Posts Tagged ‘July 4th’
Independence Day and the American flag, our great unifier. (video) – Ray Rickman
by Nancy Thomas & Ray Rickman On this Independence Day, July 4, 2024, we feel the need for unification and security in these unprecedented times. A spontaneous video done one day in the Stages of Freedom and African American Museum and gift shop is on its way to becoming viral – bringing in accolades from…
Read MoreIncreasing fights, vandalism, unsafe conduct result in July 4th restrictions on 3 Dennis beaches
Town of Dennis and Dennis Police Department Announce New Restrictions for Beaches on Fourth of July Town Administrator Elizabeth Sullivan and Police Chief John Brady announced new restrictions this week for Dennis, Massachusetts beaches that will be put into effect on the Fourth of July. The restrictions are being implemented after several incidents of dangerous…
Read More…and now I’m found – Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer July 5, 2017: first year of retirement from the Providence Fire Department I was missing; gone for decades, lost in disillusionment. It took a long time for me to get there, the road to cynicism, sarcasm and despair is not a freeway with no stop signs, no speed limit and…
Read MoreUpdated: Rhode Island set for a spectacular July 4th
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 MoreUse those Conflict Resolution skills on holidays – Mary T. O’Sullivan
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 MoreIndependence Day is best spent together – Michael Morse
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 MoreGriefSPEAK: Happy Birthday, America! – Mari Nardolillo Dias
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 MoreJuly 4th in the Ocean State – Fireworks, music, more
(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 MoreZuckerberg on July 4th… Country roads, take me home…
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“Thank you, America” – Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer I am free to do as I please, whenever I please, with whomever I please. The rules of a civilized society are written in law, which I would follow even if they were not; the people who choose to break them are the reason those laws exist. I am free…
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