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John DePetro and Justin Katz wonder where the will for public service has gone.
John DePetro and Justin Katz discuss the costliness of Rhode Island government’s decisions.
Did you know that the United States generates only 12.67% of human-made greenhouse gases (GHG), with the balance generated by all other countries? I sure didn’t, until I went looking for the figure. That’s not much talked about in the media, nor is the fact that at 94%, naturally generated greenhouse gases dwarf human’s contribution…
John DePetro and Justin Katz notice a stark contrast in the ways RI leaders are handling important issues.
The Associated Press reports the counterintuitive numbers: An estimated 38,680 people died in traffic crashes last year, the most of any year since 2007, the agency said in releasing preliminary numbers. Final numbers normally come out in the fall. The increase came even though the number of miles traveled by vehicle fell 13% from 2019.…
Andrew mentioned this in his post yesterday about a Facebook “Reflection” from House Minority Leader Brian Newberry. Newberry is calling for Doherty to either drop out of the Congressional District 1 race completely, or change direction and run in Congressional District 2 against James Langevin. I will admit that when I first heard the news…
Busy. C’est la vie. I’ve been collecting articles that I found interesting and worthy of some kind of commentary, but I just don’t see getting to them any time soon. So, instead of letting them go to waste, here you go (some of them may have been touched on by others). A book review of…
Increases in teacher compensation in Rhode Island have been achieved on “They got it, so we should” reasoning. The gains in one city or town’s contract are referenced in subsequent negotiations in other municipalities. I had always thought that this was done informally, however, until I saw Item #3 of the Tentative Agreement, first page…
A local contact has informed me that the Block Island Ferry has collided with a Coast Guard vessel. I don’t want to sound any alarms because I’m not sure of the severity of damage or of any injuries. Apparently, the fog banks are rolling pretty heavy out there today. Bottom Line: : NO INJURIES, MINIMAL…
It may be an insignificant detail in the context of the suburban birthday party shooting, but this bit of information about the alleged killer relates to a major topic of conversation on any given Anchor Rising day: Nicholas Gianquitti became a Providence police officer in July 1991. He lasted just six months. On Jan. 27,…