Public Service
Keven Rennie‘s column in today’s Hartford Courant forces the reader to wonder if Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd is incredibly dim-witted, or incredibly dishonest (h/t Instapundit). I don’t think there’s any other choice. Or maybe there’s no need to choose…Sen. Christopher J. Dodd went one contrivance too far last week at his carefully choreographed press event…
I’ve been neglectful in not responding to requests from the International Medical Corps to direct Anchor Rising readers to the American Express Members Project via which American Express members can vote for a charity to receive up to $1.5 million. My understanding is that IMC is currently #5 on the list, which makes it eligible…
Tony Snow died today, at age 53, of cancer. We remember his family in our prayers as we pay tribute to the memory of a wonderful man. Some tributes: Cal Thomas Byron York Shannen Coffin Kathryn Jean Lopez Michelle Malkin Fox News Several selections from Snow’s writings about Reagan, Parting Thoughts on the Ultimate Sacrifice,…
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.…
URI professor Tom Mather is officially warning Rhode Islanders that Lyme disease–bearing ticks will be especially prominent this year: Based on his research of the tick population last year, University of Rhode Island professor Tom Mather predicts the number of ticks infected with Lyme disease will be unusually high this year, requiring extra caution from…
From an Alisha A. Pina report in the Projo…EAST PROVIDENCE — A Molotov cocktail thrown through a window of the Rumford fire station sparked a brief fire late Tuesday night. A similar device was tossed on a nearby church’s walkway. No one was hurt in either incident.I have no idea what the ratio of maliciousness…
Is it me, or is there just something fundamentally bizarre about this construct: The pressure comes as the authority is already having trouble carrying a large influx of riders. More Rhode Islanders are taking the bus since the spike in gas prices that began after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Public transportation provides a reasonable check…
The details of Firefighter Third Class Robert Thurber’s receipt of recognition at last night’s Tiverton town council meeting prove me to have understated Mr. Thurber’s merit: Firefighter Third Class Robert Thurber III was awarded a Medal of Valor, second class, by Fire Chief Robert Lloyd for his attempt to save two people from a car…
In part because I spend so much time railing against public-sector unions, I wanted to be sure to mention one item from tonight’s town council meeting in Tiverton, although (not being a real journalist) my details will have to remain sketchy until a professional note-taker and reporter makes them available (since a quick Internet search…
