Monique Chartier
The Ocean State Policy Research Institute has shot holes – on the basis of sound figures from the US Dept of Ed – in the well repeated and well intentioned suggestion to merge most of Rhode Island’s thirty six school districts. This from an OSPRI press release of today. [Emphasis added.] As more towns and…
So sayth Justin. And with that adjective, he understates the case. In 2003, before (before) the new fire codes uselessly promulgated as a result of the Station Night Club fire went into effect, Rhode Island had the highest per capita expenditure on fire prevention. Imagine how much higher that number now is and how much…
Unlike many of his counterparts around the world, put Minister Sammy Wilson squarely in the category of AGW sceptic. Drudge links to this article in today’s Belfast Telegraph. [Check out all the global warming alarmist articles linked on that page, by the way.] Spending billions on trying to reduce carbon emissions is one giant con…
So the point of setting up EZPass on the Newport Pell Bridge is to faciliate the flow of traffic, right? Okay, I’ll say what seems to have escaped the attention of the RI Turnpike and Bridge Authority. This isn’t New York or New Jersey. Using tokens, has anyone ever had to wait longer than three…
In part blaming the Illinois legislature for failing to pass a law that would give the people of Illinois the chance to elect Barack Obama’s successor, Governor Rod Blagojevich has appointed former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to the United States Senate, saying, The people of Illinois are entitled to have two United States senators…
In response to assertions by commenters under Justin’s post “All The Difference from D to R” that no bias exists in the press, below are two studies conducted just before the election which demonstrate otherwise. An MSNBC article of October 31 cites the Center for Media and Public Affairs. Comments made by sources, voters, reporters…
In post-holiday catching up of some favorite columnists, I learn from Christopher Hitchens that Fidel Castro, near death, has commissioned the construction of a Russian Orthodox cathedral in the capital of a country that completely lacks adherents to that religion. Hitchens soundly hypothesizes a desire on the part of Castro to solidify Cuba’s ties with…
Bail Fifty billion is missing and presumed lost or stolen. Lacking a clear picture of how much of that is lost and how much is stolen, is $10,000,000 really an adequate bail amount? Madoff needed to send only an equal amount offshore during the course of his scheme to be ready for a sudden need…
About his brother’s bad $75,000 check, Mayor David Cicilline said this yesterday to the I-Team’s Jim Taricani: But what is absolutely not possible is that it was ever brought to my attention that a check had been issued, had been dishonored by bank or bounced in the amount of $75,000 by my brother. I would…