Archive for January 2026
Medicare Drug Savings Eclipsed by Part B Premiums, COLA Challenges and ACA’s Rising Costs – Herb Weiss
Medicare Drug Savings Eclipsed by Rising Part B Premiums, COLA Challenges and ACA’s Skyrocketing Costs” By Herb Weiss The official arrival of the New Year was marked by millions of viewers channel surfing between ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN, eager to watch the ball drop in Times Square and ring in 2026. The iconic New…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for January 5, 2026 – a “C” Day!
Morning – Mostly cloudy and cold to start the day. Morning temperatures will be in the low to mid-20s, with light winds. Afternoon Clouds continue with little change through the day. Highs reach the low to mid-30s, staying seasonably cold for early January. Evening Mostly cloudy and chilly during the evening hours. Temperatures fall back…
Read MoreOur Networking Pick of the Week: SheConnectsRI – Plan, Set, Achieve – New Networking Group
Join us for our first SheConnectsRI gathering of the year, designed for professional women, entrepreneurs, and small business owners. The meeting will be held Tuesday, January 6th, 6pm to 7:30pm at the Central Congregational Church, 296 Angell Street on the East Side of Providence. Cost is $20. Coordinators say they have been struggling to find…
Read MoreWhere did that Glass Ceiling come from – Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL, contributing writer In their 2018 book, How Women Rise, well known executive coach, Marshall Goldsmith and his co-author, Sally Helgesen, detail 12 “habits”, practices or behaviors they found held women back in their careers. So far, I’ve discussed the first nine in my two previous blogs. In general, these practices…
Read MoreUPDATED: (Brown launches Brown Ever True) As Brown Returns, a Campus Searches For Its Footing
UPDATE: Received Jan. 5, afternoon: Brown University president details Brown Ever True healing and recovery effort The joint project of repair will bring together resources, programming and services focused on mental health, psychological wellness and ensuring a sense of physical security for the Brown community. In the aftermath of a devastating attack in December, a…
Read MoreYou Really Need a Good Night’s Sleep – Mary Hunt
by Mary Hunt, contributing writer, EverydayCheapskate.com What would you pay for a good night’s rest? A soccer club in England once spent nearly $200,000 on custom mattresses, pillows and even wallpaper designed to help players sleep before home games. Clearly, they believe sleep is nonnegotiable. And they’re right. Sleep isn’t a luxury — it’s essential.…
Read MoreUS Action in Venezuela
UPDATE: We continue our coverage of the United States action in Venezuela Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are now being held in a Brooklyn, NYC detention facility, awaiting their trials, after being taken in Caracas, Venezuela by helicopter, ship, plane, and driven in late last night. He greeted law enforcement as he was…
Read MoreAsk Chef Walter: La Befana in Italy. Tradition, Faith, and the Magic – Walter Potenza
by Executive Chef Walter Potenza, contributing writer Friends: La Befana in Italy. Tradition, Faith, and the Magic On January 6, Italians celebrate the Epiphany, a holiday that brings together Christian faith, old folklore, and joyful family traditions. Called La Festa dell’ Epifania, it marks when Jesus was revealed to the world as the Magi visited…
Read MoreGimme’ Shelter: Amora is waiting for love at RI SPCA – Cheryl Tudino
by Cheryl Tudino, volunteer, RISPCA, contributing writer Hi there, I’m Cheryl, a volunteer at the RISPCA in Warwick-dog walker, treat dispenser, and part-time hype woman for our adoptable pups. The Italian word for love is Amore. The RISPCA’s word for love is Amora. And Amora is without a question the most perfect house hippo ever…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for January 4, 2026 – a “C” Day!
Morning – Mostly cloudy and cold to start the day. Temperatures begin in the upper teens to low 20s, with light winds. Afternoon – Clouds remain dominant with limited breaks possible. High temperatures reach the upper 20s to low 30s, staying seasonably cold for early January. Evening – Mostly cloudy and chilly. Temperatures drop back…
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