Monique Chartier
In the view of a lot of people, one would be the limit. Mayor Susan Menard appears to be more forgiving. The civil lawsuit filed in 2000 by Bennie Koffa outlines the treatment to which he was subjected by certain employees of the Woonsocket Highway Department including, notably, Robert Harnois. It came to light last…
In contrast to the mild reservations Justin expressed recently in a post, Weekly Standard columnist Matt Labash is fiercely anti-Facebook. But there is one promise I’ve made to myself. And that is that no matter how long I live, no matter how much pressure is exerted, no matter how socially isolated I become, I will…
For the record, if the RI Ethics Commission ever finds me “guilty” of pro bono helping someone get due process in a civil proceeding, I sincerely hope that the East Providence Education Association will take out several ads for me, too.
… when you get a minute, in between hearings for this bill, you may want to glance over this article in yesterday’s Valley Breeze. City Council President Leo Fontaine and members of the City Council confirmed for The Valley Breeze this week they are investigating allegations against Highway Superintendent Robert “Bob” Harnois, following complaints from…
Who would that be? You guessed it. H/T Howie Carr. From the American Thinker: According to an AP article , Massachusetts is receiving 126 million stimulus dollars; of that amount more than 1 out of 5 of those dollars “is going to help preserve the legacy of the Kennedys.” 1) $5.8 million to plan and…
I stand by prior criticisms of certain practices and (non)policies of Mayor Susan Menard. Nevertheless, she, along with other mayors and councils around the state grappling with a bad budget situation, has my sympathy. Further, she and the Woonsocket City Council are to be applauded if this questionable practice is discontinued, though some of us…
[This post originally appeared on February 22, 2008. I’ve bumped it up so that commenter Jayzeeh can judge first hand my opinion of David Cicilline and firefighters.] Because the Providence firefighters had promised to picket Senator Hillary Clinton’s Rhode Island event this weekend over their lack of a contract with the city, her campaign has…
… in the following press release issued at 3:08 pm today. Dear Friend, You have been an active supporter of the important work we have taken on together, and I want you to be among the first to know about an important decision I have reached. In these particularly difficult economic times, I am more…
Here they are. 2004 Budgeted for “Administration”: $100,000 Paid to Inman & Tourgee: $163,387 2005 Budgeted for “Administration”: $70,000 Paid to Inman & Tourgee: $135,044 2006 Budgeted for “Administration”: $70,000 Paid to Inman & Tourgee: $150,227 2007 Budgeted for “Administration”: $75,000 Paid to Inman & Tourgee: $120,327 2008 Budgeted for “Administration”: $75,000 Paid to Inman…
The Telegraph has learned why Prime Minister Brown was given short shrift by the White House last week. According to the headline, President Obama was ‘too tired’ to give proper welcome to Gordon Brown The article goes on to elaborate. Sources close to the White House say Mr Obama and his staff have been “overwhelmed”…