Posts Tagged ‘ConvergenceRI’
Governor McKee encounters “speed bumps” in governing – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com, contributing writer Under the presence of the portrait of George Washington, Gov. Dan McKee accused officials from the Raimondo administration of giving him “a fairy tale” when it came to the proposed budget for Eleanor Slater Hospital at the June 8 news conference held at the State House. One distinct advantage…
Read MoreLandmark Medical Center’s turnaround a predictor – or not – of BHDDH turnaround – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Photo: from Woonsocket 1st responders Thank You to hospital during pandemic When journalists serve as historians, keepers of the public record How much credit should Richard Charest, Gov. McKee’s nominee to head R.I. BHDDH, get for Landmark’s turnaround? As news releases go, the announcement last week that Gov. Dan…
Read MoreA life well lived by a pioneering pediatrician – by Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com, contributing writer Photo: Courtesy of Families and PCHC – Dr.John Moran with a patient The gathering on Saturday morning, May 22, at Swan Point Cemetery celebrating the life of Dr. John Moran, was filled with music, stories and reminiscences, sharing reminiscences about a life well lived. Moran, 78, who passed away…
Read MoreAs the health care industry turns… – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com, contributing writer A wealth extraction system run amok? Has the health care industry in Rhode Island become a commodities market, immersed in a soap opera of private equity acquisition and consolidation? When happens when the patients say “Ouch?” Under the proposed merger of Lifespan, Care New England, and Brown, the Warren…
Read MoreAn Earth Day Imagine: Plant 5,000 trees, in 5 years, in 02905 – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Photo: Pine trees planted as a buffer to prevent dust from the piles of scrap metal from being blown from a Sims Metal location on Allens Avenue are all dying, apparently. The view of the downtown Providence skyline from the vantage of Allens Avenue is not one to be…
Read MoreA sea change in Newport – and in RI – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Photo: Richard Asinof ConvergenceRI attended the signing ceremony for the new Act On Climate law, held at Bowen’s Wharf in Newport on Saturday, April 10. It proved to be revelatory about the sea change that has occurred in politics in Rhode Island. First, R.I. Gov. Dan McKee gets it.…
Read MoreThe debate around charter schools in Rhode Island – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com – contributing writer Photo: Pamela McCue, CEO of the R.I. Nurses Institute Middle College Charter School, in front of a poster of the first entering class of students from 2011.[File photo from 2013 – Scott Kingsley] The debate around charter schools in Rhode Island, as with COVID-19, gun violence, climate change,…
Read MoreReady for the next episode of “RI Vice”? – Richard Asinof/Ian Knowles
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Story by Ian Knowles, program director at RICARES and a frequent contributor to ConvergenceRI. The train to legalize recreational marijuana is picking up speed The recreational marijuana legalization train is speeding down the tracks in Rhode Island. Gov. Dan McKee has now taken over for former Gov. Gina Raimondo…
Read MoreRI Foundation meeting the demand, when there’s an incredible amount of need – Richard Asinof
Photo: An interview with Neil Steinberg, president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer An interview with Neil Steinberg, president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation In the midst of the terrible COVID pandemic, investments by the Rhode Island Foundation in the last year have served, in many…
Read MoreSchools near highways: Open windows let toxic pollutants in – Richard Asinof
The dilemma posed by opening windows at schools is that in efforts to reduce the possible transmission of the coronavirus, it is increasing the flow of toxic pollutants from highway exhaust into the classroom Photo: A map details the proximity of schools that are less than 1,000 feet from major roadways in Providence. by Richard…
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