Bob Walsh Responds to Mayor Taveras on Teacher Terminations
Mayor Taveras asked on Facebook for people to respond to his decision to send out the termination notices to Providence teachers, and NEA Executive Director Bob Walsh replied: Since you asked: I think the terminating rather than laying off teachers is not only a violation of the law, it is a violation of the trust [...]
A Stupid Question
Slow news day for CBS, I guess. They have a flaming headline about the Obama administration’s plan to have Medicare cover the cost of testing for sexually transmitted diseases. ‘U.S. may pay for sex disease tests for elderly: Should taxpayers pony up?’ (CBS) If granny gets gonorrhea or gramps gets sick with syphilis, who should [...]
Do Providence Teachers Have to Apply to Be Rehired or Not?
It’s understandable that teachers are feeling anxious and afraid in Providence. But let Mayor Taveras reassure you — he is not out to bust the unions, so that solves that question. Whew, glad the Mayor is still the moral, union-supporting person that I thought he was. Still, a lot of other unanswered questions linger about [...]
Providence Teacher Termination Letters
This January I froze my feet in Kennedy Plaza as Mayor Taveras was sworn in. Much of his Inaugural speech was devoted to promises to promote public education. From ProJo.com, which published a complete transcript… Let me be clear: the time for Providence to take control of its financial future is now. At the same [...]
Kmareka Predictions 3 for 3
Well, my far more prescient and wise co-blogger Nancy was responsible for the first two correct predictions, and I can make claim to the third — predicting that Central Falls would be laying off some teachers in the New Year. I’m not sure I should be given any fortune-teller points for this, though. Some things [...]
A Pint With Dave
I like to visit Dave’s Corner Tavern once in a while, especially today when Dave Von Ebbers gives credit to one of the great, underestimated music groups of the 80′s, The Bus Boys.
Chocolate Kiss
Theresa Brown, RN captures the feeling of a busy hospital unit and the temptations that lurk in the break room… A Hershey’s kiss can be exactly what I need to make the day feel better, especially since lunchtime has long passed and I haven’t had time to eat. The truth is, though, I try to [...]
Community Garden Opportunity in Cranston
From Democratic City Council Member Steve Stycos: I am working with Mayor Fung to start a community garden in the park at the end of Narragansett Street and Bay View Avenues. Those participating would receive a small area of land, perhaps 10 by 20 feet, to grown vegetables or flowers. To gauge community interest, I [...]
Celebrity Debris
After running around to three libraries in the freezing cold all last week your Kmareka correspondent has been struck down with a sinus infection. I’m stuck in bed, reading a lot of Agatha Christie– mistress of distraction, storyteller extraordinaire. Her mysteries don’t actually make any sense, but who cares? I’m not up to anything that [...]
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