Archive for June 2022
ART! South County Art Association – Earthworks
South County Art Association’s mission is to promote greater public participation in the arts in our Rhode Island community. We do this by encouraging the creation, visibility, and appreciation of artwork through membership, quality education, juried and organized exhibitions and shared artistic experiences. They are a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit arts organization. If you’ve driven a…
Read MoreIt’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 MoreTobacco: Poisoning our planet
The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday revealed new information on the extent to which tobacco damages both the environment and human health, calling for steps to make the industry more accountable for the destruction it is causing. Every year the tobacco industry costs the world more than 8 million human lives, 600 million trees, 200,000…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather, June 1, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Cloudy and cool through the day with light rain from mid afternoon onward into the night as moisture overruns the frontal system twisting through the northeast US. Light winds start out from the northeast and then swing to southeasterly to feed the front with Atlantic moisture and cool air. Morning and…
Read MoreHepatitis A outbreak & fresh, organic strawberries
FDA Announces Outbreak Investigation of Hepatitis A Potentially Linked to Fresh, Organic Strawberries The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that the FDA, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Canadian and local public health officials are investigating a multi-state outbreak of hepatitis A in the United States and…
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