Posts Tagged ‘Opinion’
Patriotism. By the people, for the people. – by Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer – commentary Patriots? How dare you call yourself patriots? Patriots do not rally around a man, they rally around an ideal. They rally around a threat to decency, courage, compassion, service, pride and freedom. Patriots do not wrap themselves in flags with another person’s name on it, they carry the…
Read MoreOlder Voters Key to Georgia’s Senate Runoff Election – Herb Weiss
Photo: Atlanta Journal-Constitution By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Both Democrats and Republicans know that the proverbial clock is ticking. It’s 15 days before the Georgia’s Senate runoff election scheduled for Jan. 15. At press time, 1,336,136 registered Georgia voters have gone to the polls, says the U.S. Election Project. The percent turnout of…
Read MoreWho speaks their truth…by Michael Morse
An op-ed by Michael Morse, contributing writer Photo: Union County Courthouse Highway Patrol Statue Marysville Ohio – Ohio State Highway Patrol Bernie Sanders, Oct 28, 2020: “Walter Wallace should be alive today, and our thoughts are with his loved ones. The police responsible for murdering him in front of his mother instead of getting him…
Read More“Every now and then it helps to be a little deaf,” RBG
by Nancy Thomas Sunday’s always a day for catch-up. Cats curled up. Some nice sweet thing to eat, not the boring, healthy weekly fare. Music up! Instead of the drone of news. Clean up the emails – delete the spam, file others for reading later in the day. Long articles, “magazine” pieces, etc. having been…
Read More“An independent press is not a liberal ideal or a progressive ideal or a democratic ideal. It’s an American ideal. The New York Times is a bully.” – Bari Weiss
Bari Weiss was a staff writer and editor for the Opinion section of The New York Times, until this week, when she resigned. As a more conservative writer she was subjected to bullying and a work environment where “truth isn’t a process of collective discovery, but an orthodoxy already known to an enlightened few whose…
Read MoreSubdivide history? Bad idea for Providence
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There Photo: Small cottage slated for relocation at proposed Fox Point subdivision, Providence. (Photo by author) The first blocks of William and John streets off Benefit Street, where College Hill meets Fox Point, are steeped not only in history but historical character. Most of the houses on these and…
Read MoreLooking ahead to a better normal – by Neil D. Steinberg, RI Foundation
By Neil D. Steinberg, President and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation In these extraordinary times, there is evidence of hope and generosity all around, just as there is uncertainty – and urgent, extreme need. We are facing an unrivaled health and economic threat, the long-term effects of which we are only beginning to contemplate…
Read MoreI close my eyes, and wait for tomorrow…
Late afternoon, 2020. Cool spring day, birds sing, people walk by my window; couples, a few groups of three, a straggler now and then, some with dogs, some walking alone. There’s something in the air, something dreadful, unseen but oppressive. I can feel it, even from the safety of my home, where I have been,…
Read MoreThe Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – in RI – March 13, 2020
THE GOOD North Providence Regionalization Regionalization of fire dispatch between North Providence and Pawtucket will save Pawtucket over a quarter of a million dollars and result, we think, in an enhanced professionalism of service, looking at the capabilities and technical sophistication of North Providence’s dispatch services. Once the bugs are worked out, if any, and…
Read MoreThe Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – This Week in RI, March 6, 2020
by Nancy Thomas (It’s all coronavirus and a little politics – stir together and it’s been quite the week) THE GOOD Ending Dependency on China One big wake up call about the US being so completely dependent on our economy, our goods, our manufacturing from one country – China – is loud and clear. Time…
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