Posts Tagged ‘911’
Show Your Numbers! – Michael Morse
I shine the spotlight onto one doorway after another as we slow roll down Pavillion Street. The darkness is like spilled ink on plain paper, swallowing the light in gulps. Inside one of these homes is our patient, unable to crawl to a light switch to alert us, unable to move at all, after falling…
Read MoreArmy-Navy Game rivalry built on “United We Stand” – John A. Cianci
by John A. Cianci, RINewsToday Veterans column author Here we were, attending the 122nd Army Navy Game. The Cianci siblings, all active duty sergeants in the Rhode Island National Guard, attended the game yesterday. Thousands of Army and Navy soldiers, family and supporters were watching this year’s game – the only game where those playing…
Read MoreSeptember 11th – 20 years. Full circle.
Photo: 911 Memorial There are 1500 memorials throughout the US to 911. There are events in Rhode Island to attend. Some of them will have marches, others will have gatherings of veterans, a few will have objects that came from the Twin Towers on that fateful September 11th. Here is an exhibit from the official…
Read More“I am president of the United States of America, and the buck stops with me.”
With growing insistence that President Biden speak out on events in Afghanistan, President Biden returned from vacation at Camp David to The White House to give a speech to the American people. He spoke for less than 15 minutes at 3:45pm. After his speech, which could be categorized as strong, for this President, he then…
Read MoreWe can prevent “suicide by bridge” – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer Photo: top, Bryan Ganley As the General Assembly goes into recess until the fall, Rep. Joseph J. Solomon Jr. (D-Dist. 22, Warwick) sees H-5053, to require safety barriers or netting on the three bridges that connect Aquidneck and Conanicut Islands to the mainland of Rhode Island, as in hiatus. The bill…
Read MoreRemembering 9-11 – 19 years later
Photo: The Twin Towers light installation will go on, after briefly being canceled. Below, the tile installation in Providence that will be restored for year 20. Rhode Island organization looks to restore, relocate, and reimagine the iconic Rhode Island monument The 9-11 Wall of Hope, an extraordinary work of community art created by Rhode Islanders…
Read MoreTOP STORY of Michael Morse in 2020: Why did you send a Fire Truck?
By Michael Morse “Why do they send the whole Fire Department?” some folks ask when we arrive at their emergency. “Why are you squandering MY tax dollars to pad your numbers?” those who know everything may ask. “What a waste, all these people for a little old lady who’s dizzy!” somebody is bound to say.…
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