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“Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” – 10-6-2021 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, Ron & Jen’s Great Escape FACEBOOK FOLLIES Facebook and Instagram went down for about 6 hours on Monday and something INTERESTING happened. 2 groups of people were instantly established. Those who were overjoyed we slipped out of the technological cesspool for a bit – and those who were…
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by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien Jen’s thoughts on Brady’s “return” Well, Tom Brady is coming to town and all the scuttlebutt with his quick visit is truly overload. Honestly. Ugh. Last Sunday when HIS Bucs got blown out by the Rams some were overjoyed to say the least – I sure was. I…
Read More“Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” 9-22-2021 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
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…
Read More“Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” 8-25-2021 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
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…
Read More“Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” 8-18-2021 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
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…
Read More“Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” 8-11-2021 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
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?…
Read More“Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” 7-28-2021 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
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…
Read MoreNEW Feature – “Ron & Jen’s Great Escape”
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…
Read MoreRon and Jen’s Great Escape – 7-6-2022 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, contributing writers, commentary If you hate America so much, you can leave Well, another 4th of July in the books… and, another year of people being insanely misguided, spoiled and claiming this country is just the worst. I’m not surprised people were discouraged this year, or even a…
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