Posts Tagged ‘commentary’
Ron & Jen’s Great Escape, June 21, 2023 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary You know, there’s a lot to be said about good service these days. So many people are really horrible in the service industry, yet they work in it. I really have no idea why… but with that said TIPPING IS A HUGE DEAL. I recently went out…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape, June 14, 2023 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien, commentary OPERATION STAND DOWN NEEDS OUR HELP Operation STAND DOWN RI helped save my life, and they desperately need our help now. If you have food, clothes, canned goods, non-perishables, money, whatever you can do, Veterans all across this state need you. As a soldier who had to fight…
Read MoreJack’s Angle: On the right track, picking up speed, in Pawtucket – Jack Partridge
by John J. “Jack” Partridge, contributing writer, commentary As predicted, the Pawtucket-Central Falls transit stop is doing well. The parking lot is filling up every day. Buses are delivering more passengers, and more and more riders are using the train stop. There are a reported 1,000 daily on-and-offs at the bus terminal. At the present time,…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape, June 7, 2023 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien, commentary MY PAL FROM CANADA At various times in all the seasons of our lives, we have people that come across our paths via DIVINE INTERVENTION to help us along. I had wonderful camp friends who showed me the ropes and cared for me as a kid, and I…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape, May 31, 2023 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien, commentary PRAYING FOR THE WINNING TICKET I don’t know if it’s wrong to ask God for money, BUT I do. Specifically, a winning lottery ticket worth MILLIONS. Sometimes I think “he’s kinda busy, Jen… with REAL WORLD ISSUES… SAVE IT”. Other times I think “well, he does say…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape, May 17, 2023 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien, commentary Onward through the FOG Many of you know this about me, but still many others don’t. I am in recovery after 38 years of partying and hard core drinking. I was never a good drunk and always passed out in high school and my friends had to…
Read MoreLOST Providence: Lost, regained, part IV – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo, top: R.I. State House plays Providence City Hall in 2007 film “Underdog.” Editor’s note: This is the final segment of the epilogue of my book, Lost Providence, entitled “Providence Lost, Providence Regained.” Published in 2017, the book is a history of the design of the…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape, May 10, 2023 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien, contributing writers, commentary This story is almost unbelievable. ALMOST. Hitting the front page yesterday we found out about a woman from UTAH who murdered her husband with fentanyl, wrote a bereavement children’s book about it, and then cried on talked shows promoting it. Wow. JUST WOW. It got me…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape, May 3, 2023 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
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Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape, April 26, 2023 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien, contributing writers, commentary Ella the Golden Doodle I have a dog. Her name is ELLA. I have been praying that God send me my very own little pal again. I haven’t had my own dog in 9 years. Last time I had pets I had been in and…
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