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There’s lots of internet reviews of Lori Gottleib’s book, ‘Marry Him’. Rare is the book that infuriates and captivates like Lori Gottlieb’s latest. From its unapologetic goal — to help unhappy single ladies get hitched! — to its grabby, “oh no she didn’t” title (“Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough”), [...] ...
Kmareka - Mon 2:48 p.m. - 2 clicks 
Alert readers will note that in all the essays I’ve written about the controversy over prostitution in Rhode Island, I’ve never said it was a ‘victimless crime’. I’ve tried to make that distinction that opposing the arrest of prostitutes does not mean there’s no harm to the practitioners and the community in the proliferation of [...] ...
Kmareka - Mon 5:44 a.m. - 3 clicks
In the campaign for Rhode Island Attorney General, two candidates have struck up a decidely populist tone. First, Steve Archambault criticized both a proposed Blue Cross rate hike and then a subsequent agreement reached on the rate hike between Blue Cross and current Attorney General Patrick Lynch. “In these difficult economic times, a nearly double digit rate [...] ...
Closing Argument - Wed 7:05 a.m. - 5 clicks
Once you go down that slippery slope, allowing chess lessons and knitting circles, it’s only a matter of time before people are openly promoting education in the middle of downtown Pawtucket. I knew something was up when I saw a bright, shiny new yoga studio. Don’t try and pretend there won’t be yoga classes, flagrantly advertised [...] ...
Kmareka - Tue 2:23 p.m. - 3 clicks
In a 6 page decision, Superior Court Associate Justice Melanie Wilk Thunberg refused to reduce the 30-year prison term of Thomas J. Lewis, a West Warwick man who hired a hit man from Arizona, Thomas M. Kenna, to kill his wife, Kris Sao Bento, in 2004. San Bento survived Kenna’s attack with a claw hammer. In [...] ...
Closing Argument - Feb 1 - 3 clicks
Kudos to Providence lawyer and public relations strategist John Longo for standing up for consumers against the illegal and unethical practices of debt collectors. NBC-10 political analyst Jim Taricani reports the story: Providence lawyer John Longo has filed dozens of lawsuits against collection companies. He said a debt collector can not threaten to call your supervisor. “One [...] ...
Closing Argument - Feb 1 - 4 clicks
In the case of Jin Weng vs Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, the First Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the appeal of a Chinese woman, Jin Weng, who fought deportation to China on the grounds of religious persecution. Chief Judge Sandra L. Lynch wrote the opinion, which begins as follows: Jin Weng, a native and [...] ...
Closing Argument - Jan 29 - 6 clicks
Bishop Thomas J. Tobin wants to put women in jail who have an abortion...wants to call out the police when people don't do what he likes...even non-Catholics....
RIslander - Nov 23 - 5 clicks
Providence Bishop bans Kennedy from communion, RI Catholics outraged!...
RIslander - Nov 22 - 3 clicks
