Affluenza, Little Rhody-style “Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald No shit, Sherlock, er, F. Scott. Unfortunately that doesn’t pertain to the crassest behavior exhibited at times by the Great Unwashed, as the sexual rape and molestation scandal at the (once-) prestigious St. […]
Health care has been in a state of very rapid evolution for the last three years, sparked into mutation by the comet strike of the Affordable Healthcare Act (AHA, aka ObamaCare). Each year, we try to connect with the leading healthcare organizations that affect our lives in RI and surrounding areas, and find out what’s […]
Editor’s note: A year ago The Hummel Report unveiled the results of a four-month undercover investigation that showed a Pawtucket Police major spending his work days on the golf course or at home. On November 30, facing a potential demotion, he decided after 30 years to retire. Our investigation found that Major Bruce Moreau, who […]
Wealthy and Influential We’re sure that no one was surprised to see that Phillipe & Jorge were not cited by GoLocalProv (in their annual listing of the “50 most wealthy and influential Vo Dilanduhs”) as being among that august company. What’s the matter? Doesn’t Casa Diablo’s burgeoning 4-figure bank account merit respect? However, we are […]
Atlantic Thrills – Vices (Almost Ready Records) The Atlantic Thrills serve up another plate of surf-smoked garage rock on their sophomore LP, Vices. “Hold It Down” is a catchy tune, but it’s hard not to view it as beach bonfire re-writing of Deer Tick’s “The Bump.” Better is “Bible in a Bowl” that in my […]
I’ve long contended that the overwhelming factor that accounts for the consistent increase in college tuition at about three times the rate of inflation over at least the past 30 years is, paradoxically, the availability of financial aid: By increasing the supply of financial aid money, the government created a perverse incentive for colleges to […]