The weather is cooling, the leaves are changing, and all of my neighbors are putting pumpkins on their porches. It got me thinking, what is the environmental impact of all of these Jack O Lanterns?
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Democracy and Ukraine
The Public’s Radio’s podcast on immigration, Mosaic, has a community essay series. This essay is by Dr. Michael Fine, a writer, community organizer, and family physician. He writes about going to the Ukrainian border to treat refugees and who helped him get there. When Russia invaded Ukraine, I tried to get there to help Ukrainians […]
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for October 21, 2022
For all the comparisons between Liz Truss’ tenure as PM and a head of lettuce, the situation points to how public support is an integral element of governance. Thanks for stopping by. You can follow me through the week on the twitters. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every […]
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On Political Roundtable: Election 2022, Democratic CD2 candidate Seth Magaziner; Michael DiBiase on RI’s education crisis; and GOP SoS candidate Pat Cortellessa
IAN DONNIS: Welcome to Political Roundtable: Election 2022. Fewer than three weeks remain until voters will choose a new congressman in Rhode Island’s Second District. The battle between Republican Allan Fung and Democrat Seth Magaziner has attracted national attention. That’s because both parties are pressing for control of the U.S. House. And Fung, the longtime […]
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Artscape: URI Guitar Festival returns, Oct. 20-23
The URI Guitar Festival started as an ambitious idea by director Adam Levin more than seven years ago. It started growing when the pandemic created a major obstacle to that growth. Levin did what all directors did. He got creative. This weekend the event launches bigger than it has ever been, stretching across multiple days. It also now includes activities and events that are learning experiences for beginners and more advanced players.
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One Square Mile: In Westerly, shoreline access emerges as key issue in 2022 races
Voters following the 2022 elections in Westerly are witnessing something they haven’t seen in years. Candidates are widely promoting their support for public access to Rhode Island’s shoreline.
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Should I compost my body when I die?
When a loved one passes away, we often just have two choices: burial or cremation. But there’s a new option in some states that claims to use less energy and resources.
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Learning U.S. History
Mosaic is The Public’s Radio podcast on immigration. Here is a community essay written for Mosaic called “Learning U.S. History.” The essay is by Young Bae, who is originally from the city of Seoul in South Korea. Click on the orange button above to listen. In 2019, approximately a year after I came to Providence, […]
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These champions deserve three cheers
Golfer Nancy Chaffee, sailor Stuart McNay, slugger Aaron Judge, ad commentator Dennis Eckersley gave us plenty to cheer about.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for October 14, 2022
Warm up your rake, because the leaves have started falling. Thanks for stopping by. You can follow me through the week on the twitters. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Just sign up right here *** STORY OF THE WEEK: It was easy to anticipate the dynamic […]
