tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68950701696640168602024-02-08T07:53:42.482-05:00Sent To Coventry RIRhode Island is a great place to live. It has to be to survive the people who run it.Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-10130995341067309332012-03-02T11:00:00.000-05:002012-03-02T11:00:14.128-05:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Congratulations, education ‘reformers.’ You’ve lost another future teacher.</i></div>
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Aaron Regunberg <a href="http://www.golocalprov.com/politics/aaron-regunberg-teaching-evaluations-another-education-reform-failure/">writes</a> about a would-be teacher having an encounter with reality. Perhaps someday someone will write about <a href="http://johntaylorgatto.com/underground/">the original purpose of the Public Education system</a> and why it needs so much 'reform'.</div>Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-73277711635106500252012-03-02T09:30:00.000-05:002012-03-02T09:30:02.121-05:00He's Back: <a href="http://www.630wpro.com/article.asp?id=2405843&spid=37719">Laffey's "Fixing America" screening riles the crowd</a>. Did anyone see this? I wanted to but the date snuck up on me.Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-46368973989701803032012-03-02T08:37:00.005-05:002012-03-02T08:37:52.796-05:00<a href="http://www.golocalprov.com/news/rhode-island-sees-largest-spike-in-uninsured-residents-in-the-country/">Rhode Island Sees Largest Spike in Uninsured Residents in the Country</a>. Perhaps we need another, bigger government program to address this?Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-84453914746120259692012-03-01T14:15:00.000-05:002012-03-01T14:15:00.375-05:00Justin Katz: <a href="http://oceanstatecurrent.com/investigative-report/cranston-police-and-fire-retirees-receiving-459-on-holidays/">Cranston Police and Fire Retirees Receiving up to $900 on Holidays</a>.Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-32868456696481498062012-03-01T13:23:00.002-05:002012-03-01T13:23:32.702-05:00Anthony Gemma is selling his marketing firm Mediapeel Inc. to RI jewelers Alex and Ani.<br />
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More <a href="http://senttocoventryri.blogspot.com/2012/02/wpri-is-reporting-that-rep.html">here</a>.Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-86674425564336100012012-03-01T10:00:00.000-05:002012-03-01T10:00:01.970-05:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Providence City Councilman David Salvatore <a href="http://www.golocalprov.com/news/providence-councilman-claims-he-was-wrongfully-fired-by-treasurers-office/">claims </a>his First Amendment rights were violated when he was fired from the General Treasurer’s office after co-authoring an op-ed on pension reform in the Providence Journal.</i></div>
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This one could get interesting. I'm surprised the Unions have taken as much as they have from Raimondo.</div>Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-36099288900588109532012-03-01T08:53:00.002-05:002012-03-01T08:53:44.029-05:00Dan McGowan: <a href="http://www.golocalprov.com/news/bombshell-report-claims-sexual-harassment-nepotism-discrimination-at-city-a/">Bombshell Report Claims Sexual Harassment, Nepotism & Discrimination at City Agency</a>. Bombshell? Around here we call that 'Thursday'.Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-38468800499394152102012-02-29T12:30:00.000-05:002012-02-29T12:30:02.296-05:00The RI GOP struggles to become relevant. <a href="http://www.630wpro.com/article.asp?id=2403843&spid=37719">GOP announces "Strike Force" to help candidates.</a> It couldn't work any worse that what they are doing now.Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-65812896136467700072012-02-29T12:00:00.000-05:002012-02-29T12:00:05.038-05:00<a href="http://www.golocalprov.com/politics/redistricting2/">Half of Prov. Council Skips Meeting to Avoid Redistricting Vote.</a> Not sure what is going on here.Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-56087545084584679652012-02-29T11:15:00.000-05:002012-02-29T11:15:00.581-05:00Ted Nesi: <a href="http://blogs.wpri.com/2012/02/29/ri-faces-lost-decade-as-new-data-puts-jobless-rate-at-11/">RI facing ‘a lost decade’ after jobless rate hits 11% in new data.</a> I think a decade is a bit optimistic.Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-73382309770288431242012-02-29T10:30:00.000-05:002012-02-29T10:30:03.423-05:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Representative Michael Chippendale (R- Foster, Coventry, Glocester) revealed what caused him to collapse on the House floor on Feb. 16.</i></div>
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From reading the <a href="http://www.630wpro.com/article.asp?id=2403992&spid=37719">article </a>it sounds like it was a little bit of everything. Or could have been anything.</div>Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-36088031326886876892012-02-29T09:45:00.000-05:002012-02-29T09:45:01.045-05:00Building a narrative for the upcoming Providence bailout: <a href="http://blogs.wpri.com/2012/02/28/wpri-poll-state-should-keep-providence-out-of-bankruptcy/">WPRI Poll: State should keep Providence out of bankruptcy</a>. From the comments:<br />
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<i>Do another poll only targeting voters outside of Providence.</i></div>
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So apparently not everyone is buying into this line.</div>Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-17486320902418897902012-02-29T09:01:00.003-05:002012-02-29T09:01:36.962-05:00Dan McGowan: <a href="http://www.golocalprov.com/politics/cicilline2/">Top 10 Potential Primary Opponents for Congressman Cicilline.</a> They are apparently lining up to take on the former Mayor now.Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-10676100970927137422012-02-29T01:30:00.000-05:002012-02-29T13:06:40.501-05:00RI GA is considering a bill prohibiting 'price gouging'. I've seen these laws in other states: in case of an emergency, businesses that obey the law run out of gas (or whatever commodity there is a run on) and businesses that raise prices in defiance of the law pay a fine but can still supply said commodity.<br />
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You might as well pass a law banning gravity.<br />
<br />Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-37308314696185573162012-02-28T10:15:00.000-05:002012-02-28T10:15:01.231-05:00<a href="http://oceanstatecurrent.com/">The Ocean State Current</a> is live! Congrats to Justin Katz and the RI Center for Freedom and Prosperity.Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-31742036711157778202012-02-28T09:30:00.000-05:002012-02-28T09:30:05.706-05:00Dan McGowan: <a href="http://www.golocalprov.com/news/providence-pensions1/">City Pays Over $130k Annually for Elected Officials’ Special Pensions.</a> The politicians pension fund -- and the Union Boss' -- are pretty well funded. How long until this becomes and issue in the pension reform discussion?Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-34989854954085772812012-02-28T08:46:00.003-05:002012-02-28T08:46:50.826-05:00WPRI is reporting that <a href="http://blogs.wpri.com/2012/02/27/new-wpri-12-poll-doherty-49-cicilline-34-undecided-16/">Rep. David Cicilline</a> and <a href="http://blogs.wpri.com/2012/02/27/wpri-poll-chafee-slumps-raimondo-solid-whitehouse-safe/">Gov. Lincoln Chafee</a> aren't real popular. I'm going to wait until after the Democrats primary before crowning Doherty.Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-75483069080254158832012-02-27T13:00:00.000-05:002012-02-27T13:00:06.297-05:00A plug for <a href="http://providence.thephoenix.com/arts/134207-getting-up-close-at-festival-ballet/">Up Close on Hope</a> in the Phoenix.Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-82168111972138875182012-02-27T12:15:00.000-05:002012-02-27T12:15:00.159-05:00North Providence mayor Charles Lombardi is <a href="http://www.630wpro.com/article.asp?id=2401872&spid=37719">picking a fight with the NPDPW union</a>. Historically picking a fight with the union was electoral death. What is going on this year? Politicians don't expect taxpayers to vote this year, do they?Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-28796582099942937632012-02-27T11:30:00.000-05:002012-02-27T11:30:01.584-05:00<a href="http://www.630wpro.com/article.asp?id=2401883&spid=37719">Wind Energy Area approved off RI coast</a>. I'd love to see this stuff actually be useful. With the sky high electric rates and (relatively) dependable wind currents in this area this seems like an ideal place to try it. But the technology just isn't there, it costs more than it produces (thus the massive Government subsidies). In the end is becomes and elaborate kickback scheme for political supporters.<br />
<br />Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-34321234547657967432012-02-27T11:00:00.000-05:002012-02-27T11:00:01.898-05:00The Important analyses: <a href="http://providence.thephoenix.com/food/134393-beer-round-here-grey-sail-gansett-and-newport/">Rhode Island Beers</a> at the Phoenix.Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-32903186020262594162012-02-27T10:15:00.000-05:002012-02-27T10:15:00.452-05:00If <a href="http://www.golocalprov.com/business/Projo-Goes-PayWall-Are-You-Ready-to-Pay-More-than-200-Per-Year/">a tree falls in the woods</a> and nobody is there to see it, does it still make a sound?Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-55451036117698939682012-02-27T09:45:00.000-05:002012-02-27T09:45:00.273-05:00Coming soon... <a href="http://oceanstatecurrent.com/">The Ocean State Current</a> with Anchor Rising's Justin Katz. A cute name anyways; and I've always liked Justin's work at AR.<br />
<br />Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-76617759190976463772012-02-27T09:15:00.000-05:002012-02-27T16:16:56.492-05:00<span style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><i>Patrick J. Kennedy <a href="http://blogs.wpri.com/2012/02/26/patrick-kennedy-not-happy-scott-brown-is-invoking-his-dad/">lashed out</a> at Senator Scott P. Brown of Massachusetts on Sunday, asking him to stop invoking the name of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Mr. Kennedy’s father, in a radio advertisement about insurance coverage for contraceptives. …</i></span>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">UPDATE: That would be Patches Kennedy, not Joseph III. Oops.</span><br />
<span style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span>Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895070169664016860.post-32933409150237802302012-02-27T08:37:00.003-05:002012-02-27T08:37:26.125-05:00...and we're back! I had stopped for a while because I thought no one was reading, but I was informed otherwise. If you like reading this stuff, drop me a message (senttocoventryri@gmail.com, @sentocventryri) and let me know.<br />Sent To Coventry RIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752269434640971864noreply@blogger.com