David Sirota Coming To Providence
David Sirota, one of blogging’s most influential political forces, will be visiting our state this coming week. The details are as follows: Author, talking head, and new-media guru David Sirota will be in town on Tuesday, 4/14 to do a fundraiser for ProPAC, the Progressive Caucus’s political action committee. It’ll be from 7-9 at the [...]
Forgotten Providence
Rents are lower, but more people are homeless. What is the quick fix, what is the long-term remedy for this problem?
*Newsflash*: Tribal Infighting Is Costly
The “newsflash” part is sarcastic, by the way, symbolized by the double stars — a cyber punctuation trend that can also be used to emphasize a word for other reasons. But anyway, the point is that I am posting a link to Randal Edgar’s article in Projo about the money being spent on legal fighting [...]
That Was Fast
MONTPELIER, Vt. – Vermont on Tuesday became the fourth state to legalize gay marriage — and the first to do so with a legislature’s vote. The House recorded a dramatic 100-49 vote, the minimum needed, to override Gov. Jim Douglas’ veto. Its vote followed a much easier override vote in the Senate, which rebuffed the [...]
Colbert w/Biz Stone, Twitter co-founder
Stephen Colbert asks, “What hath God Twaught?” Funny! more about "Colbert w/Biz Stone, Twitter co-founder", posted with vodpod
Legislative Efforts to Curb Problem Gambling
Geoff Schoos of the Cranston Herald writes about some new legislation that would create a “self-exclusion” list at gambling establishments to keep pathological gamblers from relapsing and victimizing themselves and their families repeatedly with debt. From The Cranston Herald: One of the perks of my job is I get the opportunity to meet people who [...]
Comics for Cambodia
Cambodian girls, think about this–Michelle Obama is traveling the world and making it safe to be tall, smart, Black and beautiful. This is a paradigm shift. Don’t buy into last year’s nose.
Just Say NO to Telemarketers
Our phone traffic has reached a critical point where most of the callers are telemarketers.
They Should’a Seen a Nurse
From the AP– NEW YORK – One in five Medicare patients end up back in the hospital within a month of discharge, a large study found, and that practice costs billions of dollars a year. The findings suggest patients aren’t told enough about how to take care of themselves and stay healthy before they go [...]
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