It was a radio ad that caught a lot of people’s attention. “There’s an easy way to make sure you pay the lowest tolls in Rhode Island. Beginning June 25th, they’re discounting transponders to just $10.” Half-price, plus another $10 credit toward the tolls, making the purchase virtually free. It was a promotional offer by […]
Rhode Island recently joined a national movement to abandon the Electoral College system for presidential elections in spite of focused opposition by Minority Leadership within the Rhode Island General Assembly. House and Senate bills proposing a national popular election for president/vice president passed both chambers and have been signed into law by Governor Chafee. About […]
We all hear about the influx of television ads, the invasion of yard signs, and the consistent ringing of the door at dinner time when it is time for a presidential election. Yet in Rhode Island, presidential advertising is … well … as deserted as a ghost town. Because RI voters continue to vote for […]
Rhode Island recently joined a national movement to abandon the Electoral College system for presidential elections in spite of focused opposition by Minority Leadership within the Rhode Island General Assembly. House and Senate bills proposing a national popular election for president/vice president passed both chambers and have been signed into law by Governor Chafee. It’s […]
As the Governor changes his party affiliation for the second time, two Motif writers weigh in: Switching Parties Again: A No Lose Proposition for Chaffee – by Jonathan Jacobs and Lincoln Chafee Out of Touch with Rhode Island Families – by Giovanni Calise
In the past several decades, as tattooing has crawled from the prejudices and judgments of our fathers and grandfathers as a sign of delinquent behavior into a respected and highly technical art form, tattoo trends have come and gone. Surely, no one can forget the horrible tribal tattoos and barbed wire armbands of the mid-1990s. […]
Tonight when Rhode Islanders go to bed, the main issue on their minds will be how to maintain a fair job to put food on the table and provide a better lifestyle for their children. After all, in a state that continues to rank toward the bottom in national unemployment, it is a fair assumption […]
At the beginning of June, Governor Lincoln Chafee announced a change in party affiliation … again. The once Republican Senator turned Independent Governor has now changed uniforms once again to that of a Democrat. In a Guest Mindsetter® opinion piece with GoLocal Providence, Chafee wrote, “This isn’t about politics, it’s about principles. For nearly three […]
“Your mind is a lot like a parachute,” said the Dean of something or other at my college graduation. It was College Graduation, so I was drunk, hungover, or otherwise distracted, and I don’t remember much. But I do remember that comment. There was a very long pause after he said it. I don’t know […]
Lost In Wonderland by Joe Siegel Surrendering To Wonderland by By Michael Bilow