Essayist Richard Lawrence writes about a promise he made not to forget family history.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for March 11, 2022
Man, there’s nothing like the price of gas to get people talking. Your tips and comments are welcome. You can follow me through the week on the twitters. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Just sign up right here *** STORY OF THE WEEK: If you want people to get […]
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Political Roundtable: Place and Hodgson on Republican politics
State Rep. David Place (R-Burrillville) and former state Sen. Dawson Hodgson of North Kingstown, who is now unaffiliated, join Political Roundtable this week for a discussion about GOP politics. The topics include why Place is a Republican, and why Hodgson left the GOP; What should be done about the threats and harassment faced by election […]
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Il Cine Ritrovato returns, in person, to Brown
Today’s Artscape welcomes back Professor Massimo Riva, from Brown University’s Italian Studies department, to talk about this years’ festival of rare and restored films from the Cineteca of Bologna, one of the world’s great archives of cinema classics, both known and unknown.
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Water is rising all around us. What should we do?
Our oceans are rising and taking over more land every year. Most governments try to fix this by blocking the water out and sealing the humans in. But is that the only way?
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for March 4, 2022
Don’t look now, but there are fewer than 200 days until Rhode Island’s pivotal September 13 primary election. Your tips and comments are welcome. You can follow me through the week on the twitters. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Just sign up right here *** STORY OF THE WEEK: […]
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Political Roundtable: What’s next for hospitals and healthcare in Rhode Island?
The guests on Political Roundtable this week are Dr. Michael Fine, a former director of the Rhode Island Department of Health, and Chris Koller, who served as the country’s first health insurance commissioner. Topics include: What’s next for Care New England after the recent rejection of its merger with Lifespan; Whether an out of state […]
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Friartown is Titletown; Rhode Island is Title Territory
The PC Friars are not the only college basketball champions in Rhode Island.
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Should I ditch liquid detergent?
Today we’re answering a question from Cori Myers-she’s the sister-in-law of our founder Stephen Porder. She wants to know if the laundry detergent sheets that she saw online are better than traditional liquid laundry detergent, which comes in a plastic jug.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for February 25, 2022
The show must go on. Your tips and comments are welcome. You can follow me through the week on the twitters. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Just sign up right here *** STORY OF THE WEEK: “It’s absolutely soul-crushing, heart-breaking,” the Rev. Borislav Kroner, pastor of St. Michael’s Ukrainian […]
