Archive for February 2022
Albondigas Spicy Mexican Meatball Soup – Anthony Salemme
By Anthony Salemme, contributing chef Serves 6 Pork meatballs brightened up with fresh mint and lime then topped with corn tortillas and cheddar makes you think of a Caribbean beach vacation. Albondigas 1 pound ground pork 1 cup cooked rice 2 Tablespoons fresh mint 1 small onion chopped fine 3 garlic cloves, chopped fine 1…
Read MoreJohns Hopkins study: Lockdowns had little effect, should be rejected as a public pandemic tool
While this meta-analysis concludes that lockdowns have had little to no public health effects,they have imposed enormous economic and social costs where they have been adopted. Inconsequence, lockdown policies are ill-founded and should be rejected as a pandemic policyinstrument. Such is the stunning conclusion at the end of a 68-page analysis titled, “A LITERATURE REVIEW…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, Feb. 3, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Warmer air on a southwesterly breeze takes some of the edge off of the slate gray conditions we’ll be stuck with for another day. Higher relative humidity will allow for some light morning fog accompanying a low in the mid to upper 30’s. Temps rise to the mid 40’s with an…
Read MoreOn Whoopi and Joe – Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer, commentary I had just finished watching the Mel Gibson movie Braveheart when I sat down to write an article for Uniform Stories that was due in the morning. The first thing that occurred to me as I stared at the blank screen was how Mel’s character, William Wallace, managed to…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, Feb. 2, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Groundhog Day 2/2/22: Low pressure sneaks up from the western Atlantic waters and keeps us under a blanket of cloud cover, with a cool mist and drizzle as an added benefit. We’ll have some warmer air, and with the saturation, should eat away most of the snow cover. Morning lows in…
Read MoreART! Reflections on Public Art, Memorials, and national memory – with James Young
by Nancy Thomas James Young will review the topic of Memorial Art in this virtual presentation on Wednesday, February 3rd at 5pm. In this slide-lecture, James E. Young traces what he calls an “arc of memorial vernacular” from Maya Lin’s design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, to Holocaust counter-monuments in Germany, to Berlin’s Denkmal for…
Read More“Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” – 2-2-2022 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien, commentary GOOD WITHOUT GOD? The other day I came across a book titled “Good without God”. I couldn’t believe someone could write something like that, let alone put their name on it. I thought “well, to each his own”. God even said as he was murdered on Calvary,…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Feb. 2, 2022
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY At the ACI, there were 199 active COVID infections among incarcerated and 36 active cases among the staff working within the prisons. RI Senator Dominick Ruggerio tested positive for COVID and did not attend session. Over 400 people signed up to testify, overwhelming in support of the Executive powers of the…
Read MoreGroundhog Day 2022
This is a developing story! “Every February 2, a crowd of thousands gathers at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to await a special forecast from a groundhog named Phil. If the 20-pound groundhog emerges and sees his shadow, the United States can expect six more weeks of winter weather according to legend. But, if Phil…
Read MoreCOVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 coming as FDA asks Pfizer and BioNTech to seek approval
Pfizer and BioNTech Initiate Rolling Submission for Emergency Use Authorization of Their COVID-19 Vaccine in Children 6 Months Through 4 Years of Age Following Request From U.S. FDA Once approval is received, this immunization will take its place among 16 others children are given, some required for attendance in school. With pediatric COVID-19 cases surpassing…
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