Archive for March 2022
RI News For You: Leadership resignations at State Police and EOHHS, Unvaxxed Providence employees, RIPTA news…
News media folk know what Fridays feel like – the waking up and wondering what “news dump” will happen as the week exits to the weekend, and follow-ups are hard to do – statements often stand as they are given. But the week would start this way in Rhode Island – by noon on Monday,…
Read MoreHarriet Tubman Day pop-up exhibit at Stages of Freedom
While no date is known, March is Harriet Tubman’s birth month. Born in 1820, Tubman, the great Black abolitionist, was dubbed “Moses” for her fearless and multiple expeditions to the North that freed over 300 people enslaved in the South. In 2008, the Rhode Island General Assembly resolved that March 10th is Harriet Tubman Day in Rhode Island. …
Read MoreWorld issues pushed nursing home reform to the side in State of the Union. But it’s there – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging More than a week ago, President Joe Biden, with Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, sitting behind him in the House Chamber in the United States Capitol, delivered his first State of the Union Address. Harris and Pelosi made history marking the first time two…
Read MoreGender Equity isn’t always equal – Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar.” – D. H. Lawrence Gender equity and awareness is a topic of personal interest to many women. There are interesting parallels between what we “modern” women experience and the world of women from many other countries.…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, March 7, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A frontal system moves in from the southwest with an initial bout of light showers possible in the morning, but the better chance for light rain during the evening hours until about midnight. We’ll have some warmth and a little sun as we sit in the warm sector of the system…
Read MoreIn the Arena – Kristen Adamo, Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau
Weekly, Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews interesting people in Rhode Island on his half hour television show, In the Arena, on ABC6. Here is his interview this week with Kristen Adamo, President & CEO of the Providence Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau. Adamo talks about the economy in RI, economic recovery, tourism, and business, sporting events,…
Read MoreTwo cities of Ukraine – Part 1: Holding our breath for Lviv – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There – contributing writer Lviv’s beautiful architecture. My friend and former colleague on the Providence Journal editorial board, David Mittell, once wrote me a guest post called “Why I love Lviv,” a city he has visited dozens of times and hopes to visit again, even though he is laid…
Read MoreGimme’ Shelter – King T’challa here…
A royal hello to King T’challa (such a fine name, from Black Panther). He was found injured on the streets, it took a lot to take a big guy like him down. I had an ear polyp that was very infected and I needed surgery, but he is on the mend now thanks to the…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, March 6, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Rain begins in the morning and lasts through the mid afternoon. Winds will be howling out of the southwest helping to drive temperatures up into the upper 50’s from morning low in the upper 30’s. _____ John Donnelly was born in Hialeah, Florida and moved back to Rhode Island and settled…
Read MoreUpdated: Second Amendment and Rhode Island – Jeff Gross
Update: As of Monday March 7th 2022 a 3rd Modern Sporting rifle/High Capacity case has entered the halls of the US Supreme Court: Duncan vs. Boneta. 21-1194. Jake Charles a Duke University Professor and Scholar : “it’s a good bet the Court will hold Duncan pending Bruen as well. And after that, it would not…
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