Posts Tagged ‘Opinion’
“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 MoreLetter to the Editor: Revving Pawtucket’s Economic Engine Through the Arts – Mayor Donald R. Grebien
by Mayor Donald R. Grebien While many agree that a picture is worth a thousand words, it can also positively impact the economy of a community. Art and cultural activities, including live music, theater, dance performances and art exhibits, and especially events, prime a community’s economic engine, bringing dollars to local businesses and enhancing the quality…
Read More“Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” 8-4-2021 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien McKee-Elorza Slobberknocker Anyone who doesn’t think Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza’s recent dust-up wasn’t a campaign tactic really doesn’t study politics too well. It wasn’t exactly a private setting when he challenged McKee to release the proposed Providence teachers contract. Cameras were at the ready and reporters had pen…
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 MoreDump the Speed Bumps – Punishing the innocent for actions of the guilty – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer I doubt that social-justice warriors are on the warpath against speed bumps. Speed bumps are a prime example of punishing the innocent for the sins of the guilty. But punishing the guilty for the sins of the guilty is rational, and so these days probably verboten,…
Read More2nd Amendment cases work their way through SCOTUS
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer The course of the Second Amendment at the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) just took another very positive turn for the better. There are now 4 cases involving the carrying of firearms in public. The 4th and latest is the Young vs State of Hawaii. This case will address the issues of carrying…
Read MoreRebuild Penn Station: update – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer on architecture Photo: Relocated Madison Square Garden, center, near rebuilt Penn Station, beyond. (Cameron) First voiced publicly by architect Richard Cameron, the plan to rebuild New York’s Pennsylvania Station as conceived by the firm of McKim, Mead & White remains in the chaotic mix of plans…
Read MoreDon’t blame Rhode Islanders for Health Dept’s botched vaccination sign-up
by Nancy Thomas, editorial We’ve heard over and over again there is nothing the public needs to do right now to register for an appointment to get the COVID-19 vaccination. We’ve heard that there is a priority ranking – but that has become a changing target. First healthcare workers. Then nursing home and assisted living…
Read MoreTasting Addiction – by Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer I think we are all getting a taste of the misery that is addiction. I know that social media is a distraction on its good days, a compulsion most of the time and an absolute obsession when things in the real world turn upside down. We all have an opinion,…
Read MoreWhy are post offices lovely? – by David Brussat
by David Brussat, contributing writer, Architecture Here and There Photo: Federal courthouse, 1908 (right), post office 1940 (middle) and State House, 1901. (postcard, @1950s) I speak out in praise of my friend and fellow Rhode Island architecture critic William Morgan’s “In Praise of the Post Office.” In this recent article for GoLocalProv.com, Morgan writes: The…
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