http://www.anchorrising.com/ The Right Side of Hope in Rhode Island en-us monique@anchorrising.com 2009-07-03T19:51:00-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/008128.html Monique Chartier The Rhode Island Senate has ordered a study of the legalization of marijuana. Would that the goal was merely to adjust our illicit drug use ranking by reclassifying one of the drugs. Alas, they specifically voted to explore how much... 8128@http://www.anchorrising.com/ Taxation 2009-07-03T19:51:00-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/008127.html Marc Comtois Education Secretary Arne Duncan was in Los Angeles to speak to an NEA convention.Teachers booed and hissed today as Education Secretary Arne Duncan urged the nation's largest teachers union to change its view of merit-based pay and incorporate student achievement... 8127@http://www.anchorrising.com/ Education 2009-07-03T10:00:50-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/008125.html Justin Katz Quite revealing, the underlying premise of regular Providence Journal contributor Tom Sgouros's latest. He describes new education standards recently promulgated by the state Board of Regents that appear to give local school committees and districts more freedom in designing their... 8125@http://www.anchorrising.com/ Political Thought 2009-07-03T06:59:30-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/008126.html Justin Katz It's encouraging to see that figures most often noted for their irascibility against right-leaning politicians can find fault with the other side: Following a testy exchange during today's briefing with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, veteran White House correspondent... 8126@http://www.anchorrising.com/ Mainstream Media 2009-07-03T04:42:49-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/008124.html Justin Katz This recent letter from Lewis Prescott, of Lincoln, reminded me that I have yet to receive a response to phone and email inquiries about the age-range breakdown behind Brown professor Marion Orr's recent poll finding support for same-sex marriage. Prescott... 8124@http://www.anchorrising.com/ Marriage & Family 2009-07-02T18:36:07-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/008120.html Justin Katz In the midst of an especially worthwhile Nordlinger Impromptus one learns of this unheralded news: Egyptian border police guards last week shot and killed another African migrant who tried to infiltrate the border into Israel. Over the past three years,... 8120@http://www.anchorrising.com/ Foreign Affairs 2009-07-02T13:48:30-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/008123.html Marc Comtois Gee whiz...what coordination.... 'Course, 'Rock Band' ain't music. (Using cranky old man voice) Back in my day, it took hours and hours to learn how to play an instrument, much less multiple instruments. Kids these days!Oh....like this guy?... 8123@http://www.anchorrising.com/ On a Lighter Note... 2009-07-02T12:00:08-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/008122.html Marc Comtois Still talking about 'Plantations': Supporters of a plan that would give voters in next year’s general election the opportunity to strike the phrase “and Providence Plantations” from the state’s formal name, launched a public awareness and education campaign Wednesday....Backers say... 8122@http://www.anchorrising.com/ History 2009-07-02T10:00:02-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/008121.html Carroll Andrew Morse This was CNN's description, from June 25, of the events that led to the ouster of Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales…The Honduran Supreme Court ordered Thursday that the military’s top commander be returned to his job immediately, a little... 8121@http://www.anchorrising.com/ Foreign Affairs 2009-07-02T10:00:00-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/008119.html Justin Katz Andrew and Matt spoke of "speech in debate" and political corruption in Rhode Island Matt Allen Show, as well as Andrew's posts (1 and 2) on town taxation. Stream by clicking here, or download it.... 8119@http://www.anchorrising.com/ RI Political Corruption 2009-07-02T09:44:41-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/008118.html Justin Katz As a threatening cudgel to wave during negotiations and town meetings — allowing school committees to declare that they'll just take what they "need" and unions contriving to force them to do so — the Caruolo Act is still an... 8118@http://www.anchorrising.com/ West Warwick 2009-07-02T08:04:56-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/008117.html Justin Katz Bloggers have an awkward perspective when it comes to shield laws protecting journalists' sources. The difficulty arises with the following statement from Channel 10 reporter Jim Taricani, as described by Projo columnist Ed Fitzpatrick: As he concluded his comments Thursday,... 8117@http://www.anchorrising.com/ Civil Liberties 2009-07-01T17:48:17-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/008116.html Justin Katz At least, that's what I think the just-arrived press release indicates: Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Roberts announced today that she will seek re-election, pledging to use her position to make health care affordable for every Rhode Islander. ... "I've spent the... 8116@http://www.anchorrising.com/ RI Governor 2010 2009-07-01T15:28:17-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/008115.html Carroll Andrew Morse By adding in a few other sources to the figures for residential, commercial and industrial tax levies from the previous post, it's possible to come up with a meaningful estimate of total local revenue-per-resident available to each Rhode Island city... 8115@http://www.anchorrising.com/ Taxation 2009-07-01T14:15:00-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/008114.html Carroll Andrew Morse Nothing says it's the new fiscal year quite like the presentation of new fiscal data, to help provide context for the major local decisions on taxing and spending being made all across Rhode Island. This compilation actually began as an... 8114@http://www.anchorrising.com/ Taxation 2009-07-01T13:45:00-05:00