IAN DONNIS: Welcome to Political Roundtable, Election 2022. The top responsibility of the Rhode Island general treasurer is managing the state pension fund. But the General Treasurer’s Office also serves as a political springboard. The latest example is how the current treasurer Seth Magaziner, is running for Congress in the second district. Two candidates with […]
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One Square Mile: In time of political division, Westerly faith leader says ‘compromising is necessary’
Religion can have a powerful influence on how voters see the world around them and make decisions at the polls. As part of our ongoing series One Square Mile: Westerly, South County Bureau Reporter Alex Nunes spoke with the Reverend Sunil Chandy of Christ Episcopal Church about how his faith informs his views on overcoming division and improving the political process in America.
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Artscape: New book highlights stories of journalists with dyslexia
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month, and in Rhode Island, Governor Dan McKee has declared Dyslexia Awareness Week to start Friday, Oct. 14. For this week’s Artscape, morning host Chuck Hinman talks to the authors of a book that tells the stories of some famous journalists who are dyslexic, and how they have managed their condition.
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Does cloud computing use a lot of energy?
These days, I can log on to my phone and pull up a file that’s stored thousands of miles away. It’s pretty awesome. But does access to all of this remote data use a lot of energy?
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White peaches are done for the year
Mosaic is The Public’s Radio podcast on immigration and identity in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. It features a series of community essays on a variety of topics. This one is by Dr. Michael Fine of Scituate, Rhode Island. I’m lucky to live on the same street as Sunset Orchards, eighteen acres of apple and peach […]
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On Political Roundtable: Election 2022, RI Lt. Gov. candidate Aaron Guckian; Economic Progress Institute’s Weayonnoh Nelson-Davis; and what’s next for bicycling in Providence
The last Republican lieutenant governor in Rhode Island was Bernie Jackvony – and he was appointed to fill that role back in the late 1990s. And a lot of people question whether Rhode Island really needs a lieutenant governor. That question notwithstanding, Dan McKee was in the right place at the right time when, thanks to his being lieutenant governor, he succeeded Gina Raimondo as governor in March 2021. McKee ran a contest to come up with the next lieutenant governor, and he chose Providence City Council President Sabina Matos. But now, a first-time candidate wants to bring the lieutenant governor’s office back under Republican control.
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One Square Mile: Westerly peace activists see ‘worrisome’ divisions in U.S. politics, but potential for ‘common ground’
Many voters continue to rank political division in America as one of the top issues facing the country today. As part of our ongoing series One Square Mile: Westerly, South County Bureau Reporter Alex Nunes spoke with local peace activists Madeline Labriola and Frank Thacker about their thoughts on political tensions and the 2022 elections, the issues they care about most, and the role of voting in bringing about social change.
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Why are we seeing so many wildfires?
We hear a lot in the news about wildfires these days – and it seems like there are more and more of them. Are there? And why?
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Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla is on his way
The kid from Johnston is seizing a rare opportunity.
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Filmmakers remix the past for the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Archive Remix Film Festival
The Rhode Island Historical Society is hosting the Archive Remix Film Festival with multiple screenings in October. Artscape producer James Baumgartner talked with the festival organizer, Becca Bender and Rai Terry, one of the film makers showing their films.