“Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” 9-22-2021 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien

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Costly Trek Apparently, cash won’t be king any longer when it comes to crossing the Pell Bridge. The bridge connecting Jamestown and Newport will switch to all electric toll collection at the end of October. Tokens to cross the bridge disappeared a decade ago and drivers had a choice of getting an E-ZPass electronic transponder…

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“Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” 8-25-2021 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien

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by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien Se Souvenir Henri We wonder if local meteorologists and reporters have any disdain towards Jim Cantore and The Weather Channel for stealing the spotlight during major local weather events? This is the kind of stuff that can disrupt our nighttime slumber. While some may feel coverage of Henri…

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“Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” 8-18-2021 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien

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by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien Thoughts on Afghanistan The situation in Afghanistan is incredibly heartbreaking for a variety of reasons. It’s difficult to measure the unbelievable fear and suffering these people are dealing with as we wake in the comfort of our lives each day. Women and children now bear the brunt of…

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“Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” 8-11-2021 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien

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by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien And You Want to Be My Latex Salesman? The Rhode Island Democratic Party’s chief political strategist stepped in it ankle deep for a cruel late night tweet about GOP US Senator Lindsey Graham getting COVID-19. Kate Coyne-McCoy tweeted out “It’s wrong to hope he dies from COVID, right?…

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“Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” 7-28-2021 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien

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by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien Mask Mandate Mayhem To mask or not to mask is the daunting question Rhode Island’s school’s supers find themselves juggling and some want the state to step in. A state mandate requiring non-vaccinated students to wear masks would certainly allow supers to say to parents “here are the…

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NEW Feature – “Ron & Jen’s Great Escape”

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Editor’s Note: Today begins a new weekly feature with RINewsToday – “Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” Featuring of RI radio fame, Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien, their column will provide commentary on the passing Rhode Island scene. GET A BROADER BRUSH Before wrapping up this session’s business, the General Assembly made civics education and…

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