Archive for February 2022
ART! Anthony Salemme, in Putting the Pieces Back Together – Bristol Art Museum
by Nancy Thomas National Show Featuring Collages and Constructions that Explore Impact of the Pandemic The Bristol Art Museum today announced the opening of a new, national juried exhibit comprised of artwork from across the country, Putting the Pieces Back Together, opened on February 12th and running through Friday, April 1st. An artist reception will…
Read More“Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” – 2-23-2022 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien, commentary Spiritual Engine Light For many people (over the age of 35) the world collapses when we get into our cars heading out somewhere and the engine light comes on. I mean, for me at 53 it’s a cerebral nightmare. The thoughts of how to avoid shady mechanics,…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, Feb. 22, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Tuesday 2/22/22: A frontal system has its sights set on us over the next couple of days, with cloud cover moving in initially through the morning ahead of the system’s extended warm front. First drops begin midday/early afternoon and carry on through the evening with warm air wafting in under…
Read MoreGetting to no… rejecting the Lifespan, Care New England merger application – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer RI Attorney General nixes merger between Care New England, Lifespan, calling them out for failure to produce an integration plan that detailed the costs and benefits of such a merger. PART One There is a new public health sheriff in town. R.I. Attorney General Peter Neronha slammed the door…
Read MoreMake Palindrome Day, 2-22-22, your lucky day
Today’s pretty special – it’s 2-22-22 – a Palindrome Day. What’s a Palindrome? A palindrome is a word, number, phrase, or other sequence of characters, which reads the same backward as forward, such as madam or racecar. There are also numeric palindromes, including date/time stamps using short digits 11/11/11 11:11 and long digits 02/02/2020. Sentence-length…
Read MoreProject Sleep fundraiser for narcolepsy, sleep health; personal cause for Warwick woman
Richelle Topping is a Warwick, RI resident, active with speaking on behalf of Rising Voices of Narcolepsy, and a sleep health advocate. For the second year in a row, she is participating in the Sleep In, a fundraiser for Project Sleep, taking place March 18-20. Topping said she is doing this because “It’s important to…
Read MoreEnvironmental reality check – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer For the record I am a Conservationist and an Environmentalist. I am also an Independent Conservative. So, I answer to no Party. An hour ago, I saw that China is ready to sign a 100 million ton coal contract with Russia. India just signed a 40 million ton contract with…
Read MoreRI State Budget must address long term care staffing crisis – Herb Weiss
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues As Rhode Island and states throughout the country loosen COVID-19 mask restrictions with the number of new coronavirus cases dropping by more than 75% since the highs in mid-January, and hospital admissions and death rates declining, AARP Rhode Island warns that now is the time to take…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, Feb. 21, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure to our southeast will bring warmer air around from the southwest, so afternoon highs will crack the low 50’s from morning lows around freezing. The southwesterly breezes will weaken through the day, and any liquid weather will stay out of our hair. ___ John Donnelly was born in Hialeah,…
Read MoreCharacter Wins Championships – Mary T. O’Sullivan
by Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” Michael Jordon Matt Doherty, the former coach of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, in his recent book, Rebound, states, “You (the coach) need to put [your team] in position to be successful, where they complement each other to…
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