Archive for March 2020
RI House Minority Leader Filippi: Concerns with composition of RI’s Disaster Emergency Funding Board Composition
In light of Governor Raimondo calling for the convening of the first meeting of the Disaster Emergency Funding Board (DEFB), House Minority Leader Blake Filippi has raised concerns about the process by which legislative leaders will make fiscal decisions that would typically be made by the full House and Senate. The Disaster Emergency Funding Board…
Read MoreIf it’s Wednesday, it’s Sour Grapes…
by Tim Jones, contributing cartoonist It’s Sour Grapes! Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip, “Sour Grapes” – a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in multiple newspapers in…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update Today – March 25, 2020
Around the US & the World… AAA is still providing roadside assistance – but not all offices are open – call ahead Dollar General will hire up to 50,000 workers in the coming weeks. Papa John’s is hiring up to 20,000 as demand for pizza goes up. CVS Health is looking to fill tens of…
Read MoreRI Home Care Providers: Concern Over Governor’s Relationship with “Care.com” for Child & Elder Care
Nicholas Oliver, Executive Director for the Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care, issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement by Governor Gina Raimondo (D-RI) concerning the State’s new relationship with ‘Care.com’: “The Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care, representing home care providers licensed by the Rhode Island Department of Health, express concern over the announcement…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Wednesday 3/25/20:
RI Weather Today, Wednesday 3/25/20: By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A low pressure system slips by safely to our south with only a slight chance for some light rain sneaking in over the south coast and beaches, mostly cloudy with dense mid level stratus shrouding the area through the day. Morning lows in the mid 30’s…
Read MoreRhode Island & US Government asks: “What’s in your closet”?
Coronavirus presents unique challenges/questions RIDOH State Health Laboratories have been testing RI patients for COVID-19 since February 29, 2020, when we had the first positive test result. We have significantly ramped up our capacity to test, but are now severely limited because of the nationwide shortage of critical supplies and reagents. We appreciate all offers…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update in RI – March 24, 2020
INTERNATIONAL Israel demanding Parliament reopen – Supreme Court will rule The Olympics will be postponed to 2021. South Africa to go into nationwide lockdown UK PM is ordering all UK residents to stay at home, except for basic necessities, one form of exercise per day, or a medical need. Police will enforce using fines. All…
Read MoreRI’s CODAC revamps its delivery model in time of pandemic
By Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com Engagement and decision-making are changing on the front lines of health care delivery In a world disrupted by a pandemic, how do you maintain relationships with a vulnerable client population that struggles with anxiety and social isolation? It is not the kind of question that has been asked – or answered…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Tuesday 3/24/20
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Some lingering morning mist in the area before lifting and clearing out, leaving behind some partly cloudy skies and temperate conditions as high pressure tries to build in between low pressure systems. We’ll have a fairly tight temperature range given the cloud cover and low level moisture, morning lows in the…
Read MoreThis is America. We do not crumble. We do not cower in fear.
by Michael Morse, contributing writer It is in the heat of battle where true heroes are born. People who, prior to being faced with insurmountable odds, never considered themselves particularly brave find within themselves the strength, determination, and courage to stand tall, dig deep, and get the job done. This is America. We do not…
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