Archive for December 2021
Old-Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup – Anthony Salemme
by Anthony Salemme, contributing chef Serves 6 The winter chill is in the air and there is nothing better to comfort you than chicken soup. Wintertime penicillin for your body. _____ 1 2 ½ -3 pound whole chicken or 4 breasts with bones 3 quarts water or chicken broth 1 pound carrots, peeled and sliced…
Read MoreOpen government groups’ urgent call to keep remote meetings access and participation
Calling it “a matter of great urgency,” ACCESS/RI, a coalition of open government organizations, has called on Governor Daniel McKee to reinstate an executive order that had been in effect throughout the Covid pandemic until this past June, allowing for remote meetings of public bodies while requiring livestreaming and remote public participation. In a letter sent…
Read MoreWhat’s coming at us: More Division? Or more Democracy? Not time to say “Uncle” yet – Michael Fine
By Michael Fine © Michael Fine 2021 Take-home points I have a recurring nightmare. I fear that on or about January 15, when the Omicron variant has us on our knees, Russia will invade the Ukraine, and the loss of the Ukraine will create political instability here. There is plenty of evidence that Russia is…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, Dec. 29, 2021 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A couple of frontal systems combine to provide a variety of precipitation, from snow in the early morning up to an inch, followed later in the evening by light rain, with maybe a rare sighting of the sun in between. Temps will warm once the snow has passed and warm air…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Dec. 29, 2021
Photo: Stars & Stripes RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Some hospitals are calling on the Governor to call in the National Guard – as RI hospitals now have the highest percentage of people in the hospital in the United States. An updated COVID-19 vaccine policy for City of Providence employees was announced, requiring all employees to…
Read MorePart 1 – Who Are the Unvaccinated?
Household Pulse Survey shows many don’t trust the COVID vaccine, and worry about side effects. At this point resistance and hesitancy appear to be solidly held positions. Those who seek to change those positions and vaccinate more should understand the data that shows who needs to be reached. Tomorrow, in Part 2 – we look…
Read MoreProof of vaccination required to tour, work, volunteer at Newport Mansions
New Requirements for Newport Mansions Visitors Begin Jan. 3 Beginning Monday, January 3, The Preservation Society of Newport County will require all visitors to the Newport Mansions ages 5 and older to provide proof of vaccination against COVID. Visitors who purchase tickets or memberships onsite will be asked to provide proof of vaccination at time…
Read MoreIf it’s Wednesday – it’s Sour Grapes! – Tim Jones
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,…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Dec. 28, 2021
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY The VA Medical Center is first hospital in RI to completely stop visitation due to omicron variant (exception for end-of-life). President Biden says the federal government will support the states and they should let him know if they need anything – but it is the states that will handle the COVID…
Read More2021 High School fall season wrapped up by crowning over 30 champions – John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sportswriter Determining to have the Fall season play and complete in the Fall season. As opposed to earlier this year when for some of the traditional “Fall” teams seasons were shifted to the early spring of 2021. The governing body of high school sports, the Rhode Island Interscholastic League made the decision…
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