Posts Tagged ‘Opinion’
In the News… quick recap for the week ending February 7, 2026
Each Saturday we publish a quick summary of news items of the week – in Rhode Island, regionally, nationally and internationally – and passings of note. Catch up, HERE: RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Sale of 2 hospitals (St. Joes, Roger Williams) extended to 2/27 Diocese releasing Report on Child Sexual Abuse in the Diocese of…
Read MoreIt is what it is – February 4, 2026 – Commentary with Jen Brien
by Jennifer Brien, commentary, contributing writer BILLY EILISH’S 3 MILLION DOLLAR HOME SITS ON “STOLEN LAND” Every single award season you can count on some celebrity to make some kind of statement regarding how much this country sucks, God sucks, Republicans suck, and how this country is nothing but “stolen land”. (Yawn)… It never ends…
Read MoreIt is what it is: January 28, 2026 – Commentary with Jen Brien
by Jennifer Brien, commentary, contributing writer THE PROTESTS ARE NOT PEACEFUL and are not “NON-VIOLENT RESISTANCE” Anyone who says the protests / protestors in Minnesota are peaceful or NON-VIOLENT are gaslighting. The recent shooting in Minnesota is yet just another example of what goes down when people encourage these types of individuals to go out…
Read MoreThe Phone Call That Changed History – by Vincent Marzullo
In the narrow margins of the 1960 presidential election, one quiet act of moral courage helped save a life and shape the future of American democracy. Former U.S. Senator Harris Wofford (PA), then a young civil rights advocate advising the Kennedy campaign, played a decisive behind-the-scenes role in urging John F. Kennedy to act when…
Read MoreWhen Government Asks for Trust, Leadership by Example, and Truth Matter – Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, contributing writer “The leader sees leadership as responsibility rather than as rank and privilege.” — Peter Drucker Trust in government is wearing thin, not because citizens have become cynical, but because too many public leaders are asking for trust they have not earned, through example or through speaking the truth. Across…
Read MoreIt is what it is, January 21, 2025 – Commentary with Jen Brien
by Jennifer Brien, commentary, contributing writer THEY’RE ATTACKING ANYONE NOW At this point, are you guys even interested? Interested in Minneapolis, I mean, and all the insanity going on there? Do you care at all? No? Yes? Well, I do hope the answer is YES, even though EVERY SINGLE DAY there’s enough news coming across…
Read MorePandemic Lessons: “Essential Caregivers Act” Can’t Wait. A Merciful, Bipartisan Bill for a Voiceless Population – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer, aging issues As COVID-19 spread rapidly across the country in March 2020 entering nursing homes largely through community transmission and staff movement the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance calling for nationwide visitor bans in nursing homes. These strict restrictions barred all visitors and non-essential health care…
Read MoreIt is what it is – Jan. 14, 2026 – Commentary with Jen Brien
by Jen Brien, commentary, contributing writer HEADLINES LEGACY MEDIA DOESNT WANT YOU TO SEE: “DISTURBING TAPES OF Minnesota AG Keith Ellison taking money to STOP investigations into SOMALI FRAUD EXIST” —- “Mark Zuckerberg’s META appoints former TRUMP ADVISOR AS COMPANY’S new PRESIDENT” —- “VENEZUELANS GATHER AND CHANT “THANK YOU TRUMP” outside of White House” —-…
Read MoreWhat Civil Society Can Do to Lessen Division – by Vincent Marzullo
by Vincent Marzullo, commentary – contributing writer America’s divisions did not appear overnight, and they will not disappear with the next election cycle. They are rooted in mistrust, economic anxiety, cultural change, and a sense among many people that institutions no longer see or hear them. While government and politics often dominate the headlines, the…
Read MoreHow You “Fetch” Your News Has Never Been More Different – RINewsToday’s Top 10 Most-Read Stories of 2025
by Nancy Thomas, publisher We look back at the Top 10 Most Read Stories in 2025 at RINewsToday. They are: 1. Homelesss in RI – the story of Rico, who froze to death on North Main St in Providence, while the annual Point in Time homeless person count was being done, and staff doing the…
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