Wednesday, October 5, 2011
It's called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it
Just because Mageau says it's so, doesn't make it so
By Deb Carney
[Ms. Carney sent this letter to the Westerly Sun, other local news outlets, and PC to rebut a long attack piece by former Charlestown Town Council President Jim Mageau that named more than half a dozen people, including Carney.]
Oh Mr. Mageau, where to begin? I am referring to Mageau’s Westerly Sun letter to the Editor of September 27, 2011. Let’s start with a statement, then corrections to his multiple proclamations.
Mr. Mageau frequently makes statements in public and then once he’s said it, he then asserts, “the public record clearly shows”. Just because he says it and then quotes himself, doesn’t make it true.
Total Recall
Or “how can I miss you when you won’t go away?”
By Will Collette
We’ve gotten a number of questions from readers about whether Charlestown
That’s a very good question. Until very recently, Charlestown
But since the questions keep coming in, here’s an expanded answer.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Just in: Reed opposes "Carcieri Fix"
By Will Collette
The Providence Journal reported this afternoon that RI Senator Jack Reed will oppose any effort to attach an amendment to any annual appropriations bill that would reverse the 2009 Carcieri v. Salazar decision by the Supreme Court. That decision made the Narragansetts (and many other Indian tribes) ineligible to place land in special federal trust, thus exempting those lands from the legal jurisdiction of state and local governments.
If Mageau plans to step back into the spotlight, we have some studying to do
A Mageau Legal LexiconBy Will Collette
If former Town Council President Jim Mageau really intends on making a full return to public life after having his ass kicked in the last two elections, we’re all going to need to do some homework.
I believe Jim Mageau holds the Charlestown
For a guy who hasn’t paid the town one nickel in taxes for over ten years, he loves to run up the town’s legal tab – and then he portrays himself as a hero for doing it, and the town as the villain for forcing him do it.
Monday, October 3, 2011
The Environment Could Use Some Rich Friends
The Earth needs a well-heeled lobby to survive all this pillaging.
Healthy forests,
Seas, and air;
Takes big bucks,
To keep them there.
Seas, and air;
Takes big bucks,
To keep them there.
A Sound of Blunder
GOP leaders find the answer to finding more oil
By Tom Tomorrow
I know, I know -- it's an utterly implausible cartoon. Republicans would never seek out answers from a scientist. And obviously Michele Bachmann would insist that they need travel no further than six thousand years to reach the dawn of time...
Click here for the full cartoon.
By Tom Tomorrow
I know, I know -- it's an utterly implausible cartoon. Republicans would never seek out answers from a scientist. And obviously Michele Bachmann would insist that they need travel no further than six thousand years to reach the dawn of time...
Click here for the full cartoon.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Week in Review, October 2
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| Photo credit - Brian Thompson |
by Tom Ferrio
Death by remote control
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| Anwar al-Awlaki Photo by Muhammad ud-Deen |
By Linda Felaco
UPDATED: FAQs about the Charlestown Citizens Alliance
By Will Collette
What is the CCA? That’s the Charlestown Citizens Alliance. It is an unincorporated association started in 2006 now registered with the state as a political action committee. The Board of Elections ruled they were raising money to work on electoral issues. According to their last campaign finance report (filed July 30), they had a cash balance of $2339.46.
Why should anyone care who or what they are? The CCA is Charlestown Lisa DiBello ’s vote, hold the majority.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
What the heck has Obama done so far?
It can be difficult to defend President Obama in the face of Republicans' vitriolic hatred of him and everything he does. With election year just around the corner, a handy web site comes to the rescue to provide you with comebacks for those right-wing relatives and co-workers. Just go to
What the heck has Obama done so far?, and you'll see one of his accomplishments displayed on the screen. Keep clicking for more till you find the one you need. Enjoy!
Red-light running is a symptom of a larger problem: Distracted driving
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| From distraction.gov |
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), in 2009, nearly 5500 people were killed and almost half a million injured as a result of distracted driving, and cell phones were involved in 18% of those deaths. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found that 20% of crashes that resulted in injury in 2009 involved distracted driving, and 995 fatal crashes involved cell-phone distraction. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has found that drivers who use hand-held devices are four times as likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves.
By Linda Felaco
MIA: Obama's New Common-Sense Immigration Policy
I learned the hard way that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field offices are actually becoming even more ruthless than before.
Now that the electronic shackle is off, it's really nice not having to listen to the eerie computer-voice commands regularly broadcast from its plastic speaker.
For 10 miserable days, I had to wear a thick rubber and plastic cuff around my ankle for 24/7 GPS monitoring. Every few hours, it would bark out strange comments and commands until I pressed a button to make it stop. Some were clear: "Call your officer." "Recharge the battery." But it also would sometimes declare "Leaving your master inclusion zone."
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