On a Lighter Note…
For your lunchtime fun…. The Re-districting Game Practice Gerrymandering for fun and political profit! Actually, it’s a neat little game that shows the average guy and gal how a lot of elections are pre-determined by legislative redistricting. Have fun!
….or is this something Rhode Island School of Design Students would be proud to be associated with, if it were true? Apparently, there’s no truth to the rumor that American Idol’s Sanjaya was an performance art project created by a student at the Rhode Island School of Design. From KDVR-TV (FOX 31 in Colorado)….The website,…
A few scattered thoughts…. Was anyone surprised to hear that class-warrior John Edwards charged UC Davis $55,000 to give a speech….on poverty? According to a recent study, the less religious a university professor is, the more likely it is that they’ll blame American for the world’s problems. It’s Jordin Hustler porn king Larry Flynt considered…
Congressional Democrats have decided to ban the term “war on terror” in the writing of legislation. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has decamped from Syria, where she donned a headscarf and in violation of the intent of the Founders, made nice with the dictator of a state supporter of terrorism, attempting to push what…
For baseball fans, historians and baseball historians, I recommend Ian Donnis’ “Play ball, Rhody-style.” Here’s his All-Rhode Island Team: First base: PAUL KONERKO (Providence) Second base: DAVEY LOPES (Providence) Shortstop: JAMES EDWARD “JIMMY” COONEY (Cranston) Third base: JOE MULVEY (Providence) Left field: HUGH DUFFY (Cranston) Center field: ROCCO BALDELLI (Cumberland) Right field: NAPOLEON LAJOIE (Woonsocket)…
Anchor Rising is, of course, a political blog. Politics is serious business, but sometimes we need to remember the reason for engaging in politics: to defend what we hold dear. And one of the things I hold dear is a good pub. So with your indulgence, I intend, on occasion, to offer my observations on…
Those who read Providence Phoenix editor Ian Donnis’ Not for Nothing blog have learned that Ian is a certified baseball nut (heck, he made a category for it on N4N). Today, Ian points to a ProJo piece about how some Providence residents are outraged that the city is unilaterally doing away with a baseball field…
