RI Veterans: Did you know? 11.1.23 (for women veterans, self-defense, events, more) – John A. Cianci

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by John A. Cianci, contributing writer on veterans issues Did you know the VA covers a wide range of maternity care services? What does the VA cover for pregnancy throughout pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum. Maternity care services available through VA include: Full physical exams and lab tests. Prenatal education and screening. From the https://www.va.gov/files/2022-12/2022MaternityCareBrochure.pdf , here is a brochure:…

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Media Ch-ch-changes

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2021 saw more changes in who covers and delivers our “news” than in most previous years. Below are some of the changes, retirements, etc. – if you of more, send us a message – we’re happy to add them in! We’re sure we missed a few.. Did you know? The Rhode Island market is considered…

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“I’m a councilwoman. Please don’t tell me what to do.”

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About 3 weeks ago, Providence City Councilperson, Kat Kerwin, was present at Fortnight, a Dorrance Street wine bar, when the Providence Police responded to a resident’s complaint about loud music. She intervened between one of the owners, Mackenzie Holway, and the two to three police officers who were asking about a license to play music,…

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THE EMPTY STOOP – Jim Raftus

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by Jim Raftus Today June 4th, 2020, as I write this, for the first time in over thirty years there was no Providence Journal delivered to my doorstep. Yesterday I cancelled my print edition and activated a digital only subscription. To describe me as a life-long newspaper junkie would be accurate. My early addictions were…

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Should Journalism address Solutions?

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RINewsToday had the opportunity to participate in a focus group conducted in Rhode Island, part of a New England project to determine how people want to receive their news, what is good and bad about what is available, etc. Various media outlets were invited to attend. Present were ABC6, the Boston Globe, ConvergenceRI, EcoRI, the…

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