GriefSPEAK: Happy belated Birthday, America! – Mari Nardolillo Dias

A grief-stricken American flag is gracefully floating in the water.

by Dr. Mari Nardolillo Dias “…What’s that I smell in the air? The American Dream” (Miss Saigon) Happy Birthday to America! (She, her, hers). America turned 247 years old this week amidst torrential rains. I can hear the belated fireworks now, several days later.  Many feel she has survived but is currently in the intensive care…

Read More

Updated: Rhode Island set for a spectacular July 4th

A woman holding a sparkler in her hand.

4th of July celebrations – in nearly every city Check back for updates, cancellations and reschedules Saturday, July 1st July 1, 4 – 9:30pm, Greenville/Smithfield, Deerfield Park,  – food trucks beer garden, music, ends with fireworks 9:15pm July 1, 9pm, Block Island, Crescent Beach – fireworks July 1, 5-9pm, Glocester, Glocester Memorial Park – music…

Read More

Use those Conflict Resolution skills on holidays – Mary T. O’Sullivan

A silver car with a trunk full of luggage.

by Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL, business leadership contributor Reprinted: June 10, 2024 “Conflict cannot continue without your participation” – Wayne Dyer The holidays – like this one, July 4th – can be a time of family conflict. We often try to ignore it, but sometimes, something must be said. Odds are, at a 3 or…

Read More

Independence Day is best spent together – Michael Morse

RINewsToday

by Michael Morse, contributing writer “ . . . And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor. . . ” The key words here are, “pledge to each other.” What we have…

Read More

GriefSPEAK: Happy Birthday, America! – Mari Nardolillo Dias

An american flag floating in the water.

By Mari Nardolillo Dias “…What’s that I smell in the air? The American Dream” (Miss Saigon) Happy Birthday to America! (She, her, hers). America turns 246 years old this Monday. Many feel she has survived but is currently in the intensive care unit. She is unrecognizable for the younger folks – those in my age…

Read More

July 4th in the Ocean State – Fireworks, music, more

RINewsToday

(will be updated – send us events we should tell people about. New/changes are in RED) NOTE: There are MANY private events – restaurants and clubs hosting their own events – let your fingers do the googling or facebooking to find some near you. RIPTA will run on its holiday schedule on Monday, July 4th,…

Read More

Zuckerberg on July 4th… Country roads, take me home…

RINewsToday

Well, we just had to post this – put the sound up… How many times will you watch and listen to this? Zuck’s reverence for the United States of America – for entrepreneurial freedom that can make you wealthy and successful. A nerdy college kid exploding with technology which has changed the world, and to…

Read More