Monique Chartier
It appears from this link that Mr. Michael DiMascolo will once again “teach” a mandatory course June 24 – 26 for the state Fire Academy to all Rhode Island Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshals, a course that will presumably include the wholesale white-washing, described by Dave Kane in my prior post, of West Warwick Fire…
Mr. Michael Dimascolo Office of the RI State Fire Marshal 118 Parade St. Providence, RI 02909 Mr. Dimascolo, It has come to my attention, from several sources, that during a recent class you were giving for Deputy Fire Marshals, you had the audacity to make the statement that Fire Marshall Denis Larocque, of West Warwick,…
While I would disagree with his characterization of the proposed budget that came out of the House Finance Committee last week, Dr. Michael E. Migliori raises an interesting point in today’s Providence Journal about State Rep and Providence school teacher Steven Smith (D-Providence/Johnston). It was illuminating to see the photograph of Rep. Steven Smith, president…
Helen Glover reported this morning that e-verify legislation has stalled on Smith Hill because it contains monetary penalties for businesses which fail to comply. Apparently, the General Assembly has the power under these circumstances to pull a company’s license but not to fine it. In the meantime, President George Bush has mandated e-verify for companies…
Ed Achorn points out today that the tax hikes on income and gross business receipts passed by Michigan’s Governor and legislature have backfired in a couple of ways. In a state already battered by the decline of the auto industry, the tax hike left Michigan with an unemployment rate of 6.9 percent, high above the…
The subject of Justin’s post is so off base, it has me speechless. (… though not altogether, it would appear.) This legislation would introduce the seriously misguided concept of, as Rep John Loughlin (R) phrased it on the Matt Allen Show, paying National Grid a 3% commission on “clean” energy purchased, a commission that is…
Following upon the face to face meeting of Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton yesterday at the house of Senator Dianne Feinstein (about which no details have yet emerged), the question now for all of Senator Clinton’s supporters who are disappointed with her finish in the primary to the point that they have decided…
Under Marc’s post “Lima Gives some budget hints”, commenter Ken says: there appears to be a proposal made by NEA Walsh to GA to sell RI Lottery gaming futures netting a supposed ESTIMATED $4-4.4 billion This idea is a complete non-starter. First and principally, it is the end of the line when an entity, government…
The Democratic Party Rules and Bylaws Committee wimped out this afternoon and allowed Michigan and Florida delegates to be seated at the convention, though the delegates from those states will have only half a vote to cast for either Senator Clinton or Senator Obama. This decision seriously jeopardizes Senator Clinton’s presidential campaign, which needed every…
Former White House Press Secretary (2003 – 2006) Scott McClellan has published his memoir, “What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception”. Why, all of a sudden, if he had all these grave concerns, did he not raise these sooner? … This is 1 1/2 years after he left the administration.…