Archive for July 2020
Your Coronavirus Update – Today, July 28, 2020
Photo: Miami Marlins…prior to coronavirus testing National & International Most schools in most countries are still closed – a billion students out of the classroom, as governments work toward state or national control of the virus before reopening. Massachusetts has delayed by 10 days the opening of schools. According to USA Today, 11 of the…
Read MoreJudge signals overhaul of RI’s Developmental Disability system
By Gina Macris,Developmental Disability News Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. of the U.S. District Court is gearing up to order a soup-to-nuts overhaul of Rhode Island’s troubled developmental disability service system and he wants a detailed plan hammered out during the next year. Chronic problems exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic have pushed McConnell’s long-simmering…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week: Uncle Jay’s Traveling Breakfast
Uncle Jay’s Traveling Breakfast Network on ZOOM – July 29th – 8am Check in and meeting new people, make contacts with other business professionals as we make out way through the current crisis.This is a professionals Zoom meeting. Dress appropriately. Check in early. Stay focused. Shut off all cell phones. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82154981428?pwd=MjRLbExKalpUUXErNzhxNTIrN2hNdz09 Meeting ID:…
Read MoreWhen You Stop Playing the Victim – by Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “Above all, be the heroine in your life, not the victim” – Nora Ephron When you think everyone is against you, maybe you’re the problem. You’re not getting along in your workplace. Things always seem to be going against you. You wall yourself off and shut your door, making sure…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – July 27, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Heat wave continues with some of the hottest air of the year as temps in the afternoon try to overachieve and climb to the upper 90’s! Not a lot of cloud cover to hide behind either as high pressure keeps the air from rising enough to generate cumulus development. Morning lows…
Read More55 years later…
We remember…John Lewis 55 years ago …. John Lewis went to Selma in 1965 knowing he would be arrested. He was 25 years old. He packed a backpack, and carried a few things… “I remember very well. As a matter of fact I went to the Army surplus store and bought this backpack. I really…
Read MoreWhen We Were Dead – a short story by Michael Fine
By Michael Fine © 2018 Michael Fine This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. We didn’t know we were dead,…
Read MoreHeat Precautions & RI Cooling Centers
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reminding all Rhode Islanders to protect themselves against the elevated heat indexes forecast for this weekend and the coming week with a few simple health precautions. Extreme heat can be dangerous, particularly for children, older adults, and some people with underlying medical conditions. To protect yourself and…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – July 26, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A bit warmer than Saturday as afternoon highs reach into the low 90’s with slightly lower dewpoints, so the air will feel ok, not exactly air you can wear. Plus, a decent southwesterly breeze with some gusts in the 20’s move things around a bit.
Read MoreRI Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame Golf event
by John Cardullo, sportswriter The Rhode Island Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame will be hosting a golf outing and fundraiser this October that they hope will become an annual event. In 2020, with so many things uncertain, the Rhode Island Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame not only is going full speed ahead in…
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