Politics
Obama Honors Nation’s ‘Top Cops”
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden honored 34 police officers at the White House on Saturday in the Rose Garden, paying tribute to their sacrifices and “quiet courage” in the line of duty. Biden credited the president’s commitment to law enforcement and commended Obama for his tireless efforts in fighting to keep as [...]
Obama Visits Washington-Lee High School to Discuss Student Loans
President Obama visited Washington-Lee High School in Arlington today, continuing his push to get Congress to act on legislation that would prevent federally subsidized student loan rates from doubling on July 1. Obama stressed the importance of an affordable higher education in Virginia, a general election battleground state that is key to his re-election hopes. [...]
Obama Honors National Teacher of the Year
President Barack Obama honored Rebecca Mieliwocki of Burbank, California as the 2012 National Teacher of the Year at a White House ceremony. He said elected officials have an obligation to support the best educators to preserve “the basic promise of America.” Obama spoke about how Mieliwocki was raised by two public schoolteachers and how she [...]
Local News
Wheeler School to host ‘Clothing & More Sale’
Beginning Thursday, April 19, 2012, local residents and shoppers from throughout the New England area will gather for three days of bargain hunting for a great cause at the 64th Annual Wheeler Clothing and More Sale. Benefiting public outreach programs such as Providence Summerbridge which is hosted on The Wheeler School’s campus, and providing financial [...]
Rhode Island Presidential Primary heats up as Romney picks up Key Endorsements
Mitt Romney today announced additional endorsements in Rhode Island he picked in advance of the primary next Tuesday April 24th. “After three years in office, it is clear that President Obama’s policies have failed Rhode Island,” said Mitt Romney. “I don’t accept high unemployment like President Obama does and I will work with these leaders [...]
Senator Whitehouse hears from Rhode Islanders about Buffett Rule
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse met today with a group of Rhode Islanders to hear their concerns about tax fairness and to discuss his legislation. Whitehouse’s bill, the Paying a Fair Share Act, would ensure that ultra-high income earners cannot take advantage of loopholes to pay a lower rate than middle-income Rhode Islanders. Attendees shared their own [...]
Sports
Deja vu Plus Two
Unfortunately for the Paw Sox, their series against Toledo looked a lot like their 4 previous games against Columbus. Like the previous series, the scores were close and the Paw Sox fought back in the final game to avoid the sweep, but didn’t get any wins in the first 3 games, losing 3-8 on Tuesday, [...]
Dice K and the Paw Sox Back at McCoy
In his first rehab appearance at McCoy Stadium, Dice K took the mound against the Rochester Red Wings just after 6:15 PM as the Paw Sox hoped to continue the win streak that ended their rocky road trip. The inning started off as well as one could hope, one up one down, but the errors [...]
Celtics Beat Hawks (101-79)
The Boston Celtics defeated the Atlanta Hawks tonight 101-79 in game four of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. They are now up 3-1 in the series and a game away from sending the Atlanta Hawks home for the season. Although the Celtics started off the series rusty in game one and lost Rajon Rondo in [...]
