This week, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin joined a coalition of states in expressing opposition to President Trump’s action that directs federal agencies to reconsider vehicle emission standards.
The coalition, which includes the attorneys general of New York, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, D.C., and Washington State, as well as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection, issued the following joint statement:
Joe Ponte
(AKA Uncle RIPTA) Bust out your green garb because this Friday is St. Patrick’s Day and you need go get your beer on at one of our local breweries. I reached out to all of Little Rhody’s craft breweries and compiled a list of who's brewing and who's doing what for one of our favorite drinking holidays. If your favorite spot is not listed, it doesn't mean they are not celebrating (not everyone got back to me before I wrote the list). Without further ado….
Pat Sullivan
It’s March Madness, and everyone you know is printing out their brackets and filling it out using their own metrics, whether it’s picking the higher seeds, or their favorite mascots, but if this is going to be your year to take home the prize, which most likely will be pride, you need to go no further to know everything about this tournament, than right here. It’s easy to take the #1 seeds and draw a line right to the final four, and the #2 seeds to the Elite Eight, and so on, but we all it doesn’t end up like that. There will always be upsets, and the best way to win your bracket challenge, is to correctly pick with higher seeds will win in the early rounds. There are a few very important factors when evaluating upset potential, and they are three-point defense, and extra possessions from offensive rebounds. That is how the best teams in the bracket can be beat. Well, that, and foul trouble.
Anthony Faccenda
Let's face it—you need thick skin to hold any job. Whether you're working an entry level position as a server at a restaurant or are managing a Fortune 500 company, having thick skin pays off in the workplace. Most of us want to be liked by others, but being able to ignore hurtful criticism allows us to avoid distraction and reach our goals. Withstanding harsh criticism also enabled us to show others our inner strength and resolve. Since this is a notion that most people can get behind—and is by no means a radical idea—it seems likely that any sensible person would want their political leaders to have thick skin. This is why I find it interesting that our newly elected President Donald Trump seems have the thinnest skin of all.
Both the University of Rhode Island Rams and Providence College Friars qualified for the NCAA Men's Basketball Championaship Tournament. Rhode Island returns to the tournament for the first time since 1999.
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