abused another child, I’d think, “He learned that behavior from someone,” meaning that the child who instigated the activity was likely abused himself (or herself). Someone older, likely an adult, had sexually…
Read MoreFireworks all around Rhode Island
Celebrate! The land of the free…the home of the brave… Fireworks all around Rhode Island Reprinted courtesy: RI Central Chamber of Commerce Here for more info: https://www.centralrichamber.com/1048/events/fireworks/ Fireworks – ordered by date Last updated: 6/21/2019 @ 1:20 PM 7/1/2019- PawtucketTime: 6:00 PMMcCoy Stadium1 Columbus AvenueRain Date: No rain date 7/2/2019- Pawtucket Time: 6:00 PM McCoy Stadium…
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