Ron & Jen’s Great Escape: 8-24-22 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien

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by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary PUPPY SITTING IS THERAPY This past weekend my brother asked me to watch his 6-month old puppies while he went to Tanglewood for a concert. After weeks and weeks of anticipation, the day had arrived! Once my brother left and waved goodbye it was on – Puppy Madness!…

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RI Weather for August 24, 2022 – John Donnelly

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by John Donnelly, meteorologist The upper level energy that triggered yesterday’s deluge has smoothed out, and we should have a decent day today. Morning lows in the upper 60’s rise to the upper 80’s under a sky with just some fair weather cumulus interrupting the ample sunshine with a light westerly breeze. _____ John Donnelly…

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ART! Free public Block Party at Providence Art Club

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Portrait of Aimee, charcoal on mylar, by Nancy Gaucher-Thomas Join PAC President Shawn Kenney and the Providence Art Club for a party like no other! On Sunday, August 28th from 12-4pm, the Club invites its members and the public to explore their historic haven for the arts with guided tours and open studios! Taking place alongside our 2022 Fall Members Exhibition, this is the perfect time…

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Dr. Skoly v. Gov. McKee – surgeon sues for damages due to COVID shutdown of practice

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Dr. Stephen Skoly Sues Governor McKee et al. for Financial Damages – Legal team calls it “ignorant obscurantism” by McKee and the RI Dep’t of Health to claim Dr. Skoly presented a risk to patients! Attorneys for Dr. Stephen Skoly (from the Washington, D.C. based New Civil Liberties Alliance and locally) have filed a second amendment to his ongoing lawsuit against…

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It’s Sour Grapes! – Tim Jones

A comic strip with a dog flying through the air.

by Timothy Jones, cartoonist ___ Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip, “Sour Grapes” – a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in multiple newspapers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts,…

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CES Summer Heat professional boxing results – Brendan Higgins

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by Brendan Higgins, contributing writer CES Summer Heat professional boxing results The heat was turned up on August 20th as CES invaded the Mohegan Sun Arena in Montville, Connecticut. A capacity crowd turned out to witness the top boxing talent in New England slug it out for a chance to move up the ladder in…

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RI Weather for August 23, 2022 – John Donnelly

Tuesday weather map.

by John Donnelly A weak-ish cold front tries to move through the area, along which we should see some showers and perhaps some embedded thunderstorms helped along by some upper level energy that will add some lift to the environment necessary for tstms. We’ll start out similarly to yesterday, with morning mist and light coastal…

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Providence Reparations recommends changes in law, new media, programs, funds, apologies…

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Report follows four months of public meetings and community town halls to engage Providence residents in recommendations to advance reparations Mayor Jorge Elorza and the Providence City Council today received a detailed report from the Providence Municipal Reparations Commission outlining the Commission’s findings, including a series of recommendations to advance reparations, defined by the Commission…

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A kick in the gas – Rhode Island Energy rate increase – Richard Asinof

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by Richard Asinof ConvergenceRI, contributing writer R.I. Attorney General, Peter Neronha, and his top civil attorneys, Miriam Weizenbaum, talk about plans to change the regulatory structure in order to phase out the use of fossil fuels in the generation of electricity The news that Rhode Island Energy, the newly formed utility company formed as a…

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