R.I. General Assembly got it right
Gay marriage legislation has been introduced in the Rhode Island General Assembly for close to three decades. Last Wednesday’s vote virtually guarantees that same sex marriage will be legal here as the legislation returns to the House for a procedural vote on small changes made to the bill on the Senate side, and to both [...]
Read More →Cardio Canine: An Exercise Program for You and Your Dog Week #4
‘Man’s Best Friend,’ is a common catchphrase. Its origin may seem obvious, but according to American history, it was a lawyer from Warrensburg, Missouri that coined the phrase. It was October of 1869 when a farmer suspected local dogs of killing his livestock. To subdue the threat, the farmer, shot and killed a neighbor’s hound [...]
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Freshwater fishing hot thanks to DEM Opening day last Saturday didn’t let anyone down. I traveled to ponds in South County and the East Bay and although the morning was cold the excitement was contagious. Excitement from the likes of Kyra Anderson… seven years old on opening day… who was the only one in her [...]
Read More →When Terrorists Come to Town
While Boston is celebrating the successful end to the hunt for the marathon terrorists, we can’t forget that four young people are dead, nearly 200 were injured or maimed, and we once again suffered a large-scale terrorist attack in an American city. The act of horrific cowardice at the Boston Marathon, ricin-laced letters addressed to [...]
Read More →Demitasse cups and do I need an appraisal for a donation to charity?
Q. I inherited these cups and saucers—what were they used for? Do they have any value? A. This is a nice demitasse set. This one, still in its original satin lined case, has sterling silver holders with porcelain cups. Also included are the dainty sterling silver demitasse spoons which are a necessity, as a teaspoon [...]
Read More →Bill would unionize child care providers
Home-based childcare providers throughout Rhode Island will be eligible to form and join a union if the legislation sponsored by Senator Mary Ellen Goodwin (D-Providence) gains traction. The Governor would be required to meet with the union within 30 days. Mediation would then ensue to arrive at a compensation package if no agreement is reached. [...]
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Ponds stocked With more than 20,000 anglers out at dawn on opening day, last Saturday April 13, it’s a good thing that approximately 80,000 hatchery- raised brook, brown, and rainbow trout with an average individual weight of one and a half pounds were stocked by DEM staff in more than 100 ponds and streams. Popular [...]
Read More →Sharing the Political Locker Room
While I’ve always loved baseball, it has never crossed my mind to try to play competitively. Like most young girls, I wasn’t particularly assertive and back then, girls weren’t playing Little League. Fast forward through ten years of single-sex education, and I launched into a career in public affairs and politics, a field that was [...]
Read More →Cardio Canine: An Exercise Program For You and Your Dog Week #3
Humans were once classified as hunters and gatherers. We were a mobile, energy-expended species in search for food, and we existed like this up until about 10,000 years ago. With the onset of agriculture, however, our lifestyles and mindsets changed. Humans learned to raise animals and plant crops; soon, our digestive systems were forced to [...]
Read More →Time to appreciate, dig, and divide spring’s tinies
As much as enjoy a wide angle view of daffodils on parade, and trees beginning to leaf out in colors that echo fall, I prefer to look at spring up close. My magnolia has even burst into a thousand supernova stars, but I find myself focusing on spring’s tinies instead. My flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) [...]
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