Pat Sullivan
Ezekiel Elliott is coming off one of the most impressive rookie seasons in NFL history, rushing for 15 touchdowns and over 1,600 yards, proving that the Dallas Cowboys made the right decision in using their 4th overall pick in last summer’s NFL draft on the former Ohio State Buckeye. Elliott was coming off back-to-back 1,800 yard seasons in college, with a combined 43 touchdowns, so there was no questioning his talent, however in the modern NFL game, an every-down, featured back is something many teams have gone away from. Look at last season’s Super Bowl where the champion New England Patriots featured four different running backs, and not one of them were drafted higher than the fourth round. The runner-up Atlanta Falcons featured the most dynamic backfield in the league with Devonte Freeman and Tevin Coleman, but neither of them were drafted higher than the third round either. Why has this been, that the teams with most success have been able to win games without a first round running back? 
Tyler Salk
Imagine going from one dream job to the next. For most of us, we’re just doing what we can to make money, not living out our childhood dreams. Now put yourself in Tony Romo’s shoes. One day he is an NFL quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, and after being replaced by Dak Prescott, the next is being spent as an NFL commentator. Good for him! Romo probably could have made it onto a roster, as a backup at minimum. He still had enough left in the tank. I’m not sure how he’ll do as an announcer, but one thing that I do know -- there are some announcers who I just can’t stand. Here are 9 announcers who need their microphones taken away... 
Ryan L. Fox
Welcome PawSox fans of all ages to WBOB’s PawSox Weekly Notebook, a weekly guide to all what’s happening with the Columbus Avenue Crew (aka, the Pawtucket Red Sox). Already things have gotten underway for the PawSox's 2017 International League season. With that being said, let's take a look to see how the team is faring right now. 
State Representative Moira Walsh (District 3, Providence) is sponsoring legislation that would increase the minimum wage for tipped workers by 50 cents a year until it reaches a level that is at least two-thirds of the standard minimum wage, then ensure that it increases proportionately along with the standard minimum wage.
Currently, the minimum wage for tipped employees in Rhode Island is $3.89, while the standard minimum wage is $9.60. When both minimum wages were set in 1956, the tipped minimum was two-thirds the standard, 60 cents and 90 cents, respectively, and the two were tethered so that if the standard minimum increased, so would the tipped minimum. 
The RI Department of Labor and Training announced today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for March 2017 was 4.3 percent, down two-tenths of a percentage point from the February rate. Over the year, the unemployment rate is down one and one-tenth percentage points from the March 2016 rate of 5.4 percent. This is the lowest unemployment rate since March 2001.
The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.5 percent in March 2017, down two-tenths of a percentage point from the previous month and down half of a percentage point over the year. |
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