Do the homeless need a Bill of Rights? R.I. Gov. Chafee signs first-in-nation 'homeless bill of rights' R.I. Gov. Chafee signs first-in-nation 'homeless bill of rights' By Philip Marcelo PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Governor Chafee has signed legislation providing Rhode Island with a first-in-the-nation "homeless bill of rights" to protect people who are homeless from […]
http://www2.turnto10.com/news/2012/jun/28/providence-neighbors-ending-mutual-aid-ar-1086758/ By: Parker Gavigan | NBC 10 Published: June 28, 2012 » Comments | Post a Comment Beginning Aug. 27, the towns of Johnston and North Providence and the city of East Providence will no longer send ambulances to Rhode Island's capital city. Officials from all three municipalities held at a joint news conference Thursday […]
I've been listening to people complain about the illegal immigrants for a while now, people comfortable in their warm, or cool homes, with enough money in their checkbooks to pay the bills with a little left over, a TV or five, mobile device with the $200.00 a month plan, a few cars in the driveway […]
Times are tough, relatively speaking, for firefighters. Station closings, manpower reductions, aging apparatus and equipment, tattered uniforms, brownouts, layoffs and pay cuts, pension reductions and healthcare concessions are taking their toll on even the most optimistic among us. Nevertheless, I always manage to find a way to mention that I'm a firefighter whenever the chance […]