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I can’t bear throwing away good stuff even when its useful time is nearing an end.
Such is the case with our pool cover. It’s been showing its age for the last eight years if not …
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11/2/23
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Plymouth Mass. has a rock and we have Rocky Point. They have the Mayflower, albeit a copy of the original, and we had the HMS Gaspee until we burned it.
Yet we have a lot more in common, as we …
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11/2/23
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This week we took a look at the recent announcement that the Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation would be putting aside $500,000 per year to provide annual funding to each of its 205 Leadership Schools …
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11/2/23
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11/1/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: The death of 18 people in a mass shooting last week in Maine – considered the safest state in the nation, based on FBI data (per WUSA9 TV) – shattered the belief that …
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11/1/23
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11/1/23
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To the Editor,
UPS will join FedEx in the trailer truck merry-go-round passing up to 80 53-footers per day through the passenger terminal roadways at T.F. Green International. Thank you Mayor …
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To the Editor,
Call me cousin to the "Grumpy Old Lobster Boat Captain," Patriot's coach Bill Belichick. Like Belichick, I can't abide stupidity, even if it is well-intentioned. And lately I've …
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Cars usually fall in the latter category.
There are those who, and I put myself among them, look at cars as a utility. If it works, gets you where you want to go with all the junk you may have …
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10/26/23
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While the newly released results of the most recent batch of RICAS test data isn’t exactly a cause for celebration, they at least provide some hope that we are getting our kids back on a …
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10/26/23
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10/25/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Organized labor has made a lot of headlines of late, what with strikes by writers in Hollywood and auto workers in Michigan. The common thread is how technology is extending the …
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10/25/23
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10/25/23
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“Don’t touch that bird,” boomed a pronouncement from behind me.
I tried looking over my shoulder, but until I turned the rowing scull around I couldn’t see the man in a …
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11/9/22
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We have consistently been vocal in the past about the importance of fulfilling your civic duty as American citizens and taking part in your fundamental right to vote, and we will do so again in …
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11/9/22
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To the Editor,
Climate change advocates should consider these facts: The earth is approximately 4.5 billion years old. Again, that is 4,500,000,000 years old! Most, skewed, climate data that …
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11/4/22
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To the Editor,
I strongly disagree with your October 27th endorsement of Allan Fung for Congress. Despite his commendable record as mayor of Cranston, the adage that “all politics is …
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11/2/22
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STORY OF THE WEEK
The out-of-town frame on the CD2 race is mainly about how a potential win by GOP candidate Allan Fung in a Democrat-leaning Rhode Island reflects a tough national outlook for …
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11/2/22
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To the Editor,
We’ve all heard recently of “fake information,” “fake web sites,” and “fake advertisements.” They’re all scams intended to get …
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11/2/22
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To the Editor,
On Nov. 8, Rhode Islanders will have many important choices to make in the voting booths. I ask you to consider voting yes on referendum Question No. 3, the Green Bond. If approved, …
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11/2/22
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