Posts Tagged ‘Opinion’
Ron & Jen’s Great Escape, Sept. 13, 2023 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary THE SUMMER OF MATOS FIZZLES OUT You’d be hard pressed to find a political campaign that crashed and burned faster than that of Lt. Governor and Congressional District One candidate Sabina Matos. She was a strong front runner to win the Democratic nomination and replace David Cicilline…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape, Sept. 6, 2023 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary MY BIRTHDAY! Most people celebrate themselves on their birthdays. Me? I celebrate God on mine. It is because of Him I am still alive to see 55. So, this week I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the One who has given me life. Heavenly…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape, August 30, 2023 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary WE LIVE IN STRANGE TIMES (PART 2) Last week I laid down some issues, things going on in society that make zero sense. I tried to give you a snapshot of what I see out in the world and how I feel about things. This week ….…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape, August 16, 2023 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary RICK SPRINGFIELD SIGNED MY RUBIK’S CUBE A few nights ago, I had the awesome opportunity to meet Rick Springfield at a Summer 80’s concert and, like anyone who loves the guy, no matter how many times I’ve seen him, or how old I’ve gotten, I’m a mad…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape, August 9, 2023 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary HAVE WE ALWAYS BEEN THIS FAKE? The other day I was sitting with my mother, and we were watching some “shopping channel” and after 15 minutes I thought… “My God. Have WE (THE COLLECTIVE) always been so fake”?! In the press over the past few years, there…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape – August 2, 2023 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary LORDY, LORDY, LOOK WHO’S 40 It’s so funny to me now looking back at the 80’s. I said for many, many years how “I HATED THE 80’s”, but now I realize… I really didn’t. As a teen I was caught somewhere between U2 , the COSBY’S, and…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape, July 26, 2023 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary This generation sucks I really can’t seem to come up with another title for this week’s submission… because the fact is they do suck. I just saw an article saying how much the youth of this nation (18-24) loathe America. I sit back and scratch my dyed…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape, July 19, 2023 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary LOOK AT ME I’M SANDRA DEE! Why are people obsessed with themselves? Can someone PLEASE explain this to me? Never in my existence on this planet have I seen so MANY PEOPLE so self-absorbed. Selfie after selfie after selfie after selfie. Many pics on social media are…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape, July 5, 2023 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
MADE IN THE USA When I was in high school, 9th or 10th grade, Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” was a massive hit. Most of the teen guys wore bandanas around their heads, wrists, necks… they had faded Levi’s on with white t-shirts and blasted the song from their parents cars. Or if rich and spoiled…
Read More“An Original American” – Gregory Butler
by Gregory Butler, commentary to RINewsToday His father, who married young, sailed across the ocean with his wife and three children to that place called New England. To Boston. The hero of our story was the youngest son in what became a very large family. At ten years old he was put to work in…
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