Engaged Citizen
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recently lamented, “I think we are lying to children and families when we tell children that they are meeting standards and, in fact, they are woefully unprepared to be successful in high school and have almost no chance of going to a good university and being successful.” Do his remarks…
We all should be vitally interested in the goings-on in Washington, DC, regarding the Stimulus Package that’s making its way through Congress. The news reports may make it seem complicated and far away, but it won’t be long before the effects of what our lawmakers do to us on this matter come right home to…
First, let me say, as a Cumberland resident and taxpayer, that I greatly respect teachers and the job that they do shaping the minds of our children. I like the profession; I do not hate teachers, nor do I have anything personally against them. This is not intended as an attack. Having taken the time…
The comments section of this post is devoted to liveblogging the governor’s speech presenting his “supplemental budget.” A lot could be riding on this speech. If the governor doesn’t step up to the plate and show indomitable determination to resolve some long-standing problems — perpetuated by powerful interests — the state could be in for…
Recently Rhode Island Congressman James Langevin has been quoted as saying “We’re way behind where we need to be now” in terms of our preparedness to withstand and resist Cyber Terrorism attacks. Going beyond the purely defensive posture of his initial position, Congressman Langevin also told United Press International “The best defense is a good…
According to Rasmussen, when given a choice between a government that provides fewer services and sets lower taxes and one that demands higher taxes but offers more services, Americans choose smaller government by a 59% to 28% margin. So, if these views are in the majority, why is it that our elected representatives do the…
Proem: Al Lubrano, President of the RI Manufacturers Association, appeared on the Dan Yorke Show December 2 to share his thoughts on turning the Rhode Island economy around. Jeff Deckman e-mailed the following to Dan, reprinted here with Jeff’s permission. M.C. Dan: You are dead on with your comments to Al about his seeing it…
Offer your own thoughts in the comments on the beginning of the end of the campaign…
PROEM: A reader sent in the following, and it took us some time to consider what steps to take — the difficulty being a request for anonymity. Given the whistleblower tinge of such notes, we thought it acceptable, provided the threshold is higher against personal attacks and unalloyed opinion. We welcome future submissions along this…
Given the mildly confusing results of our improvised group liveblogging of the vice presidential debate, we thought to try something a bit different this time around: We’re going to liveblog in the comments to this post, which has the added benefit of allowing you to participate. Please note, though, that we’ll likely be more particular…