Rhode Island

updated 9:04 a.m.

AG Candidate Kilmartin Goes on the Offensive

Democratic Attorney General candidate Peter Kilmartin has a new TV ad that goes on the offensive against his two primary opponents.  Let’s see if there is a response: ...
Closing Argument - 6:06 a.m.

Mood Swings

The psychologist Abraham Maslow once wrote, “I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.” This metaphor aptly describes the mindset that has plagued the field of psychiatry over the past couple of decades, particularly when it comes to treating children [...] ...
Kmareka - Wed 8:40 p.m.

Portsmouth school finance committee agrees on quarterly reports for restricted funds

Portsmouth school finance director Mark Dunham explains restricted funds. There were just 6 people in attendance at the Portsmouth School Finance subcommittee meeting tonight, and despite the somewhat theatrical buildup given in the Newport Daily News (who didn't bother to send a reporter) there were no secret pots of money discovered, no moment where a school committee m...
Hard Deadlines - Wed 8:40 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

The President’s Speech

President Barack Obama marked the end of combat operations in Iraq with an Oval Office address. I heard it on the radio, just absorbing the words and the tone. The words were sober, the tone almost somber. I recently read President Nixon’s ‘Peace With Honor’ speech, marking our exit from Vietnam with nothing really accomplished [...] ...
Kmareka - Wed 5:09 a.m.

Retired Portsmouth principal supports McDaid for school committee

John McDaid (D), candidate for Portsmouth school committee with former Hathaway principal Dr. Christina Martin. Photo by Andrew Katzman. Dr. Christina Martin, recently retired principal of Hathaway Elementary school, announced her support for John McDaid in the Portsmouth School Committee race. The ten-year veteran of Portsmouth's schools issued the following statement: ...
Hard Deadlines - Wed 3:00 a.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Tell your Friends in Cranston’s Ward One about Steve Stycos

What is Steve Stycos about? Independent analysis, common sense energy and conservation efforts, and increased clarity on what we are spending money on in Cranston and whether we are getting our money’s worth. We desperately need Steve’s skills on the Cranston city council: When news broke that Councilman Terence Livingston wouldn’t be seeking re-election in [...] ...
Kmareka - Tue 2:28 p.m. - 7 clicks 7 clicks

PPEF awards grants, Cunningham wins Teacher of the Year

Teacher of the Year Kim Cunningham with PPEF president Helen Furriel (l) and treasurer Donna Manning. Photo by Paul Gallagher. At the Portsmouth teacher orientation this morning, the Portsmouth Public Education Foundation (PPEF) announced their 2010-2011 PPEF Educational Excellence Grant Recipients and their 3rd Teacher of the Year Award recipient, Kim Cunningham of Portsmo...
Hard Deadlines - Tue 12:42 p.m. - 5 clicks 5 clicks

RI Lawyers Weekly Profiles Steve Archambault

RI Lawyers Weekly is doing a series of interviews with the candidates for attorney general. If the winds are blowing against political insiders this year, Stephen R. Archambault, one of three Democrats vying for the attorney general’s post in the … Continue reading → ...
Closing Argument - Tue 11:09 a.m.

Glenn Beck Has a Problem With Christians?

I probably should leave this alone, but being a former End-Times Pentecostal it just fascinates me. Glenn Beck now has problems with President Obama’s theology. It makes me wish we could just judge our politicians on their politicking, but we’re in the era of blurred boundaries and public piety for fun and profit. Anyway, Glenn [...] ...
Kmareka - Tue 5:40 a.m.

Lawyers and Politicians, keep on Laundering the drug money

Lawyers, Guns, and Money Anyone seeking to find alternative methods to fight drug addiction, and the crimes committed to fuel a habit, can pause in the offices of many politicians who have laundered millions of dollars in drug money. Every time a drug dealer goes to court, a lawyer somewhere just laundered drug money. Nationally, 40% of all sentences are for drugs. 265,800 people are estimat...
Lockdown Lowdown - Mon 9:25 p.m.

Parents, Schools, and Discrimination

It was probably easier back in the day to simply bar all the folks with criminal histories form everything.  Work, housing, loans, even volunteering at your kids' school.  But when roughly 25% of your adult population has a thing or two on their BCI, it starts to become a problem. Apparently we are at a turning point with this sort of discrimination.  The RI ACLU has filed a lawsuit to override ...
Lockdown Lowdown - Mon 9:25 p.m.

Regulators! Mount Up!!

The evil terror of big government regulators are back in the news.  With the smoke not yet clear from British Petroleum’s little Texas tea time in the Gulf, we are now treated to a food security issue large enough to make Osama bin Laden chuckle.  Across the nation, Republicans and many a DINO are running “Anti-Government” campaigns in their quests to join the government.  But what do they mean,...
Lockdown Lowdown - Mon 9:25 p.m. - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Are there still racist judges in Georgia?

If Federal Judge William Moore were a Klansman, it would be perfectly understandable to write a 174 page Order denying Troy Davis' petition for a new trial.   The evidence in Davis' favor is so overwhelming, there must be some logical explanation for why Moore ruled as he did.  "Racism" in this situation would serve that purpose.  It would provide all the logic one needs. The powerful le...
Lockdown Lowdown - Mon 9:25 p.m.

I do More than just Fight the man

After having won Providence's "Best Original Song" award at the 48 Hour Film Festival, hip hop sensation DJ K-Love told her dedicated fans, "we will unite.  And WE WILL take the power back." Bold words, yet understandable when one views the video.  Having worked with K-Love on this project, I can tell you that it was more empowering than writing the occasional blog post, and m...
Lockdown Lowdown - Mon 9:25 p.m. - 7 clicks 7 clicks

I made io9! (translation: my story was mentioned on an uber-cool science fiction site)

The awesome science fiction web site io9 posted a list of "strange" sf , and I'm chuffed that my 1995 story "Jigoku no mokushiroku (The Symbolic Revelation of the Apocalypse) made the cut. You can, of course, read it here . Why is this story strange? Well, possibly because the point-of-view character is a sentient elevator? Maybe this would be a good time to mention that I'm working on a sequ...
Hard Deadlines - Mon 12:27 p.m.

Is Privacy, Like, So Twentieth Century?

It has been many years since I read George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel, 1984. My curiosity about perusing the book anew is offset by my uneasiness about its prescience. I fear that the world occupied by Winston Smith, the novel’s protagonist, will eerily resemble America in 2010. Not entirely, but increasingly so. Big Brother is [...] ...
Kmareka - Mon 8:00 a.m. - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Portsmouth remembers the Black Regiment

Presenters Jo Eva Gaines, Michael Browner, and Joyce Williams at the annual commemoration service. Over a hundred were gathered in tents in yesterday's heat at the Patriots Park memorial just off Rt. 114, as Portsmouth paused to remember the contributions of the Black Regiment . The African-American slaves who earned their freedom by serving in this Continental Army regime...
Hard Deadlines - Mon 7:41 a.m. - 9 clicks 9 clicks

Compare and Contrast

Kai Wright, of The Nation examines the claims of Glenn Beck and other revisionists who wrap themselves in the mantle of the civil rights movement… There are many things about King’s dream speech that Beck won’t likely point out at this weekend’s gathering. Perhaps top among them: the 1963 March on Washington was the work [...] ...
Kmareka - Sun 11:23 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Portsmouth Democrats host Clamboil Sept 12

Guests enjoying last year's event. The annual Portsmouth Democratic Clamboil is scheduled for Sunday, September 12, and everyone is welcome at what promises to be an awesome afternoon of traditional food, amazing auction bargains, and election-year opportunities to chat with local, state, and national political leaders and candidates. The Clamboil is hosted at the Portugue...
Hard Deadlines - Sun 11:23 a.m. - 8 clicks 8 clicks

Door Knocking

Yesterday I spent a fine afternoon going door to door in the Smith Hill neighborhood urging people to vote in the upcoming elections. The canvass was sponsored by Organizing for America, just one of the organizations that works to increase voter participation. I only do this kind of thing every few years, but I’m always [...] ...
Kmareka - Sun 7:29 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Beyond Vietnam

Today, on the 47th anniversary of Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King’s famous speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, there are many who want to wrap themselves in the aura of a struggle for justice that has been blessed by history. Since we have short memories and the truth is not always [...] ...
Kmareka - Sat 10:46 a.m.

Claiming our History

My mind reels with the crazy 15-second news cycle, the flying slogans, the waving flags. So much nonsense and so tempting to jump in and argue. But the best remedy, in the long run, is a national lesson in history and civics. Above is a photo of one of America’s great moments, Reverend Dr. Martin [...] ...
Kmareka - Fri 12:22 p.m.

Station Fire Evidence on track to be Destroyed

The Providence Journal reports that Senior U.S. District Court Judge Ronald R. Lagueux has approved the destruction of more than 700 pieces of evidence recovered from the site of the Station nightclub fire and the closure of the Cranston warehouse … Continue reading → ...
Closing Argument - Fri 11:07 a.m. - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Pile driving is over for Sakonnet bridge

The sound of pile drivers at the Sakonnet River Bridge construction site — painfully familiar to anyone in the Hummocks and audible even from Island Park — is now a thing of the past, says the RI Dept. of Transportation (RIDOT). In a press release, RIDOT announced that the last round of pile driving finished on Tuesday and positive test results Thursday meant the end of this phase...
Hard Deadlines - Fri 10:42 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Fed to Prop Up Economy

I guess propping up is better than no help at all. The Fed says it will prop up the economy, and things should be better in 2011: JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — The Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, said Friday that the central bank was determined to prevent the economy from slipping into a cycle [...] ...
Kmareka - Fri 9:07 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Save the 'P'

Kmareka - Fri 5:22 a.m. - 11 clicks 11 clicks

Starhawk in the Washington Post

Kmareka - Thu 3:20 p.m.

Republicanism is a Choice

Kmareka - Aug 25 - 10 clicks 10 clicks

Books on the Street

Kmareka - Aug 25 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Chris Young Puts Rhode Island on the Map

Kmareka - Aug 25 - 8 clicks 8 clicks

$1.5 Million Verdict in Kugel Mesh Lawsuit

RI Lawyers Weekly reports that a U.S. District Court jury has awarded $1.5 million to a married couple for injuries they suffered as a result of a hernia repair patch. Christopher and Laure Thorpe were awarded $1.3 million for personal … Continue reading → ...
Closing Argument - Aug 25 - 11 clicks 11 clicks

A Little Perspective

Kmareka - Aug 24

Empty Houses, Full Homeless Shelters

Kmareka - Aug 24

Annual fishing tournament honors SSG Christopher Potts

The fifth annual Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts fishing tournament begins next Saturday, and the week-long fundraising event is capped off with a cookout at the Portsmouth Portuguese American Citizens Club on Saturday, September 11. The event, hosted by the Aquidneck Island Striper team is a benefit for the SSG Christopher Potts Memorial Fund, set up to help the family of the fallen servicema...
Hard Deadlines - Aug 24 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Undermining the Caregiver

Kmareka - Aug 23

Fear of Eggs

Kmareka - Aug 23

Portsmouth budget referendum scheduled for Oct. 5

The Portsmouth school budget referendum has been scheduled for Tuesday, October 5, according to a posting this afternoon on the Save Our Schools web site. Absentee ballots will be available from September 15. SOS organizer Dave Croston reminded students who are still registered here in Portsmouth to stop by Town Hall. "Students should visit the Canvassers Office before they head-out for schoo...
Hard Deadlines - Aug 23 - 9 clicks 9 clicks

The Schemers

Kmareka - Aug 22 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Meeting About Mashapaug Commons (Former Gorham Toxic Site)

Kmareka - Aug 21 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Fighting for Freedom in the Military

Kmareka - Aug 21

Persecuting Christians

Kmareka - Aug 19

Dr. Laura and Free Speech

Kmareka - Aug 19

Are a Quarter of Americans Just Plain Dumb?

Kmareka - Aug 19

Is Ann Coulter Really Pure?

Kmareka - Aug 18

Ted Nugent Makes Bambi Cry

Kmareka - Aug 18

RI delegation seeks FERC LNG visit

Click image to view letter (pdf) The Rhode Island congressional delegation has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to visit the state to see the proposed LNG site firsthand and discuss concerns with state and local officials, according to a letter obtained by harddeadlines. The letter to FERC chairman Jon Wellinghoff, provided by Rep. Ray Gallison (D-69...
Hard Deadlines - Aug 18 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

PWFD reasssures Portsmouth water OK

Hard Deadlines - Aug 18 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Aquidneck Land Trust campaign to save Wicks gets $1M boost

Hard Deadlines - Aug 17 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Portsmouth makes signature goal for school budget referendum

Hard Deadlines - Aug 17

Patch hits 100 community news sites

Hard Deadlines - Aug 17

Portsmouth artist-educator wins RI Foundation fellowship

Hard Deadlines - Aug 16 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Baron Covers Whitehouse in Woonsocket

Kmareka - Aug 16

Chernobyl Today

Kmareka - Aug 15

Married to a Mortal

Kmareka - Aug 15

Analyst estimates small Edujobs impact for Portsmouth

Hard Deadlines - Aug 15 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Deconstructing Doctor Laura and Newt Gingrich

Kmareka - Aug 14

Cicilline: Tell The truth on jobs

Lockdown Lowdown - Aug 14

Dear Doctor Laura

Kmareka - Aug 13

First Circuit Rules on Teaching Armenian Genocide

The Boston Globe reports that the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that statewide public school guidelines on teaching human rights history can exclude materials disputing that the mass slaying of Armenians in the First World War era constituted … Continue reading → ...
Closing Argument - Aug 12

SOS brings in 2,000 signatures for Portsmouth referendum

Hard Deadlines - Aug 10

A Good Week for Public Art

Kmareka - Aug 10

Study Says Medical Errors Cost Nearly $20 Billion Every Year

The Wall Street Journal “Health Blog” reported on a study released Monday by the Society of Actuaries which states that medical errors cost the US $19.5 billion in 2008.  The costs include both medical costs and those linked to lost … Continue reading → ...
Closing Argument - Aug 10

The Fire Next Door

Kmareka - Aug 9

Reading the Obits

Kmareka - Aug 9

Portsmouth budget referendum meets signature goal

Hard Deadlines - Aug 9

Museum of Modern Slavery Comes to Providence

Lockdown Lowdown - Aug 9 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Equality

Kmareka - Aug 8

Referendum drive makes progress on Saturday

Hard Deadlines - Aug 8

Last weekend push for referendum signatures

Hard Deadlines - Aug 7

Willpower

Kmareka - Aug 6

Water Tower

Kmareka - Aug 6

Sign and Drive for the schools at PHS today, transfer station tomorrow

Hard Deadlines - Aug 6

In the Air

Kmareka - Aug 6

Three Supreme Women

Kmareka - Aug 6

Referendum supporters collect names at Sign and Drive

Hard Deadlines - Aug 5 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Yet another "clean" shooting?

Lockdown Lowdown - Aug 5

New York becomes 3rd state to eliminate Prison-Based Gerrymandering

Lockdown Lowdown - Aug 5

Levesque celebrates legislation enhancing nursing facilities

Hard Deadlines - Aug 5

George Takei on Prop 8

Kmareka - Aug 5

Referendum Sign and Drive at PHS!

Hard Deadlines - Aug 5

Tiny Japanese House

Kmareka - Aug 4 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Segal proposes "Green New Deal" at Portsmouth turbine

Hard Deadlines - Aug 4

Drive-Through????

Kmareka - Aug 3 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

School supporters rally for budget referendum

Hard Deadlines - Aug 3

Playing With Fire

Kmareka - Aug 3

The Heavenly Choir Gets Syncopated

Kmareka - Aug 2 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

A Warning

Kmareka - Aug 2

SOS volunteers picking up referendum signatures

Hard Deadlines - Aug 2 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Hurricane Barrier

Kmareka - Aug 2

JNC Considers 6 Nominees for Chief of RI Family Court

The JNC is considering and will be interviewing 6 candidates for the position of Chief of the Rhode Island Family Court.  Here is the Providence Journal review of the 6 candidates: The Judicial Nominating Commission announced July 12 that it … Continue reading → ...
Closing Argument - Aug 2

First Circuit Overturns District Court Expert Exclusion in Med Mal Case

Closing Argument - Aug 2 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Construction on Boyd's lane tomorrow; Anthony this week

Hard Deadlines - Aug 2

Referendum rally tomorrow, signing ops tonight

Hard Deadlines - Aug 2

Wooly Fair

Kmareka - Aug 1 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Off Mineral Spring

Kmareka - Jul 31

Bacon that Glows in the Dark

Kmareka - Jul 31

From The Hot Club

Kmareka - Jul 30 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Portsmouth Patch launches

Hard Deadlines - Jul 30 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Farmer's Market Update — Fish, Compost, and Poetry

Kmareka - Jul 30 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Don't Persecute Fashion Victims

Kmareka - Jul 29

Studying Harvey Pekar

Kmareka - Jul 29 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Downtown Diary– Cumberland

Kmareka - Jul 29 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Anne Rice– Apostate

Kmareka - Jul 29 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Details of Temporary Injunction against parts of Arizona Immigration Law

Closing Argument - Jul 29

Portsmouth budget referendum drive underway

Hard Deadlines - Jul 29

Federal Lawsuit Seeks to End Master Party Lever in Rhode Island

Closing Argument - Jul 29 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Loved and Missed

Kmareka - Jul 29

Portsmouth Council votes to underfund schools

Hard Deadlines - Jul 28

Reminder: Final Portsmouth budget vote tonight -- Please be there!

Hard Deadlines - Jul 28 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Congressional candidate David Segal in Portsmouth Aug 4

Hard Deadlines - Jul 28 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Dave St. Germain

Kmareka - Jul 27

Arrrrghhh!!!

Kmareka - Jul 27

Downtown Diary–Pawtucket

Kmareka - Jul 27 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Portsmouth water rescinds mandatory restrictions

Hard Deadlines - Jul 27 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

hey, willie geist!!!

notes willie geist's anniversary as the host of his own msnbc program....
RIslander - Jul 27

Portsmouth Council deadlocks on budget

Hard Deadlines - Jul 27 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Downtown Diary

Kmareka - Jul 26

Patch brings citizen media to Portsmouth

Hard Deadlines - Jul 26

"Go In Peace, Doc."

Lockdown Lowdown - Jul 25

Support our Portsmouth schools at the Council Monday night

Hard Deadlines - Jul 25

They Should've Talked to Sheldon Whitehouse

Kmareka - Jul 24

Then and Now

Kmareka - Jul 24

Steve Stycos: Corn, Cool Soup, and CVS

Kmareka - Jul 23

hot not

Closing Argument - Jul 22

Serial Obstructor

Kmareka - Jul 22

DEMS GET IT: Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

The Democrats are moving closer to making the government and society more responsive to the common man. The Republicans who are still pushing for more for those at the top of the financial ladder are fighting the Dems, but they......
RIslander - Jul 22 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

I, The People

Kmareka - Jul 22

Space Alien News Update

Kmareka - Jul 21

Heatwave

Kmareka - Jul 21

Lawsuit against First Transit targets Policy Barring Felons from Employment

Closing Argument - Jul 21

KKK Took My Baby Away

Lockdown Lowdown - Jul 20

Who Steals Credit for Falling Crime Rates ?

Lockdown Lowdown - Jul 20

Portsmouth student wins SENEDIA scholarship

Hard Deadlines - Jul 20

Fewer Civil Lawsuits and Criminal Cases in Rhode Island

Closing Argument - Jul 19

Washington Post Calls for "Uncompromising" Probe into New Orleans Police Shootings.

Closing Argument - Jul 19

Sunday Morning

Kmareka - Jul 18

Farmer's Market, CVS, and Airport Expansion Update from Steve Stycos

Kmareka - Jul 15 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Portsmouth citizens speak out for schools at hearing

Hard Deadlines - Jul 15

Pre-reading for tonight's Portsmouth budget meeting

Hard Deadlines - Jul 14 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Support our Portsmouth schools at the budget hearing tonight

Hard Deadlines - Jul 14

Congratulations Felicia

Kmareka - Jul 13 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Some Good News

Kmareka - Jul 12

A Light Goes Out in Cleveland

Kmareka - Jul 12

Support Sen. Chuck Levesque next Tuesday

Hard Deadlines - Jul 12 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Activists across America Establish Anti-Prison Resolution

Lockdown Lowdown - Jul 12

Beating the Rap

Kmareka - Jul 12

Judge considers Dismissing Nicaraguan Banana Workers' case against Dole.

Closing Argument - Jul 12

CTC's Godot shines, amazes at URI

Hard Deadlines - Jul 11 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

"McDaid for the schools" web site launches

Hard Deadlines - Jul 9 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Skilled Healthcare Group Class Action Yields Largest Verdict of 2010

Closing Argument - Jul 9

Local Tomatoes at Pawtuxet Village Farmer's Market

Kmareka - Jul 9

LTE: Saving Wicks Nursery: Land Conservation at Its Best

Hard Deadlines - Jul 8 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Anthony Gemma at Drinking Liberally

Lockdown Lowdown - Jul 8

BP the Exception? New Report Details Corporate Evasion of Environmental Laws

Closing Argument - Jul 8

Heart-Warming Tale

Kmareka - Jul 8

DEM chief urges Portsmouth to re-envision local agriculture

Hard Deadlines - Jul 7 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Cicilline opposes separation of powers

Lockdown Lowdown - Jul 7

Portsmouth water restrictions now mandatory

Hard Deadlines - Jul 7

Pro Hac Admission Challenged in ACLU Truancy Court Case

Closing Argument - Jul 7

U.S. Attorney Reclaims $275k in Medicare Payments from Dermatologist Ordering Unnecessary Tests

Closing Argument - Jul 7

Wal-Mart Fighting $7K OSHA fine in Trampling Death

Closing Argument - Jul 7

S3050 loophole closed; Council's school budget vote invalid [update]

Hard Deadlines - Jul 6

Adult Loss of Consortium becomes Law in Rhode Island

Closing Argument - Jul 5

Along the Rail Trail

Kmareka - Jul 5

Aquidneck Island: Celebrate Energy Independence Day Sunday, July 11 [update]

Hard Deadlines - Jul 5

America the Beautiful

Kmareka - Jul 4

Some Are More Equal

Kmareka - Jul 3

Farmer's Market and Updates from Steve Stycos

Kmareka - Jul 2

New Blog

You haven't been hearing from me for awhile- and there's a reason for that!  I have relocated and am now using my born name of Rice- major life changes, indeed . I am now living, at least for awhile, in a beautiful condo on the Susquehanna on the upper Eastern Shore in Maryland.  As I write on my deck on an absolutely gorgeous day with a warm temp & low humid...
Rhode Island's Twelfth - Jul 2

Portsmouth: Meet the candidates July 8 [update]

Hard Deadlines - Jul 2

Energy Independence Day in RI — July 11

Kmareka - Jul 1

New Poet Laureate Named

Kmareka - Jul 1

Portsmouth's local blogger turns candidate as McDaid runs for school committee

Hard Deadlines - Jun 30

Miracle Weight Loss Plan

Kmareka - Jun 30

Public Transit Cut Again

Kmareka - Jun 30

Portsmouth high school adds virtual options

Hard Deadlines - Jun 29

Mackerel is the New Salmon?

Kmareka - Jun 29

US Senators to Watch in Kagan Confirmation

Closing Argument - Jun 29

PMS athletic boosters need help to meet fundraising target

Hard Deadlines - Jun 29

Portsmouth schools make AYP [update]

Hard Deadlines - Jun 29

Double Down on McAsian Carp

Kmareka - Jun 28

All Hail the Rail Trail!

Kmareka - Jun 28

Ain't Love Grand

Kmareka - Jun 28

Attorney general faces the progressives in his run for governor

Lockdown Lowdown - Jun 27

Treasurer Caprio, Front-Runner for Governor, faces the music on criminal justice

Lockdown Lowdown - Jun 27 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Chipotle Chips in For Better School Lunches

Kmareka - Jun 27

Extraterrestrial

Kmareka - Jun 27

Jew to Jews and Roman to Romans

Kmareka - Jun 27

Amazing Health Benefits of Coffee

Kmareka - Jun 26

Ruth Dealy at Imago Gallery

Kmareka - Jun 25

Botox Paralyzes the Body-Mind Connection

Kmareka - Jun 25

Vote Now!

Kmareka - Jun 24

Portsmouth discovers S3050 loophole, provisionally exceeds cap (update)

Hard Deadlines - Jun 23 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Canario talks referendum; Perrotti draws a blank

Hard Deadlines - Jun 23

RI Federal Courthouse Update

Closing Argument - Jun 22 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Portsmouth Councilor speaks out in support of schools (and town)

Hard Deadlines - Jun 22

Get Well Soon

Kmareka - Jun 22

Portsmouth Council votes not to exceed cap, slashing school budget

Hard Deadlines - Jun 21

Farewell and thanks to Portsmouth's Dr. Christina Martin

Hard Deadlines - Jun 21

Judge: Ng Case May Move Forward

Closing Argument - Jun 21

Thank You, Dad

Kmareka - Jun 20

Hurricane Season

Kmareka - Jun 20

Taken in Context

Kmareka - Jun 19

Peerless Lofts

Kmareka - Jun 19

What If America's Incarceration Rate were the Global standard?

Lockdown Lowdown - Jun 18

McConnell Voted Out of Senate Judiciary with Support from Sen. Lindsey Graham

Closing Argument - Jun 18

Portsmouth Middle School Athletic Boosters needs YOUR help

Hard Deadlines - Jun 18

Teach Them to Use the Internet and They Won't Bother You for Weeks

Kmareka - Jun 18

RI Foundation awards $140K in local grants

Hard Deadlines - Jun 17

Book Sale at Pawtuxet Farmer's Market This Saturday

Kmareka - Jun 17

Newport County attractions free to locals Sunday/Monday

Hard Deadlines - Jun 17

RI Federal Court: 2 Lead Poisoned Children equal only 1 occurence for Insurance Purposes

Closing Argument - Jun 17

Web campaign calls on Board of Regents member to resign

Hard Deadlines - Jun 17

Scary

Kmareka - Jun 17

Probation Reform Becomes the Law in Rhode Island

Closing Argument - Jun 16 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

No More prison time when charges are dismissed!Landmark probation reform bill passes without Governo...

Lockdown Lowdown - Jun 16 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

When is it okay for attorneys to tell on you?

Lockdown Lowdown - Jun 16

SJC Clarifies Rules on Police Chases and Resisting Arrest

Closing Argument - Jun 16

God Gave Us Taxicabs for a Reason

Kmareka - Jun 16 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Support Amy Rice and enjoy an afternoon of polo

Hard Deadlines - Jun 16 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

President Obama's Address

Kmareka - Jun 15 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Portsmouth Supt. corrects salary misconceptions

Hard Deadlines - Jun 15 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Portsmouth school budget pre-reading

Hard Deadlines - Jun 15 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Psst–Wanna Buy a 'Rollodex' Watch?

Kmareka - Jun 15

Portsmouth school committee holds line on budget; Councilor blames unions [update]

Hard Deadlines - Jun 15

They grow 'em big in Texas...

Hard Deadlines - Jun 13

LTE: Croston asks supporters to attend school budget meeting

Hard Deadlines - Jun 13 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

LTE: Cortvriend urges opposition to school budget cut

Hard Deadlines - Jun 13

Third Annual Urban Pond Procession

Kmareka - Jun 12

Segal congressional campaign opens Providence field office

Hard Deadlines - Jun 12

Singing the Blurs

Kmareka - Jun 12

Statement by Comm. Gist on the funding formula, translated

Hard Deadlines - Jun 12

Laughing at the Reaper

Kmareka - Jun 11

Funding formula may be slightly less bad for Portsmouth

Hard Deadlines - Jun 11 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Snake Shortage

Kmareka - Jun 11

School funding formula passes legislature

Hard Deadlines - Jun 10

Magliacco and Molleur win Portsmouth Water Board by 70%

Hard Deadlines - Jun 9

Probation Reform and Sex Offenders- the Truth

Lockdown Lowdown - Jun 9

New Appointments to the RI Board of Bar Admissions

Closing Argument - Jun 9 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Time to vote! Portstmouth water board election turnout strong

Hard Deadlines - Jun 9

Portsmouth Vote today, Support the schools tonight

Hard Deadlines - Jun 9

Portsmouth High School teacher Jeffrey Schoonover wins Presidential Award

Hard Deadlines - Jun 8

GoLocalProv cites Portsmouth blogger on funding formula

Hard Deadlines - Jun 8

Interesting Legal Twist Results in $1.3 Million Settlement in Jason Swift Police Brutality Case Agai...

Closing Argument - Jun 8

Nanny State

Kmareka - Jun 8

Watch Councilor Gleason tell Supt. Lusi not to "cry and whine" over $1.2M budget cut

Hard Deadlines - Jun 7

RI Supreme Court: Laramie Removal from School Building Committee Illegal

Closing Argument - Jun 7

Hearing Set for Future of Central Falls Receiver

Closing Argument - Jun 7

Tell the Council: Don't level fund the schools

Hard Deadlines - Jun 7 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

New York Court: Husband may sue Wife's psychiatrist over Herpes Infection

Closing Argument - Jun 7

Electronic Literature clicks in Providence

Hard Deadlines - Jun 6

Arsenic, Lead, and Cadmium in "Healthy" Protein Shakes

Kmareka - Jun 6

Vote "M" at Water Board on Wednesday, June 9

Hard Deadlines - Jun 6 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Raimondo opens campaign headquarters

Hard Deadlines - Jun 5 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Probation Reform sent to Governor Carcieri... Again

Lockdown Lowdown - Jun 5 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Portsmouth's new "food court" (and gas station!)

Hard Deadlines - Jun 5

Portsmouth: Save Our Schools, Wednesday June 9 [upate]

Hard Deadlines - Jun 5

Portsmouth releases new school boundary map

Hard Deadlines - Jun 4

Portsmouth: Let's Save Our Schools [update]

Hard Deadlines - Jun 4

Oil from BP Disaster Predicted to "Zoom Up" the East Coast

Kmareka - Jun 3

Portsmouth Council slashes $1.2M, tentatively flat-funds schools

Hard Deadlines - Jun 3

Farmer's Market Featuring Visit From Jim Langevin

Kmareka - Jun 3

Bob Herbert Uses the 'C' Word

Kmareka - Jun 2

Five Makes You an Ace

Kmareka - Jun 2

No Deportation for Victim of Police Brutality, Luis Mendonca

Closing Argument - Jun 2

Tell our legislators: Don't raid renewable energy

Hard Deadlines - Jun 2

Lessig Testifies in Support of Constitutional Convention in Rhode Island General Assembly

Closing Argument - Jun 2

Portsmouth school budget at Council tonight

Hard Deadlines - Jun 2

Portsmouth 4th grades go all team-teaching

Hard Deadlines - Jun 2

Trials Facing Women Litigators in MA & Tips for Success

Closing Argument - Jun 1

Welcome to my 'Hood

Lockdown Lowdown - Jun 1

Electronic Literature comes to Brown next weekend

Hard Deadlines - Jun 1

Mark Malkovich

Hard Deadlines - May 31

Memorial Day

Kmareka - May 31

That's Reassuring

Kmareka - May 30

Portsmouth school transition team maps 4th-grade options

Hard Deadlines - May 28

Portsmouth schools narrow projected budget gap

Hard Deadlines - May 27

Portsmouth blackout was due to failed equipment

Hard Deadlines - May 27

What's This Pill For, Anyway?

Kmareka - May 27

Watching the Detectives...

Lockdown Lowdown - May 26

Don Botts Challenging Peter Palumbo in Cranston District 16

Kmareka - May 26

Mea Culpa

Kmareka - May 26

Care Where It's Needed

Kmareka - May 26

The Full Press Conference @ Central Falls P.D.

Lockdown Lowdown - May 25 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Portsmouth parents threaten legal action on Elmhurst closing

Hard Deadlines - May 25

Portsmouth school advisory committee wrangles with "districts"

Hard Deadlines - May 25 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Providence Attorney Files Class Action Lawsuit Versus Facebook

Closing Argument - May 24

Rhode Island Superior Court Master Arbitration Control Calendar

Closing Argument - May 24

Recent Tragedies Highlight Merits of the Civil Justice System

Closing Argument - May 24

Why I didn't buy an iPad and went Ubuntu

Hard Deadlines - May 23

Blind to the Good of Socialized Medicine

Kmareka - May 23

Wind Fest!

Hard Deadlines - May 22

Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch to Live

Kmareka - May 22

Striking Out

Kmareka - May 22

Rand Paul Beat Up by Straw Man

Kmareka - May 21

Steve Stycos on Markets, Land Deals, and Happenings in Cranston

Kmareka - May 21

People Respond to RI's Anti-immigrant bill

Lockdown Lowdown - May 20

Somewhere in America

Kmareka - May 20

DEM to Portsmouth: It rolls downhill...

Hard Deadlines - May 20