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Monday, March 25, 2013
You snooze, you lose
Sleeping Less May Lead to Weight Gain
From: Editor, ENN.com
Health professionals have always emphasized the importance of sleep, but why? Research has shown that a lack of sleep can lead to weight gain, but the reasons why have remained somewhat unclear.
However, according to a
new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder, staying awake longer
requires more energy and therefore more food intake during the next day which
can lead to weight gain.
Researchers conducted a
study in which 16 health adults lived at the University of Colorado Hospital
where they were monitored for two weeks.
More state attention to farming?
PROVIDENCE
— Is it time for Rhode Island to have its own division of agriculture? Most
states have one. Rhode Island has a “chief” of agriculture who answers to the
director of the state Department of Environmental Management (DEM). A proposed
new agriculture office would still be a branch of the DEM, but would have more
autonomy.
A
Senate bill (pdf), crafted by energy expert Kenneth
Payne, argues that having a distinct division of agriculture would help the
economy, the rural and urban landscape, and public health.
April 2-3 workshop on DEM’s rules for fishing, hunting
What
you can bag and what you can’t
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| NOT permitted |
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| Permitted |
As Westerly Hospital buy-out deal nears conclusion, buyer makes more staff cuts
Unions
accuse Lawrence & Memorial Hospital of contradictory claims
By
Will Collette
Even
though Lawrence and Memorial Hospital has told the RI Health Department that it
has $200 million in liquid assets, from which it can pay the $69 million to buy
Westerly Hospital, L&M has laid off or cut the hours of an additional 22 more L&M
staff.
Harry
Rodriguez, president of L+M Healthcare Workers Union Local 5123, one of three
AFT Connecticut unions at the hospital, told the New London Day, "We're not looking to stop the sale of
Westerly Hospital, but we want answers to the claim that they have no money.”
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Fight plastic bag trash
Rhode Island uses hundreds of millions of disposable
plastic grocery bags every year.
Too many of them end up in the Bay - where they can remain for generations, threatening wildlife and littering our state's most treasured places.
Too many of them end up in the Bay - where they can remain for generations, threatening wildlife and littering our state's most treasured places.
Read past the break for an action you can take to prevent this.
OMG PD
Axe Attack, Good Dog
Truly a Man’s Best Friend
One Boston man’s decision to settle an
argument with a golf club turned out badly when the victim’s dog had a different agenda. The man was embroiled in an argument with
two Woonsocket men last week at a party when he grabbed a golf club and
allegedly hit both men in the head. That’s when the victim’s pit bull
intervened and attacked the man, biting his calf, hand and chin. (Check out the
mug shot to the right if you don’t believe us.)
UPDATED: Casino Chronicles
Welcome to
the murky world of Indian gaming and casino gambling
By Will
Collette
The third rail of Charlestown politics is gambling, and more specifically, a gaming establishment by the Narragansett Indian Tribe. Anyone who wants to be survive in this town, and to an extent, I mean that literally, must take the oath of opposition to gaming in Charlestown.
I’ve taken
that oath, not just for convenience (or fear), but because like many others, I believe a
large-scale gaming establishment in Charlestown would irreparably change
Charlestown, and not for the better.
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| Tribal Council member Randy Noka charged the CCA with racism |
Second, I
think it’s time Charlestown reconciled with the Tribe. To do that, we will need
to acknowledge and reject the racism that
underlies much of the town’s historic relationship with the Tribe. Part of that
reconciliation should be some substantive cooperation between the Tribe and the
Town on measures to help the tribe and its members prosper.
I raise
this sore subject again because there have been a number of recent developments
to report that relate to these issues.
Wrong on squid, right on taxes
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| With Sen. Sue Sosnowski (L) and daughter Delia |
Conventional wisdom might say that those who are elected to
represent the “working class” will support tax equity and those who are elected
to represent the “job creators” won’t.
Narragansett and South Kingstown might boast the state’s most
eclectic mix of both and their representation in the House, progressive
Democrat Teresa Tanzi, says she supports the tax equity bill for reasons that
should appeal to both the rich and poor.
Walsh introduces legislation to boost jobs in Rhode Island arts industry
Legislation would also benefit the state’s tourism
industry
Rep. Donna Walsh news release
A
columnist recently wrote that Rhode Island could become a contender for the
title “State of the Arts.” According to a conservative estimate by Americans for the Arts,
there are 3,248 arts-related businesses in Rhode Island registered with Dun
& Bradstreet.
These businesses employ 13,445 workers. This total does not include non-profit arts groups not registered with D&B or their employees, or individual artists.
These businesses employ 13,445 workers. This total does not include non-profit arts groups not registered with D&B or their employees, or individual artists.
I
want to boost Rhode Island’s growing arts community AND boost Rhode Island’s
economy, in particular tourism, by extending Rhode Island’s existing tax-free
art zones to include the entire state. For one of a kind, original works of
art, my proposed legislation, H-5844,
would eliminate the 7% sales tax.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
So sensitive, so caring
Conservative Mystery Date
By Tom Tomorrow
Find out more about Bachelor #1, #2 and #3 by clicking here.
Find out more about Bachelor #1, #2 and #3 by clicking here.
Cathie Rumsey gets new assignment
Cool Rumsey appointed to shared services
commission
STATE HOUSE news release – Sen. Catherine Cool Rumsey
has been appointed to the Joint Commission on Shared Municipal Services,
President of the Senate M. Teresa Paiva Weed recently announced.
The permanent panel has been working since last year to
help find ways for cities and towns to cut costs by sharing municipal services.
Larry Valencia leads repeal effort
Voter ID Repeal Bill
Hits House Judiciary Committee
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| Rep. Larry Valencia is leading the effort to repeal RI's useless Voter ID law. Donna Walsh is a co-sponsor of Larry's repeal bill. |
Individual voter fraud.
If I could reduce the font of those three words in proportion to
the actual occurrences of said fraud, they would be imperceptible to
the human eye, and yet, two years ago the General Assembly passed a voter ID
law, which amounts to, as Steven Brown of the ACLU of Rhode Island put it, “A
solution looking for a problem.”
This year, Rep. Larry Valencia aims to overturn that law. Last
night, the House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from Valencia and a host
of other proponents of voter ID repeal, including Steven Brown of the RI ACLU,
James Vincent, President of the RI NAACP, Sam Bell of the Young Democrats of
Rhode Island, and former state prosecutor Robert Ellis Smith.
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