Posts tagged "Rhode Island"
December 4, 2012
November 30, 2012
Mayberry, RI
In juxtaposition to the many instances of police (usually at the behest of school administrators) taking infantile pranks and turning them into very real prosecutions of children, four cops in North Providence, Rhode Island, took the law into their own hands and did what one would imagine Andy Griffith would have done 50 years ago.
August 19, 2012
Barry Hinckley's right this time, but he's still a moron.
August 16, 2012
There's a recovery? Seriously?
August 14, 2012
"Rhode Island's scores are disappointing..."
…in a lot of ways, but we’re talking about government transparency this time.
Providence man sues city, accuses officers of illegal, 'humiliating' search
I thought humiliating searches were legal now.
August 7, 2012
Providence's First Universalist Church is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
Fire at Brown University's Rockefeller library ruled accidental
Firefighters were dispatched to the Prospect Street library, formally named the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, at 8:37 Monday night when a smoke detector went off, triggering a master box alarm, Acting Battalion Chief John Healey said.
August 2, 2012
Reclining religion
“So what happens to all these lovely churches?”
July 25, 2012
Newport named most expensive summer getaway
July 17, 2012
Brown removes Paterno's name from coaches job
Brown University has removed Joe Paterno’s name from its head football coaching position and a student award named in honor of the former Brown quarterback.
July 13, 2012
Tom Alciere is in no way a kook.
July 10, 2012
Body found in Blackstone River in Woonsocket
Officials are attempting to identify a man in his 20s whose body was found Tuesday morning in the Blackstone River.
Cool. I could use a cheap, used desk chair.
July 5, 2012
Rhode Island's Homeless Bill of Rights
A simple guide for the perplexed bureaucrat or police officer, the Homeless Bill of Rights is a list of the seven fall-back positions that all of the state and municipal authorities have to take when dealing with homeless people.