On a lighter note...my class and I took a walk to the Dunkin Donuts Center for "Brunch" with the elephants from Ringling Brothers Circus. The elephants feasted on a wonderful selection of apples, watermelons, lettuce, and bread. It was a lot of fun to watch, and the kids loved it. Since I'm a Republican, I couldn't miss the chance to post pictures of the elephants. Enjoy! Read Full Story
We took a sail last weekend from the beach in Swansea and the wind took us to Fall River and the opportunity to take this series of photographs of the Borden Flats Light. They're arranged in a "photosynth" which will slide you from one photo to another in slideshow fasion. The Borden Flats Lighthouse has been warning ships of underwater hazards where Mount Hope Bay meets the Taunton River since 1875, and doing it well by all accounts. It's not much to look at but hey, it is a lighthouse and... Read Full Story
When cities and towns raise taxes, they usually defend the increase by pointing out that it is being done in order to preserve services for its citizens. Well, how about a town that is planning on raising property taxes, and attempted to levy an additional property tax on its citizens, yet is attempting to reduce basic services. Does that sound bad? Welcome to North Providence! Mayor Charles Lombardi's latest stroke of genius involves charging citizens for trash collection. You... Read Full Story
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It took two trials, but Robert Urciuoli was finally sentenced today. The former President of Roger Williams Medical Center was sentenced to three years. He will report to prison on June 15th. If the charges weren't so serious, some of the statements made in this trial would have been hilarious. Here are some examples:
Urciuoli's lawyers have asked that he be placed in a halfway house , noting that Urciuoli did not violate a public oath like Celona and that any illegal acts were to... Read Full Story
Tom Sgouros of RI Policy Reporter
acclaim takes a look at census data which shows that in 2008, Rhode
Island along with Michigan,
were the only states with a net loss in population. As with many of his
analyses, I don’t argue the numbers with Tom but his inferences of those
numbers. He writes :
So, it seemed worth turning over some rocks. I
looked some at the components of the changes: births, deaths, migration. One
interesting thing is that our "natural" growth rate... Read Full Story
Brown University's faculty has voted to stop observing Columbus Day because of " the nature of Christopher Columbus's conquests and treatment of Native Americans." The way things stand now, Columbus Day will be replaced with a floating holiday which will coincide with "Fall Weekend." Initially, the University was considering holidays named "Heritage Day", or my personal favorite, "Indigenous Day." That really has a ring to it. Brown University is named after the Brown family... Read Full Story
General Growth Properties, the owner of Providence Place Mall, has filed for bankruptcy. The company currently has $29 billion is assets, $27 billion in liabilities, and it has seen its revenue drop. General Growth Properties will continue to operate its malls during the bankruptcy, so I would expect little or no difference at Providence Place. I'm sure Providence Place critics will be coming out of the woodwork claiming that the mall is a failure. Don't listen to this nonsense... Read Full Story
After running up $27 billion in debt, General Growth Properties has decided to sell Providence Place Mall to take care of its obligations. General Growth Properties isn't doing well, but according to the article below, Providence Place certainly is. It reportedly averages $525 per square foot in sales. On a related note, please check the link below from the Providence Journal's blog. The comments and attitudes many Rhode Islanders have toward the mall never cease to amaze me... Read Full Story
Miss Rhode Island USA Alysha Castonguay had posed topless for Maxim and other swimsuit calendars before she entered Miss Rhode Island USA beauty pageant. Castonguay showed her racy photos to Miss USA pageant officials. Castonguay did not hide her raunchy calendar past.
The beauty pageant authorities approved of her past nude or semi-nude pictures and Castonguay [...] Read Full Story
