Archive for December 2020
E.O. just signed by Pres. Trump
Photo: EPA headquarters was preferred to HUD headquarters by 81-19 percent in recent Harris Poll. (NCAS) I have just now learned that the draft executive order on federal architecture that was leaked last April has today been signed by President Trump. “Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again” is now called “Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture.” I…
Read MoreWedding/Event Professionals Rally – ask for accounting of RI CARES money
The RI Coalition of Wedding and Event Professionals and Small Business will rally before the Governor’s Press Conference, today, Tuesday, December 22nd, from 11am to 1pm. It will be held on Francis Street along the sidewalk facing the Vets & Renaissance Hotel. They are inviting “all small businesses who have been affected by the Pause,…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Dec. 22, 2020
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Gov. Raimondo will hold her press conference/update TODAY at 1pm Providence Representative Anastasia Williams says she will not take the vaccine because it is a marketing campaign. Raimondo says all of $1.2B in federal funding has been spent, and there is none left or none left that is not committed. The…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Tues, Dec. 22, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A small area of low pressure passes to our south, so we shouldn’t see any precipitation out of it, but there will be some morning cloud cover as a result. Temps start out in the upper 20’s with some slick roads, and then rises to the low 40’s in the afternoon…
Read MoreOlder Voters Key to Georgia’s Senate Runoff Election – Herb Weiss
Photo: Atlanta Journal-Constitution By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Both Democrats and Republicans know that the proverbial clock is ticking. It’s 15 days before the Georgia’s Senate runoff election scheduled for Jan. 15. At press time, 1,336,136 registered Georgia voters have gone to the polls, says the U.S. Election Project. The percent turnout of…
Read MoreA Lively Experiment…
If you missed it… A Lively Experiment The panel agrees that Justice Long is a good pick for the RI Supreme Court but disagree over her handling of the Maxx Gym case. And the Jeff Britt case reveals the ugly side of Rhode Island politics. Moderator Jim Hummel is joined by former Congressman Bob Weygand,…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Dec. 21, 2020
Photo: Good idea gone very wrong. Pop-Up sites seemed like a good idea, but resulted in traffic jams, sites late in opening and closing early – and this very disturbing scene at the Warwick Mall – where hundreds of people lined up indoors for tests, walking around the mall for 15 minutes, then returning for…
Read MoreLinda A’Vant-Deishinni to lead Black Catholic Ministry
Linda A’Vant-Deishinni to serve as the coordinator of the diocesan Office of Black Catholic Ministry. Photo By RICK SNIZEK/Rhode Island Catholic Bishop Thomas J. Tobin has appointed Linda A’Vant-Deishinni to serve as coordinator of the diocesan Black Catholic Ministry Office effective Nov. 1.A’Vant-Deishinni, who will serve in the new position while continuing to serve as…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Mon, Dec. 21, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Lingering light mist and snowmelt will make for wet roadways, and the cooling temps will make those roadways unpleasant for travel, with high potential for slip-sliding away into guardrails, so be mindful of that before about 9am. Morning lows will be in the upper 20’s to around 30 as a cold…
Read MoreWho is next for the vaccine? CDC announces priorities
Next in line for the vaccines? Those over 75 and frontline essential workers. This comes as the Moderna vaccine rolled out of its Mississippi. Those groups follow frontline health care workers and nursing home residents, who have already begun receiving the limited supplies of vaccines available. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted Sunday…
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