Archive for October 2019
Taking the pulse of Rhode Island life
Taking the pulse of Rhode Island life – Release of the Rhode Island Life Index.
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Tues, 10/28/2019
Our low pressure system is out of town but will still affect the weather over Rhode Island. Light northeast breezes will keep low level moisture from the Atlantic in place with low clouds sticking around through the bulk of the day. Temps will be near normal range with upper 50’s for highs and around 50…
Read MoreThe Good, the Bad & The Ugly…
Opinion – This week in Rhode Island The Good, the Bad & The Ugly… The Good Adult & Youth Sports – Our sportswriter, John Cardullo, writes about the numbers of adults playing adult softball. Jeff Gross, our contributing writer, writes about outdoor activities from hunting to fishing to shooting, involving youth as well as adults. So, guess…
Read MoreUse of word “lynching” deeply offensive says NAACP-Providence
3,500 black people were “lynched’ in America. Use of word “lynching” deeply offensive says NAACP-Providence By James Vincent, President, NAACP-Providence, contributing writer On behalf of the NAACP Providence Branch, I am deeply offended by President Trump’s use of the word “lynching” to describe the impeachment inquiry process. The President who some call “The Divider in…
Read MoreFalls and Injuries are Issues to Aging in Place
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer (Published in Woonsocket Call on October 20, 2019) Last Wednesday morning in Dirksen Senate Office Building 562, the U.S. Special Committee on Aging held a hearing to put a spotlight on the economic consequences on falls and to explore ways to prevent and reduce falls and related injuries. At the…
Read MoreProvidence Plastic Bag Ban Begins Mon, 10/22
You’ve got one day to create a little stockpile of reusable bags so when you go out shopping you won’t get caught having to purchase bags to bring home your groceries and goods. And no, the thicker plastic bags with stitched handles aren’t considered recyclable, so learn all the details here. AND – if you…
Read MoreThe Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
This week in Rhode Island The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly The Good Elijah Cummings An American hero. Passing at 68 is certainly a tragedy, but how blessed were we to have him for the time we did. A civil rights leader. Few have made such a difference in our country. A son of…
Read MoreBrussat to Patinkin: “Scrape the (architectural) moss off your back”
(We love a good headline, and we couldn’t resist in changing David Brussat’s original, yet more complacent “Patinkin errs on Corso tower” – apologies, David…so, we continue…) Brussat to Patinkin: “Scrape the (architectural) moss off your back” Patinkin Errs on Corso Tower By David Brussat, Architecture Here and There Mark Patinkin, a columnist for the…
Read MoreRI has the 2nd highest rate of MS in the country
Photo: Actress Selma Blair and son – Selma has been public about her struggle with MS by Matt Collins, M.D., MBA – for ConvergenceRI.com A new Health of America report from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association [BCBSA] shows that commercially insured Americans with Multiple Sclerosis [MS] are three times more likely to have behavioral…
Read MoreOnline Shopping not only for the young
Presenting our new contributing writer, Herb Weiss. By Herb Weiss, contributing writer, RINewsToday.com Caregivers find it difficult to shop at retail stores Survey findings from a recently released national study, by the Washington, DC-based AARP and NORC at the University of Chicago, will send a strong message to America’s businesses. With the graying of America,…
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