Reverend Donnie Anderson is the executive minister of The Rhode Island State Council of Churches, and a Rhode Island spiritual, social and intellectual leader. In recent years, Reverend Anderson has outwardly transitioned from man to woman. During our compelling conversation, Reverend Anderson spoke of her experiences on her journey toward self-actualization. Donnie Anderson: For 69 years […]
Kasim Yarn is RI’s first director of veteran affairs, a position that was raised to cabinet level in 2016. In his role as director, Kasim oversees several key initiatives, such as the Rhode Island Veterans Resource Center, Rhode Island Veterans Home and Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, serving as a connector between the state and Rhode […]
Rhode Islanders should take a broad view when evaluating the status of the state’s public education system, United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse suggested during a recent episode of The Bartholomewtown Podcast. While expressing concern about the poor performance of Rhode Island students on the RICAS standardized testing score results released late last year, which sounded […]
18: Kat Kerwin (Providence City Councilor-elect) 17: Joe Trillo (independent gubernatorial candidate) 16: Dr. Luis-Daniel Munoz (independent gubernatorial candidate) 15: Parker Gavigan (NBC 10 I-Team) 14: Roz Raskin (singer, songwriter, musician) 13: Seth Magaziner (RI General Treasurer) 12: Blake Filippi (RI House Minority Leader) 11: Election Day In Rhode Island w/ Ben Decastro, Kobe Dennis, […]
What will drive local and national politics in the future? Candidates’ communication abilities, according to Dr. Wendy Schiller, chair of Brown University’s political science department. She expressed this opinion during a wide-ranging conversation recorded for The Bartholomewtown Podcast. A partial transcript follows. Wendy Schiller: We saw that Governor Raimondo did very well on her reelection campaign, but […]
After a poor local showing in the recent midterms, with Rhode Islanders largely rejecting much of the national GOP platform and rhetoric from President Trump, I sat down with House Minority Leader Blake Filippi to discuss the future of Rhode Island’s Republican party. Rhode Island politics is full of anomalies, and one of the particular oddities […]
At the most recent gubernatorial debate held at The University of Rhode Island Kingston campus, presented by The Providence Journal and The Public’s Radio, Moderate Party candidate Bill Gilbert made his first prominent appearance before a statewide audience. Appealing to be recognized as “the only adult in the room,” Gilbert received applause from the diverse […]
RJ Heim is a familiar face and voice to most Rhode Islanders, as the weekend weatherman and a feature reporter for the longstanding, top-rated television station NBC 10 WJAR for the past 25 years. Like most broadcasters, RJ’s journey to becoming an established media personality was filled with trials and tribulations; however, during a recent episode […]
Rhode Island is a decidedly blue state with a decades-long run of nearly every major statewide office, General Assembly, congressional delegation and presidential election favoring Democrats. Save for a couple of turn-of-the-century Republican governors and the two Chafees, Democrats have held — and continue to hold — a massive power bloc in the Ocean State. […]
United States congressman David Cicilline is fresh off of a resounding Democratic primary victory, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, sailing toward another victory this November and another term representing Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District. I caught up with Congressman Cicilline earlier this month for a wide-ranging conversation on The Bartholomewtown Podcast, in which The Congressman […]