 Allan Giberti
There are many elected officials, along with several media outlets, telling us that the current civil unrest in America is in response to systemic racism. They talk about it but somehow they have yet to tell us exactly what it is and how to fix it. Their claim is that racism was built into our country by our forefathers, which is why you had a mob try to topple the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park near the White House last Monday. While I can appreciate the fact that some people will take offense to certain things (because this goes beyond just statues), there is a legal way to address it. Due process not mob rule. Unfortunately, the lack of due process has become all too common when you have recurring national embarrassments like the Democrat’s behavior during the Brett Kavanaugh hearings or the media attacking children like Nicholas Sandmann. The mob’s mentality is based on rumors and innuendo; lies and half-truths told to them to rabble rouse and stir up an emotional frenzy. It’s fuel for the fire of social justice, utilized to right the wrongs and cancel anyone or anything that has contributed to this foundational systemic racism. We must hold the oppressors accountable.  Mark Colley
As an out-of-stater, I always knew Rhode Island as just that: Rhode Island. It wasn’t until this week that I became aware of the full state name, including the now well-known and soon-to-be-defunct addition: “and Providence Plantations.” In a moment of increased racial awareness, it was only a matter of time before the state’s full name came to light and became a political issue. Governor Gina Raimondo quickly signed an executive order to remove “Providence Plantations” from state documents, and mused on putting the formal name change on the ballot in November. “We have to acknowledge our history,” Raimondo said in a press conference. “But we can acknowledge our history without elevating a phrase that’s so deeply associated with the ugliest time in our state and in our country’s history.” “We can’t ignore the image conjured by the word plantation,” Raimondo said.  Patrick Sullivan
Host of College Football Impact 2019 was a season marked by the transfer rule in the NCAA. 3 of the 4 starting quarterbacks in the CFP were transfers, and while coaches hate to lose a player like Justin Fields or Jalen Hurts to the transfer portal, how mad can they really get when the coaches play their own version of the transfer game, with the coaching carousal. Last season there were 12 new head coaches at a Power-5 University. This year, the same number, and while this class of new hires don’t carry the national championship that Mack Brown and Les Miles did last summer, the names and personalities moving around have certainly changed the perception of their new program already. Here are the 12 new head coaches, broken down into three tiers of immediate success that they will bring their new locker room  Allan Giberti
I’m sure my definition of equality is similar to what most Americans think of as equality. Everyone has the same civil rights; the laws apply to everyone and no one is treated differently. I’d be willing to bet that just about everyone is on board with that. What too many people fail to realize is that when you treat everyone the same, when everyone enjoys the same rights, not everyone is going to be happy and by that, I mean being equal means you have to all play by the same rules. No one gets an advantage; no one group’s particular ideology should trump another’s and that applies to everyone on either side of whatever the argument is.  Ryan L. Fox
Whether it’s for lunch or dinner, one of the go-to places in my backyard of Smithfield, Rhode Island is none other than J’s Deli. Located off of Washington Highway, just after the Douglas Pike intersection, J’s has been pumping out sandwiches for years, all of high quality. Occasionally, they will release a limited time only sandwich that is not on the menu. One of those sandwiches was Shredded Chicken Taco Wrap. |
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