Archive for May 2022
Leadership lessons learned – the hard way – Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” — Lao Tzu I have always believed that I am a leader, however, upon reflection, I realize that there have been times I have not…
Read MoreCOVID. I trusted the science and public health and it nearly killed me – Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer I trusted the science, and public health and it nearly killed me “Trust the science,” they said. So I got their vaccine. I masked in public. I socially distanced. “Your doctor understands Covid far more than Google,” they said. So I called my doctor when I tested positive with Covid. …
Read MoreThe joy of hating modernism – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer on architecture Photo: New national library proposed by the late Jan Kaplicky for Prague My favorite writer of all time is William Hazlitt, the British essayist of the early 19th century and contemporary of Charles Lamb and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He was considered a “good hater”…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather, May 29, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Once the front clears away, drying will occur through the day with only a few clouds here and there. Plenty of sun, and a warmer afternoon, highs in the mid 80’s from a crisp low in the upper 50’s. Winds light and variable in the morning, then turning southerly in the…
Read MoreThe Woman with Four Arms – a short story by Michael Fine
By Michael Fine, contributing writer © Michael Fine 2022 This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. It became clear one…
Read MoreBig turnout for Rhode Island’s Torch Run Truck Convoy for Special Olympics
Last week nearly fifty trucks from over thirty trucking companies took part in Rhode Island’s first Torch Run Truck Convoy® for Special Olympics. Co-hosted by Special Olympics Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Trucking Association and various municipal and state enforcement agencies, the convoy began at the IGT Headquarters parking lot in West Greenwich led by a…
Read MoreIn the Arena – Larry Connell, VA Healthcare System
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews leaders in Rhode Island and influential to Rhode Island. This week Paolino’s guest is, appropriately so for Memorial Day, Larry Connell, Director of the VA Healthcare System in Rhode Island. New services abound! New Mental Health services area, MRI, Emergency Room, and more… as part of $120M in improvements…
Read MoreGimme’ Shelter – Pinto’s at the Providence Animal Control Center
Hi! I am a large shy boy that came in as a stray! I am about 3 or so years old and talkative. I am very brave and curious about my surroundings. I had BIG jowls and big trouble puffs that I don’t have more now that I am neutered. I don’t seem to mind…
Read MoreFree “Hop-On Hop-Off” Newport Bus
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority announced the launch of a free “Hop-On Hop-Off” bus service promotion in Newport beginning Friday, May 27, 2022.The free service, funded by Discover Newport and the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, offers transportation around Newport to tourist destinations and beaches. This includes all service on Route 67 (Bellevue/Salve Regina…
Read MoreI count. You count. We all count. Census overcounts.
Rhode Island is one of 8 states that overcounted the US Census. Rhode Island’s 5.05% overcount translates to more than 55,000 residents, and is the 3rd highest overcount state. Rhode Island would have lost a congressional seat if only 19,000 fewer residents had been counted. Rhode Island and Minnesota are the two states that would…
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