Archive for August 2020
Sunday is the last day to register to VOTE for RI primary
Feel stronger than you ever have about issues that are impacting your family? If there’s one thing the pandemic has done is make us all less apathetic about the systems, leaders, and issues around us. SUNDAY, AUGUST 9TH IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER AS A NEW VOTER IN RHODE ISLAND FOR RI PRIMARY… What…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: A stroke of genius
GriefSpeak: “A stroke of genius” By: Mari Dias She said she was grieving due to a loss of words. Not voice. Words. Her name is Rosetta, aptly named after the stone. Whether hieroglyphics or shorthand, the stone “represents a crucial key in the process of encoding information.” Rosetta is a stunning 60-year-old woman, (although one…
Read MoreRI Weather – Today – August 6, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure fills in behind the weak cold front that will have passed in the night, meaning some dryer air will be in place for Thursday. Dew points will be down in the low 60’s to upper 50’s, so that will provide some relief. Morning lows will drop to the mid…
Read MoreYour Recipe Today – Thai Rotisserie Chicken Ramen Sesame Cabbage Salad
by Anthony Salemme, chef 1 rotisserie chicken, shredded 2 packages Ramen noodles, broken into small bits like a crouton 1 head Napa cabbage, about 1 ½ pound sliced thin 1 carrot, shredded 1 medium onion, sliced thin 1 cucumber, peeled, sliced thin 1 bunch scallions, cut on the bias 1 cup toasted white sesame seeds…
Read MoreState, Feds Withholding Millions from RI Cities and Towns
Federal Relief Funds shared to date by the State with R.I. Municipalities: $0.00 – but that’s not all… Rhode Island is only one of three states not to provide financial assistance to local governments to combat COVID-19 and address its financial impacts, the R.I. League of Cities and Towns revealed today. Combined with other municipal…
Read MoreNational Portuguese group speaks out on “discriminatory action against the Portuguese people of RI”
Attempts to remove Portuguese people from the Rhode Island MBE List – Minority Business Enterprise – has gotten the attention of the national group, PALCUS. The bill was sponsored by Representative Anastasia Williams, and it is now before the House Labor Committee. Williams is chair of that committee. PALCUS released this statement to their members,…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – August 6, 2020
Graphic: RI State Police hotline set up for individuals to report on violating social gatherings (not an official logo of the “Large Gathering Task Force Hotline”) NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL MAINE Unity: Staff and children at day care facilities must now wear masks per new guidelines from the state. The guidelines require mask use for children…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – August 5, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Tropical Storm Isaias will have moved well to our north and take most of the wind and rain with it. We’ll still have a gusty day as air fills in the low pressure void left behind by the storm, southwesterly winds occasionally reaching into the 30 mph range. Expect increasing sunshine…
Read More204th Anniversary – End of Slavery in Little Compton
Photo: Imagined portrait by Dora Atwater Millikin Slavery and Freedom in Little Compton Explore the history of northern slavery and emancipation through the personal stories of people enslaved in Little Compton and the surrounding communities. Special attention will be paid to the histories of enslaved women and girls. August 5, 2020 is the 204th anniversary…
Read MoreIf it’s Wednesday – it’s Sour Grapes!
by Timothy Jones, cartoonist 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 Rhode Island, Massachusetts, California…
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