slides: Side of the Rhode: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not - Jan. 22
Friday, January 22, 2016
Russell J. Moore, GoLocalProv MINDSETTER™
Every Friday, GoLocalProv's Russ Moore breaks down who is rising and who is falling in RI politics, business, and sports. Moore has worked on both sides of the desk in Rhode Island media, both for newspapers and on political campaigns. Send him email at
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Dorian Murray
The 8-year-old boy from Westerly who is battling cancer wanted to be known by people on The Great Wall of China, so with the help of his new friend, Patriots superstar Rob Gronkowski, a social media blitz with the hashtag #DStrong began, and it brought his effervescent smile to people all across the world. Dorian's courage, positiveness, and strength while facing adversity should be an inspiration to us all. You might be able to bench press 300 pounds, but you'll never be as tough as #DStrong!
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Robert Lancia
The Cranston State Representative submitted a series of bills this week aimed at helping Rhode Island military veterans. His proposals would "exempt the amount of military pension which is included in federal adjusted gross income from the state income tax", give veteran owned businesses a preference for state contracts, and also create a Transitioning Veterans’ Small Business Loan Program. The proposals would cost the state revenue, but they're good ideas since the state should do all it can to help our veterans.
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Animal Rescue League RI
The non-profit is launching a new program called "Paws to Read" that will promote reading of Rhode Island children in grades 1-4 while also familiarizing them with the animals at the shelter as they will be reading in the presence of a shelter animal. The program is a good way for the students to practice their reading and spend some time with the lonely animals away from their cages. The program should be a win-win-win, with the students getting reading practice, the animals getting socialization time with the children, and the folks who adopt the animals will be getting animals that are better off for it.
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Tom Brady
Everything pointed to a New England loss last weekend. Their opponent, the Kansas City Chiefs, were riding an 11 game winning streak, while the Patriots had lost 4 of their last 6 games. Also, there was turmoil in the Patriots locker room with Chandler Jones going to the hospital the weekend prior under suspicious circumstances. But when you have Brady, nothing else seems to matter. Brady had three total touchdowns (two passing and one rushing) and threw for over 300 yards, with no interceptions. The numbers aside, his passes were thrown with unbelievable precision, sometimes between three defenders and into the arms of his receivers. The Patriots might not win the Superbowl, but with Brady still in charge, I'm not picking against them
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Representative Bobby Nardolillo
The state representative from Cranston made some strange comments in a GoLocal article about Rhode Islanders who support Donald Trump earlier this week. Nardolillo doesn't support Donald Trump--and good for him. But he went on to say he supports Marco Rubio because he sees a side of himself in the candidate. It's hard to see how a fourth-generation funeral home director is similar to a first-generation American whose parents were Cuban immigrants (other than they're both being young). Then, despite the fact that he doesn't like Trump, he said he would support him if he was the nominee anyhow, comparing it to biting into a raw onion. "You have to do it, but I wouldn't like it." When was the last time you had to bite into a raw onion?
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Seth Magaziner
State retirees have been sent incomplete tax forms and the Rhode Island General Treasurer's Office is advising retirees to wait for the correct forms to be sent out or to go online to obtain the correct forms. The Treasurer is blaming the mistake on a "vendor error", but at least part of the blame should go to the Treasurer as he is ultimately responsible for hiring the vendor and getting the forms to the retirees. (Retirees are being advised that the state tax has been properly withheld, despite the fact that the form they received didn't contain that information.)
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Providence Journal
The state's largest daily newspaper is downsizing its staff once again, citing a need to cut payroll costs. The paper's owner, Gatehouse Media, has offered employees a buyout worth 12 week of their pay. Meanwhile the paper is also starting to outsource ad creation to workers in India, according to a group called "Friend of the Guild", referring to the newspaper worker's union. It's sad to see what once was arguably the best mid-sized newspaper in the country undergo changes that will negatively affect its quality.
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