Archive for May 2020
Crush Covid 19 APP – About 3rd parties, privacy, Infosys, the ACLU, and Your Data
At the May 19th “press conference” of Gov. Gina Raimondo and Dr. Scott of the RI Department of Health, a new app for your phone – Crush Covid RI – was debuted. The Governor asked those in attendance, about a dozen or less in the cavernous Veterans Auditorium, to take out their phone and “download…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Wednesday 5/20/20
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Some overnight high cirrostratus will clear out in the morning and leave behind lots of space for all kinds of sunshine. No shortage of vitamin D today! Still just a bit on the cool side with an easterly breeze and slightly below normal highs in the mid 60’s from a morning…
Read MoreSen. Reed Seeks Expanding $600/week Pandemic UI Beyond July
Bill would improve Unemployment Insurance CARES Act provisions and continue to offer out-of-work Americans $600-per-week lifeline through the end of the year With individuals and states facing dire unemployment challenges and in need of an economic lifeline in the midst of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) public health crisis, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is offering…
Read MoreIf it’s Wednesday, it’s Sour Grapes!
by Tim Jones, contributing cartoonist Tim Jones has created several Sour Grapes compilation and story-coloring books. Tim teaches cartooning and speaks at local schools and libraries. He also appears at various book signings, events and comic conventions. Twitter @sourgrapescomic Instagram @sourgrapes2017 www.sourgrapescomic.com https://www.patreon.com/sourgrapescomic
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, May 20, 2020
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Afghanistan sees biggest one-day rise in new infections New Hampshire allows some outdoor dining Infections spike in Russia, Brazil, India U.S. births continued to fall last year, leading to the fewest number of newborns in 35 years CVS returning $43M+ in stimulus money The U.S., Canada and Mexico have extended their agreements…
Read MoreGovernor Raimondo’s Equity Council – Who’s Missing?
This week the Governor responded to queries from the media about who are the people and groups who are helping her come up with policy decisions on the state’s response to the Coronavirus crisis. She mentioned her Equity Committee. And that the list of people was long and it was on the website. After searching…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Tuesday 5/19/20
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur will be turning east towards the open Atlantic before making it into our area, but will add to what will be quite a windy day. High pressure over eastern Canada will be feeding air towards Arthur and also towards a held-up broad area of low…
Read MoreIn the Wake of the Willows…by David Brussat
Photo: Salt marshes along the Westport River, in Massachusetts. (Lauren Daley/Herald-News) by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There Nightly over several recent weeks – interrupted by a bout of Bell’s palsy – I read to my 11-year-old boy (and his mother) an enchanting children’s book called In the Wake of the Willows, by Frederick Gorham…
Read More75,000 Farmers to Families Food Boxes for RI
Knowing that food disparities play a part in wellness and health, access to fresh food and vegetables at a time of economic hardship can add to the burden families face – adding in the Covid19 time and massive unemployment numbers, and this issue becomes even more important to address. As part of the Coronavirus Farm…
Read MoreRebuilding trust in a post-pandemic world
Photo: The sign in the window at Urban Outfitters on Thayer Street in Providence, announcing that the retail store is open for business again. By Tom Sgouros for Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com It will take novel policies to get us through a novel crisis from a novel coronavirus, not more of the same I went to…
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