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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706Mon, 20 May 2013 23:30:00 +0000State and NationalWeek in ReviewMarxThings To DoimmigrationTim QuillenVirginia WoottenSolar Power for TomprivacyOcean State Theatre CompanyAFDUBC2011HalloweenWilliam DiLiberoagriculture/farmingOpen SpaceSave The BayTech TestParks and Recreation Commissionduck pluckerHumorSue SosnowskiHomestead Exemptionpublic transitChoiceLyme DiseaseJim MageauMatt McHughComet EleninGordon FoerForrester SaffordChristmasJay PrimianoCOPAR quarrySalt Pond CoalitionCCRIhazardous wasteCensusTC091211Dan SlatteryUNITE HERETina JacksonCharlestown Fire DistrictFloridaGeorge TremblaySteve LaffeyGregg AvedisianJim LangevinunemploymentZoningAregladoWhiskey Tango FoxtrotLabor DaySandypesticidesRI-CANCCAFrank Mahergay marriageNick GrisetoJodi LacroixNinigret PondSLAPPSolar PowerRadical ChristianityRuth PlatnerTom SgourosTC Sep 2012Social SecurityOtherWords.orgWilliam ShatnerDonald TrumpIll Wind RImilitaryTalk Like a Pirate DayKen SwainPaula AndersenFrick and FrackBob CravenQuonsetcharityTC Aug 2012TC May 2012NarragansettsForagingDoreen CostaFrosty DrewWisconsinCharlestownSolidaritySpencer DickinsongunsMitt RomneyHealthCrashOct2011Jack ReedPlanning CommissionRichard SartorTheatre By the SeaNinigretTom DePatieJohn RobitailleMedicareKerry KingCarcierirecyclingBradford DyeJoe DolockVandemoerdeath penaltyCommunity GardenClass WarBusinessRISCecoRI.orgBeachenn.comenergyJoe LarisaTC Jul 2012Sheldon Whitehouse2012 electionsRichard HospWakefieldAmy WeinreichHarry StaleyTea PartyPeepsWesterly Land TrustWhalerockDeb CarneyFrank GlistaPasquiset PondAngel TavaresChariho SchoolsFrank CaprioCivil rightsRick Perryend of the worldwind powerMarge FrankGov. 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In an era of increasing costs, this is a bargain, and tens of thousands are taking advantage.<br> <br> According to Kevin Smith of the state Department of Environmental Management’s Fish & Wildlife, 42,306 licenses were issued in 2012, resulting in $273,147 in revenue. So where, one might ask, does all that money go?<br> <br> </span></span><br> </div><a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/where-your-license-fees-go.html#more">Click Here to Read More >></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/eq55syA7YkY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/eq55syA7YkY/where-your-license-fees-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/where-your-license-fees-go.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-8935037009163191469Mon, 20 May 2013 17:00:00 +00002013-05-20T13:00:01.475-04:00RI FutureFrank Caprio2014 electionsGina RaimondoReturn of the DINO?<div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dRbyv34Tkuk/UBGGm5CUiBI/AAAAAAAAIhk/G1BASd1glXo/s1600/rifuture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="85" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dRbyv34Tkuk/UBGGm5CUiBI/AAAAAAAAIhk/G1BASd1glXo/s400/rifuture.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <b><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.rifuture.org/caprios-road-back-to-office-reasonably-hazardous.html" title="Caprio’s road back to office reasonably hazardous"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #222222; font-size: large; padding: 0in;">Caprio’s road back to office reasonably hazardous</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #777777;">By </span></i><a href="http://www.rifuture.org/author/samuel-g-howard" title="Samuel G. Howard"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #093754; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">Samuel G. Howard</span></a><i><span style="color: #777777;"> in <a href="http://www.rifuture.org/caprios-road-back-to-office-reasonably-hazardous.html" target="_blank">Rhode Island's Future</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br></i></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Vcelvmh2U0/UZUjYZ9YzFI/AAAAAAAAaRs/iGskLbOc12M/s1600/Frank+Caprio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Vcelvmh2U0/UZUjYZ9YzFI/AAAAAAAAaRs/iGskLbOc12M/s1600/Frank+Caprio.jpg"></a></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;">Frank Caprio is beginning what will be his </span><a href="http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/politics/state_politics/frank-caprio-eyes-return-regrets-shove-it"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #336699; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">second act in Rhode Island politics</span></a><span style="color: #333333;">. It’s actually a reasonably admirable move; after a stinging defeat in the race for governor, Caprio readjusted his sights and aimed lower. In a political world which seems to be completely about climbing the ladder of positions, Caprio’s decision to stay level is an intriguing one.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;">RIPR’s </span><a href="http://ripr.org/post/boon-caprio-history-shows-rhode-island-voters-are-forgiving" target="_blank"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #336699; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">Ian Donnis suggests</span></a><span style="color: #333333;"> that Caprio could be buoyed by a forgiving Rhode Island that’s for second chances. I don’t think this is particularly unique to Rhode Island; we don’t have to look very far to find examples of second chances. </span></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br></span></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;">Former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford recently found his way into the U.S. House of Representatives despite resigning his previous office in disgrace. Louisiana senator David Vitter frequented prostitutes and not only stayed in his seat, but won reelection. And Abraham Lincoln and Richard Nixon both lost races before winning the presidency. Second acts tend to be the nature of most democratic systems.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;"></span></span><br> </div><a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/return-of-dino.html#more">Click Here to Read More >></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/piRpyKKkzVs" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/piRpyKKkzVs/return-of-dino.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/return-of-dino.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-9025695871055503663Mon, 20 May 2013 15:20:00 +00002013-05-20T11:20:25.833-04:00CharlestownHealthtreesPollen count low today, rising through the week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RnZi-_GQtTA/UZo_GnQl3wI/AAAAAAAAaaM/W4obQKf_Pa8/s1600/Ah-choo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="372" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RnZi-_GQtTA/UZo_GnQl3wI/AAAAAAAAaaM/W4obQKf_Pa8/s640/Ah-choo.JPG" width="600" /></a></div> <br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/zG14VNKEprU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/zG14VNKEprU/pollen-count-low-today-rising-through.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/pollen-count-low-today-rising-through.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-420437295568071613Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:00 +00002013-05-20T09:00:13.491-04:00BusinessSolar Powergreen energyecoRI.orgrecyclingWhat's next...cable made from hemp?<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9CMHMC0bCNo/UBVrnQ4Z--I/AAAAAAAAImo/aHnRno_Xl3U/s1600/ecoRI+logo+and+tag+-+new.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="62" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9CMHMC0bCNo/UBVrnQ4Z--I/AAAAAAAAImo/aHnRno_Xl3U/s400/ecoRI+logo+and+tag+-+new.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <span style="color: #1f4079;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.ecori.org/renewable-energy/2013/5/15/cox-goes-solar-in-rhode-island.html"><span style="color: #000c58; font-size: x-large; text-decoration: none;"><b>Cox Goes Solar in Rhode Island</b></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span style="color: #010101;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">By TIM FAULKNER/<a href="http://ecori.org/">ecoRI.org</a> News staff<o:p></o:p></span></span><br> <span style="color: #010101;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G3jvCPAXpLA/UZUf4ENjT5I/AAAAAAAAaRU/NevwMCU1bhc/s1600/Cox+goes+solar.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="279" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G3jvCPAXpLA/UZUf4ENjT5I/AAAAAAAAaRU/NevwMCU1bhc/s320/Cox+goes+solar.JPG" width="320"></a></div> <span style="color: #010101;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">WEST WARWICK — Even big companies can be a shade of green. Cox Communications unveiled two new solar arrays May 13.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br> <span style="color: #010101;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span style="color: #010101;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The 681-kilowatt arrays at its offices here and in Portsmouth will generate enough electricity to power 77 homes, which is substantial for a solar-energy project in the Biggest Little.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br> <span style="color: #010101;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span style="color: #010101;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The project is one of several the communications conglomerate has adopted as part of its green initiatives. The solar arrays join the company's composting program and other waste-cutting efforts. It also has long-term conservation and sustainability goals.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br> <span style="color: #010101;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span style="color: #010101;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“There’s a lot more to the bottom line than money making. There’s the future,” said Alex Taylor, senior vice president of field operations for Cox.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br> <span style="color: #010101;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #010101;"></span></span><br> </div><a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/whats-nextcable-made-from-hemp.html#more">Click Here to Read More >></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/unuyFRN_-3s" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/unuyFRN_-3s/whats-nextcable-made-from-hemp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/whats-nextcable-made-from-hemp.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-1814018862430217009Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 +00002013-05-20T10:47:39.828-04:00CharlestownDEMTown CouncilenvironmentCOPAR quarryCCACopar Quarry invades Charlestown<div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Notorious Connecticut company acquires at least one, perhaps two, new sites WITHIN Charlestown</b></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uXX-_wcgRpc/UVH-WjfR8aI/AAAAAAAAY-E/fm-IGErpXUc/s1600/Copar+Feb+7%252C+2013+%25285%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="304" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uXX-_wcgRpc/UVH-WjfR8aI/AAAAAAAAY-E/fm-IGErpXUc/s320/Copar+Feb+7%252C+2013+%25285%2529.JPG" width="320"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">"They're HEREEEEEE!"</span></b></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br> <span style="font-family: inherit;">By Will Collette<o:p></o:p></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The notorious Connecticut-based <a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/04/has-copar-quarry-become-westerlys.html" target="_blank">Copar Quarry</a> that has plagued its neighbors in Bradford and Charlestown has acquired at least one new quarry site within Charlestown’s town limits. That site is the 47 acre former Morrone Quarry off Route 91 (Alton-Carolina Road) near the Richmond town line.<o:p></o:p></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">An official transfer of ownership has not yet been filed with the town, but the employees at the Morrone quarry are now Copar employees and Copar’s fleet of Connecticut-tagged purple trucks is now moving material off that site.<o:p></o:p></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">I have also requested a copy of Copar’s business registration and license to operate in Charlestown, but apparently Copar has not filed with the town as required under Charlestown’s Code of Ordinances §<a href="http://www.ecode360.com/8490762#8490767" target="_blank">147-2</a> and §<a href="http://www.ecode360.com/8490762#8490783" target="_blank">147-7</a>. <o:p></o:p></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">I did find a record of the transfer of ownership registered with the <a href="http://www.msha.gov/drs/drshome.htm#MName" target="_blank">US Mine Safety and Health Administration</a>. It shows the transfer from Morrone to Copar taking place on March 5. <o:p></o:p></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QJBYzxOW4t4/UZkj6MH49oI/AAAAAAAAaXU/Oa1mxVDKeBo/s1600/MSHA+transfer+data.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QJBYzxOW4t4/UZkj6MH49oI/AAAAAAAAaXU/Oa1mxVDKeBo/s640/MSHA+transfer+data.JPG" width="600"></a></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div><a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/copar-quarry-invades-charlestown.html#more">Click Here to Read More >></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/W8Sp41e7uWU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/W8Sp41e7uWU/copar-quarry-invades-charlestown.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/copar-quarry-invades-charlestown.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-6252836017349638628Sun, 19 May 2013 23:30:00 +00002013-05-19T19:30:01.379-04:00HealthFoodEating for health<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1kvbQ27e6sY/UZUyDrvDnSI/AAAAAAAAaSw/P7X05CZ__EM/s1600/Green+onions+as+medicine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1kvbQ27e6sY/UZUyDrvDnSI/AAAAAAAAaSw/P7X05CZ__EM/s640/Green+onions+as+medicine.jpg" width="600" /></a></div> <br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/EiV1omlHkJU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/EiV1omlHkJU/eating-for-health.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/eating-for-health.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-3100705705902917879Sun, 19 May 2013 21:00:00 +00002013-05-19T17:13:59.256-04:00Sue Sosnowskigreen energyPushing for green jobs<div align="center" class="body" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Senate votes to strengthen tie between renewable energy, economic development</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TomBrsc-JW4/UZUbTxbV2jI/AAAAAAAAaQw/J1PjDu2-OBc/s1600/Green+jobs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TomBrsc-JW4/UZUbTxbV2jI/AAAAAAAAaQw/J1PjDu2-OBc/s400/Green+jobs.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;">STATE HOUSE – The Senate passed a bill last week which would shift more emphasis to integrating renewable energy into the state’s economic development strategy. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski, would make changes to the Rhode Island Energy Efficiency and Resources Management Council in order to support forward movement in the realm of green jobs and renewable resources.<o:p></o:p></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">“We’re seeing more of a focus on green energy, and the passage of this bill really highlights the need for a more coordinated approach to how the state will handle that burgeoning market,” Senator Sosnowski (D-Dist. 37, South Kingstown, New Shoreham) said. “This legislation is like a guiding hand, strengthening what we have in place and slightly refocusing our efforts. I would ask my colleagues in the House to consider this defined approach in our overall strategy for a ‘green’ Rhode Island.”<o:p></o:p></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br> </div><a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/pushing-for-green-jobs.html#more">Click Here to Read More >></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/k4Su-SDPYX0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/k4Su-SDPYX0/pushing-for-green-jobs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/pushing-for-green-jobs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-322174752052946900Sun, 19 May 2013 17:00:00 +00002013-05-19T13:00:06.198-04:00enn.comagriculture/farmingFlushing Nitrates from ground water takes a long time<div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="color: #0076ac;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Ground Water Flow Rate</span></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">From: <span style="color: #0076ac;">Andy Soos, <a href="http://enn.com/" target="_blank">ENN</a></span></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0076ac;"><br></span> </span><br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kzsdvXvwo4c/UY0-Vi920jI/AAAAAAAAaCY/jwgj9F4DZ5A/s1600/eutroph.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kzsdvXvwo4c/UY0-Vi920jI/AAAAAAAAaCY/jwgj9F4DZ5A/s400/eutroph.jpg" width="400"></a></span></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Ground water flow rates can be a slow process. USGS hydrologic researchers, for example, have found that the movement of nitrate through groundwater to streams can take decades to occur. <o:p></o:p></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">This long lag time means that changes in the use of nitrogen-based fertilizer (the typical source of nitrate) — whether the change is initiation, adjustment, or cessation — may take decades to be fully observed in their effect on streams, according to a recent study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. <o:p></o:p></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br> </div><a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/flushing-nitrates-from-ground-water.html#more">Click Here to Read More >></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/pdKdgo2x5D8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/pdKdgo2x5D8/flushing-nitrates-from-ground-water.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/flushing-nitrates-from-ground-water.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-99244789829014177Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:00 +00002013-05-19T09:00:03.231-04:00RI Future2014 electionsUncovering hidden agendas in proposals to change voting practices<div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dRbyv34Tkuk/UBGGm5CUiBI/AAAAAAAAIhk/G1BASd1glXo/s1600/rifuture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="68" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dRbyv34Tkuk/UBGGm5CUiBI/AAAAAAAAIhk/G1BASd1glXo/s320/rifuture.jpg" width="320"></a></div> <b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.rifuture.org/on-the-master-lever-i-am-a-hypocrite.html" title="On the master lever, I am a hypocrite"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #222222; font-size: small; padding: 0in;">On the master lever, I am a hypocrite</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #777777;">By </span></i><a href="http://www.rifuture.org/author/samuel-g-howard" title="Samuel G. Howard"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #093754; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">Samuel G. Howard</span></a><i><span style="color: #777777;"> in <a href="http://www.rifuture.org/on-the-master-lever-i-am-a-hypocrite.html">Rhode Island’s Future</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br></i></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--mGP7nxIZJk/UZUZLDe89nI/AAAAAAAAaQg/YFhtYCFD-0A/s1600/1950s-voting-machine-201210-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--mGP7nxIZJk/UZUZLDe89nI/AAAAAAAAaQg/YFhtYCFD-0A/s1600/1950s-voting-machine-201210-small.jpg"></a></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;">In an <a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/broad-reform-of-election-process-needed.html" target="_blank">earlier column</a>, I argued that abolition of the single party option (SPO, better known as the so-called “master lever”) </span><a href="http://www.rifuture.org/why-master-lever-abolition-should-fail-for-now.html" target="_blank"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #336699; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">should fail</span></a><span style="color: #333333;">, even though it’s good policy to abolish it. In it, I argue the opposite for what</span><a href="http://www.rifuture.org/quiet-conservatives-by-banning-master-lever.html" target="_blank"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #336699; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #336699; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">I’d argued about five months before</span></a><span style="color: #333333;">: that regardless of the benefit abolition would accrue for proponents, it should be eliminated as a matter of good policy, and even as a matter of good politics for the establishment.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;">As Ken Block, the lead advocate for the abolition </span><a href="http://www.moderate-ri.org/blog/mpri_blog.php?id=13&p=" target="_blank"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #336699; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">points out</span></a><span style="color: #333333;">, that makes me a hypocrite. Block also points that I’m essentially advocating to keep voter confusion for the elderly, less educated and black until such a time as a larger reform can be passed so a better system can be created. Basically, even though we know the car of elections has a whole host of issues, I’m suggesting we don’t fix this one part now.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">I can’t deny that this makes me hypocritical. The earlier post is right and the second post is wrong. But that doesn’t comfort me much.<o:p></o:p></span><br> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"></span><br> </div><a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/uncovering-hidden-agendas-in-proposals.html#more">Click Here to Read More >></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/pY8thHjeoZY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/pY8thHjeoZY/uncovering-hidden-agendas-in-proposals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/uncovering-hidden-agendas-in-proposals.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-9126162650971136813Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:00 +00002013-05-19T00:00:03.436-04:00CharlestownDEMTeresa TanzienvironmentDonna WalshTanzi and Walsh want to eliminate ALL cesspools<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">“It’s time to finish the job”</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nbWYbzNl5G4/UXWATpLK3kI/AAAAAAAAZlc/ZZqkfmqERz4/s1600/Teaming+up+for+the+environment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="249" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nbWYbzNl5G4/UXWATpLK3kI/AAAAAAAAZlc/ZZqkfmqERz4/s320/Teaming+up+for+the+environment.jpg" width="320"></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">News release from Reps. Teresa Tanzi and Donna Walsh</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Working in close collaboration with the RI Department of Environmental Management, Rep. Teresa Tanzi has sponsored, and Rep. Donna Walsh has co-sponsored, new legislation, <a href="http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText13/HouseText13/H5732.pdf">H-5732</a>, to completely eliminate the use of old-fashioned cesspools in Rhode Island.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">By the end of 2013, all households located near coastal waters and public drinking water supplies must replace cesspools either with state approached on-site wastewater treatment systems or hook-ups to sewer systems. But that still leaves thousands of cesspools still in use across the state and an on-going threat to the environment and public health.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">“It’s time to finish the job,” said Reps. Walsh and Tanzi in a joint statement. </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div> <a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/tanzi-and-walsh-want-to-eliminate-all.html#more">Click Here to Read More >></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/XdxYOOtLFqY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/XdxYOOtLFqY/tanzi-and-walsh-want-to-eliminate-all.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/tanzi-and-walsh-want-to-eliminate-all.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-7414164396279274399Sat, 18 May 2013 23:30:00 +00002013-05-18T19:30:01.254-04:00President ObamaHumorDid somebody say scandal?<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Wake-Up Call</b></span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SSXcDYuaZOY/UZZDJ3opC7I/AAAAAAAAaUc/n0o9AyogPP4/s1600/Scandal.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SSXcDYuaZOY/UZZDJ3opC7I/AAAAAAAAaUc/n0o9AyogPP4/s1600/Scandal.JPG" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;">By Mike Luckowich</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://blogs.ajc.com/mike-luckovich/2013/05/16/517-luckovich-cartoon-wake-up-call/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to get the latest on Washington scandals.</span><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/-QrfEAiS_oE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/-QrfEAiS_oE/did-somebody-say-scandal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/did-somebody-say-scandal.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-5495837914254776975Sat, 18 May 2013 21:30:00 +00002013-05-18T17:30:00.981-04:00HealthFoodEating for health<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BoGOOKQQ-nU/UZUzBrcZKmI/AAAAAAAAaS8/RamwDtTairU/s1600/foods+that+lower+blood+pressure.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BoGOOKQQ-nU/UZUzBrcZKmI/AAAAAAAAaS8/RamwDtTairU/s640/foods+that+lower+blood+pressure.jpg" width="476" /></a></div> <br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/OkiK9NBOp0M" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/OkiK9NBOp0M/eating-for-health_18.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/eating-for-health_18.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-709239017776988374Sat, 18 May 2013 20:00:00 +00002013-05-18T16:00:05.248-04:00enn.comFoodfishingFish poaching may be major cause of counterfeit fish<div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="color: #0076ac;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Illegal Fishing Linked to Seafood Fraud in New Report</span></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">From: <span style="color: #0076ac;">Editor, <a href="http://oceana.org/international-home-nao/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0076ac;">Oceana</span></a>, <a href="http://www.enn.com/editorial_affiliates/9" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0076ac;">More from this Affiliate</span></a></span> in <a href="http://enn.com/">ENN.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZeRFUf0Qn24/UYqUJTZrhzI/AAAAAAAAZ8U/vfA7B3oMVNI/s1600/cr122k11-mystery_fish_opener.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="234" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZeRFUf0Qn24/UYqUJTZrhzI/AAAAAAAAZ8U/vfA7B3oMVNI/s320/cr122k11-mystery_fish_opener.jpg" width="320"></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">EDITOR’S NOTE: read my earlier article by <a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/04/short-takes.html#more">clicking here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Today, as the nation's top leaders in fishery management come together at the 2013 Managing Our Nation's Fisheries Conference in Washington, D.C. to discuss science and sustainability, Oceana released a new report finding that illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing leads to seafood fraud and threatens fishing economies, seafood consumers and vulnerable marine species on a global scale. </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div> <a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/fish-poaching-may-be-major-cause-of.html#more">Click Here to Read More >></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/b2XG4TI4JOw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/b2XG4TI4JOw/fish-poaching-may-be-major-cause-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/fish-poaching-may-be-major-cause-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-783563267293263285Sat, 18 May 2013 17:00:00 +00002013-05-18T13:00:01.834-04:00Healthenn.comFoodHot health news<div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="color: #0076ac;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Chili Pepper is Good for You</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">From: <span style="color: #0076ac;">Andy Soos, <a href="http://enn.com/" target="_blank">ENN</a></span><br> </span><br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FtEMICObF90/UY08VPv4A6I/AAAAAAAAaCM/3stJ4DKQIrI/s1600/chili+pepper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FtEMICObF90/UY08VPv4A6I/AAAAAAAAaCM/3stJ4DKQIrI/s320/chili+pepper.jpg" width="320"></a></span></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The chili pepper is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. Chili peppers originated in the Americas. Chili pepper has spread across the world and is used in both food and medicine. <o:p></o:p></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">New research has revealed that Solanaceae—a flowering plant family with some species producing foods that are edible sources of nicotine—may provide a protective effect against Parkinson's disease. <o:p></o:p></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The study appears in the Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Association and Child Neurology Society. It suggests that eating foods that contain even a small amount of nicotine, such as peppers and tomatoes, may reduce risk of developing Parkinson's.<o:p></o:p></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br> </div><a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/hot-health-news.html#more">Click Here to Read More >></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/53Pv-qe8RQY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/53Pv-qe8RQY/hot-health-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/hot-health-news.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-1615304456383106638Sat, 18 May 2013 13:00:00 +00002013-05-18T09:00:01.164-04:00RI FutureTom SgourosEducationGist's gotta go<div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dRbyv34Tkuk/UBGGm5CUiBI/AAAAAAAAIhk/G1BASd1glXo/s1600/rifuture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" height="85" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dRbyv34Tkuk/UBGGm5CUiBI/AAAAAAAAIhk/G1BASd1glXo/s400/rifuture.jpg" width="400"></span></a></div> <b><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.rifuture.org/dump-deborah-gist.html" target="_blank" title="Dump Deborah Gist"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #222222; font-size: large; padding: 0in;">Dump Deborah Gist</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #777777;">By </span></i><a href="http://www.rifuture.org/author/bob-plain" title="Bob Plain"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #093754; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">Bob Plain</span></a><i><span style="color: #777777;"> in <a href="http://www.rifuture.org/dump-deborah-gist.html" target="_blank">Rhode Island's Future</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br></i></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EiZTLfroD0U/UZUcX3xtzfI/AAAAAAAAaQ8/MhKuPzFcD5k/s1600/Deborah-Gist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EiZTLfroD0U/UZUcX3xtzfI/AAAAAAAAaQ8/MhKuPzFcD5k/s1600/Deborah-Gist.jpg"></a></div> <span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Deborah Gist is nothing if not polarizing.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br> <span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;">Nearly 90 percent of local teachers want a new leader. But the Chamber of Commerce supports her. She backed the firing of Central Falls teachers, but she has the backing of the East Greenwich School Committee. </span><a href="http://www.rifuture.org/author/tom-sgouros"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #336699; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">Tom Sgouros</span></a><span style="color: #333333;"> and the </span><a href="http://www.rifuture.org/tag/psu"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #336699; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">Providence Student Union</span></a><span style="color: #333333;"> have twisted her in knots over high stakes testing; </span><a href="http://www.golocalprov.com/politics/travis-rowley-deborah-gist-deserves-a-pay-raise-chapter-2/"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #336699; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">Travis Rowley</span></a><span style="color: #333333;"> and John DePetro think she deserves a raise.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This week I’ve been writing a lot about how there are two very different Rhode Islands: the suburbs and the cities. Deborah Gist’s management of public education has unequivocally exacerbated this divide. And more to the point, education has gotten worse not better under her leadership. Even by her own preferred metrics, student performance has decreased since she’s been in charge.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br> <span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><br> </div><a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/gists-gotta-go.html#more">Click Here to Read More >></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/IZ2Gmm_q-LM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/IZ2Gmm_q-LM/gists-gotta-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/gists-gotta-go.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-707263531516196504Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:00 +00002013-05-20T16:19:35.854-04:00CharlestownDEMAregladoWhalerockOpen SpaceZoningTown CouncilIll Wind RINIMBYwind powerCCASCOOP: Charlestown hires new Special Counsel to represent Town Council in Whalerock controversy<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Will probably ask for a postponement from the Zoning Board to prepare case</b></span><br> <div class="MsoNormal"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qDhVQ-TrV3o/UZaSOs0qFmI/AAAAAAAAaVU/8H3j_nx6U_g/s1600/contract.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qDhVQ-TrV3o/UZaSOs0qFmI/AAAAAAAAaVU/8H3j_nx6U_g/s400/contract.jpg" width="400"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"><i>"When ya got trouble, get a lawyer. Then ya got more trouble but at least </i></span></b><br> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>ya got a lawyer."</i> Chico Marx to Groucho in "At the Circus"</span></b></td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="font-family: inherit;">By Will Collette</span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"></span> <br> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Rumors have been roiling around town that anti-Whalerock leader Ron Areglado attended last Monday’s Town Council Executive Session to ask the Council to bail out his group by hiring their attorney. </span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">However, late Thursday, Charlestown hired a different lawyer, <a href="http://www.maklawfirm.com/?portfolio=john-mancini" target="_blank">John O. Mancini of the Michael A. Kelly Law Group</a>, to serve as the Town Council's Special Counsel in the fight against the proposed Whalerock industrial wind project.<o:p></o:p></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">When the Town Council emerged from its secret Executive Session last Monday, they announced their decision to <a href="http://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/special-counsel-to-fight-turbines/article_935ec1f4-bc9d-11e2-a297-0019bb2963f4.html" target="_blank">spend $50,000 of town taxpayer funds to hire a Special Counsel</a> plus experts to represent the Town Council against developer Larry LeBlanc's unpopular Whalerock proposal. </span><br> <br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/game-of-turbines.html" target="_blank">LeBlanc goes before the Zoning Board of Review (ZBR) on Tuesday, May 21</a> to request a Special Use Permit that would allow him to proceed with the construction of the wind turbines, presuming he actually has the financing to build the project.<o:p></o:p></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br> </div></div><a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/scoop-charlestown-hires-new-special.html#more">Click Here to Read More >></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/_FZ3rCdhwN0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/_FZ3rCdhwN0/scoop-charlestown-hires-new-special.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/scoop-charlestown-hires-new-special.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-1859547764435324267Fri, 17 May 2013 23:30:00 +00002013-05-17T19:30:00.949-04:00HumorTest your intelligence<span style="font-size: large;"><b>From <a href="http://fakescience.org/" target="_blank">Fake Science</a>, where all of Charlestown gets its information:</b></span><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rrUiehcmOXw/UZRV7_SYj6I/AAAAAAAAaQA/V3LMvdYraDU/s1600/tumblr_inline_mmsvkvHXhs1qz4rgp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rrUiehcmOXw/UZRV7_SYj6I/AAAAAAAAaQA/V3LMvdYraDU/s640/tumblr_inline_mmsvkvHXhs1qz4rgp.jpg" width="492" /></a></div> <br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/dv1zgF_XfCg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/dv1zgF_XfCg/test-your-intelligence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/test-your-intelligence.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-3580062719122398029Fri, 17 May 2013 20:30:00 +00002013-05-17T17:17:01.513-04:00CharlestownHealthLyme DiseasePromising research on Lyme Disease<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span style="color: #af0313;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Lyme Disease Vaccine Shows Promise in Clinical Trial</b></span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">From <a href="http://sciencedaily.com/">ScienceDaily.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c0qsdlBXVCI/UY0xk4pqUcI/AAAAAAAAaBo/9mSkJcsIZDg/s1600/220px-Erythema_migrans_-_erythematous_rash_in_Lyme_disease_-_PHIL_9875.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c0qsdlBXVCI/UY0xk4pqUcI/AAAAAAAAaBo/9mSkJcsIZDg/s320/220px-Erythema_migrans_-_erythematous_rash_in_Lyme_disease_-_PHIL_9875.jpg" width="215"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">Telltale rash associated with Lyme Disease</span></b></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Editor's note: Lyme disease is all too common in Charlestown given our high tick population. </b></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The results of a phase 1/2 clinical trial in Europe of an investigational Lyme disease vaccine co-developed by researchers at Stony Brook University, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and at Baxter International Inc., a U.S. based healthcare company, revealed it to be promising and well tolerated, according to a research paper published online in <i>The Lancet Infectious Diseases</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The vaccine was shown to produce substantial antibodies against all targeted species of Borrelia, the causative agent of Lyme disease in Europe and the United States. Baxter International conducted the clinical trial of the vaccine.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Since the early 1990s, Benjamin Luft, MD, the Edmund D. Pellegrino Professor of Medicine at Stony Brook University School of Medicine, and the late John Dunn, Ph.D., a biologist at Brookhaven National Laboratory, spearheaded the initial development of the original vaccine antigen concept, and together with researchers at Baxter International helped bioengineer the formulation used in the clinical trial. <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div> <a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/promising-research-on-lyme-disease.html#more">Click Here to Read More >></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/X2CGC18X8PY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/X2CGC18X8PY/promising-research-on-lyme-disease.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/promising-research-on-lyme-disease.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-4742277554660763894Fri, 17 May 2013 17:00:00 +00002013-05-17T13:00:01.406-04:00BusinessClass WarJPMorgan Chase in the Sewer<div class="MsoNormal"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8YzDY0JkNBw/UXGFxc8kFAI/AAAAAAAAZhM/4XwTSGFfW7Q/s1600/Dort-diggers+Digest.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="85" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8YzDY0JkNBw/UXGFxc8kFAI/AAAAAAAAZhM/4XwTSGFfW7Q/s400/Dort-diggers+Digest.JPG" width="400"></a></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Is former financial superstar Dimon in trouble?</b></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">By Phil Mattera in <a href="http://dirtdiggersdigest.org/">Dirt Diggers Digest</a><o:p></o:p></span><br> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qbJYxMaDoaY/UY05kHEYGhI/AAAAAAAAaB0/Lc76yEmzEjI/s1600/Robber+banker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qbJYxMaDoaY/UY05kHEYGhI/AAAAAAAAaB0/Lc76yEmzEjI/s400/Robber+banker.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The business news has been full of speculation on whether JPMorgan Chase Jamie Dimon will go on serving as both CEO and chairman of the big bank, in light of a shareholder campaign to strip him of the latter post. The effort to bring Dimon down a notch—and to oust three members of the board—is hardly the work of a “lynch mob,” as Jeffrey Sonnenfeld of Yale <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/opinion/the-jamie-dimon-witch-hunt.html"><span style="color: #b85b5a; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">suggested</span></a> in a New York Times op-ed.<o:p></o:p></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br> </div><a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/jpmorgan-chase-in-sewer.html#more">Click Here to Read More >></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/vT2FvhXIVX0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/vT2FvhXIVX0/jpmorgan-chase-in-sewer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/jpmorgan-chase-in-sewer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-8083064113218030650Fri, 17 May 2013 14:49:00 +00002013-05-17T10:49:59.360-04:00CharlestownHealthWeatherWeekend allergy forecast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HgVGfv9OLXk/UZZDVsW1jVI/AAAAAAAAaUk/sVzZzF9F3z0/s1600/Ah-choo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HgVGfv9OLXk/UZZDVsW1jVI/AAAAAAAAaUk/sVzZzF9F3z0/s640/Ah-choo.JPG" width="600" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <b>From <a href="http://pollen.com/">Pollen.com</a></b></div> <br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/eU2VB5rQerM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/eU2VB5rQerM/weekend-allergy-forecast_17.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/weekend-allergy-forecast_17.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-4366957648089273927Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:00 +00002013-05-17T16:51:02.805-04:00CharlestownSue SosnowskiSolar Powergreen energyecoRI.orgwind powerEnviro-bills at the State House<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9CMHMC0bCNo/UBVrnQ4Z--I/AAAAAAAAImo/aHnRno_Xl3U/s1600/ecoRI+logo+and+tag+-+new.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="62" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9CMHMC0bCNo/UBVrnQ4Z--I/AAAAAAAAImo/aHnRno_Xl3U/s400/ecoRI+logo+and+tag+-+new.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <a href="http://www.ecori.org/government/2013/5/16/bills-look-to-stimulate-renewable-energy.html" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #000c58; font-size: medium; text-decoration: none;"><b>Bills Look to Stimulate Renewable Energy</b></span></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oqixInHA7Xk/UZUXrEjfTzI/AAAAAAAAaQQ/ClF8IWqEFIE/s1600/renewable+energy+hearing.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oqixInHA7Xk/UZUXrEjfTzI/AAAAAAAAaQQ/ClF8IWqEFIE/s320/renewable+energy+hearing.JPG" width="286"></a></div> <span style="color: #010101;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">By TIM FAULKNER/<a href="http://ecori.org/">ecoRI.org</a> News staff<o:p></o:p></span></span><br> <span style="color: #010101;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span style="color: #010101;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">PROVIDENCE — Two bills aimed at boosting the residential renewable energy business were heard recently in House and Senate meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br> <span style="color: #010101;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span style="color: #010101;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On May 15, the Senate Finance Committee discussed Sen. Joshua Miller’s, D-Cranston, <a href="http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText13/SenateText13/S0127.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #608ccb; text-decoration: none;">bill</span></a> to restore the 25 percent <a href="http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/title44/44-57/INDEX.HTM" target="_blank"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #608ccb; text-decoration: none;">state credit</span></a> for small-scale solar, geothermal and wind installations. The credit covers 25 percent for a photovoltaic system costing $15,000 or less, a solar hot water system $7,000 or less, a wind system $15,000 or less and a geothermal system $7,000 or less. Projects exceeding the cost threshold qualify for the credit up to the cap. There also are income restrictions.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br> <span style="color: #010101;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></span> <span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;"><b>NOTE: Under Charlestown's anti-wind power ordinance, it is nearly impossible for homeowners to meet the criteria, regardless of the size of the wind generator. <a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2011/11/planning-commission-cca-council.html" target="_blank">Click here</a>.</b></span><br> <span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;"><b><br></b></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span style="color: #010101;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><br> </div><a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/enviro-bills-at-state-house.html#more">Click Here to Read More >></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/oG3rLzJ3liY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/oG3rLzJ3liY/enviro-bills-at-state-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/enviro-bills-at-state-house.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-4305889333718330477Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 +00002013-05-17T00:00:11.338-04:00CharlestownPresident ObamaWho ARE those nuts?<div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The ones with the “Impeach Obama” signs.</b></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5RSF2brERyE/UYKuHEbBqsI/AAAAAAAAZ0E/PukNEzeYKsg/s1600/lyndon+larouche+wikipedia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5RSF2brERyE/UYKuHEbBqsI/AAAAAAAAZ0E/PukNEzeYKsg/s400/lyndon+larouche+wikipedia.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">By Will Collette<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">You may have seen them in Charlestown when they were camped out for a couple of days near the Post Office. I saw them a few days ago in Westerly on Route One. There’s usually a pair of them working from a folding card table with a sign that reads “Impeach Obama” and a poster of Obama with a Hitler mustache.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Several people asked me who the hell they are and I didn’t know. Until now. They are part of a new campaign by one of America’s craziest conspiracy buffs, Lyndon LaRouche. <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div> <a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/who-are-those-nuts.html#more">Click Here to Read More >></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/NrmcKn5A8Is" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/NrmcKn5A8Is/who-are-those-nuts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/who-are-those-nuts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-4150678812919579596Thu, 16 May 2013 23:00:00 +00002013-05-16T23:48:57.551-04:00dark skiesAstronomy Picture of the Day<div class="MsoNormal"> <b style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Clouds, Birds, Moon, Venus </span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VpAY2wz-lcs/UBGDYaOPTqI/AAAAAAAAIhE/v7zJnExmqu0/s1600/NASA+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VpAY2wz-lcs/UBGDYaOPTqI/AAAAAAAAIhE/v7zJnExmqu0/s1600/NASA+logo.jpg"></a></span></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;">From NASA’s <a href="http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/">Astronomy Picture of the Day</a><o:p></o:p></span><br> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Sometimes the sky above can become quite a show. In early September of 2010, for example, the <a href="http://bb.nightskylive.net/asterisk/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=21078">Moon and Venus converged</a>, creating quite a <a href="http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100516.html">sight</a> by itself for <a href="http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050913.html">sky enthusiasts</a> around the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5DqY_q86xQ">globe</a>. <o:p></o:p></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">From some locations, though, the sky was even more picturesque. In the image below taken in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain">Spain</a>, a crescent Moon and the planet Venus, on the far right, were captured during sunset posing against a deep blue sky.</span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">In the foreground, dark <a href="http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080122.html">storm cloud</a>s loom across the image bottom, while a white <a href="http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap040218.html">anvil cloud</a> shape appears above. Black specks dot the frame, caused by a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81wFZavdhPU">flock of birds</a> taking flight. <o:p></o:p></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Very soon after this picture was taken, however, the birds passed by, the storm ended, and Venus and the Moon set. <o:p></o:p></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Bright Venus again <a href="http://www.astronomy.com/News-Observing/Sky%20this%20Month/2013/03/Bright%20planets%20meet%20at%20dusk.aspx">becomes visible</a> just after sunset this 2013 May and will appear near Jupiter toward the end of the month.<o:p></o:p></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br> </div><a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/astronomy-picture-of-day_16.html#more">Click Here to Read More >></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/wNzrtV3YsNg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/wNzrtV3YsNg/astronomy-picture-of-day_16.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/astronomy-picture-of-day_16.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783158733584732706.post-2846944242497109662Thu, 16 May 2013 20:00:00 +00002013-05-19T12:31:13.634-04:00Narragansett - South Kingstown PatchHealthhospitalCost of Medical Procedures Vary Between South County, State<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HPKxPCx3ASU/UBVYJeCN7kI/AAAAAAAAIlM/YHL1QIBGL0E/s1600/Narr-SK+Patch.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="25" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HPKxPCx3ASU/UBVYJeCN7kI/AAAAAAAAIlM/YHL1QIBGL0E/s400/Narr-SK+Patch.png" width="400"></a></div> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>The cost of colonoscopies, MRIs, CT scans and mammograms can shift a lot from county to county.</b></span></div> <div style="background: white; border-right: solid #DEDEDE 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-right-alt: solid #DEDEDE .75pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 0in 4.0pt 0in 0in;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: none; padding: 0in; vertical-align: middle;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zd2A78wBFtM/UZL-LmVXrfI/AAAAAAAAaNY/V0SdHeFpxDk/s1600/health-costs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zd2A78wBFtM/UZL-LmVXrfI/AAAAAAAAaNY/V0SdHeFpxDk/s400/health-costs.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;">By </span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #0044aa; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="http://narragansett.patch.com/users/patrick-luce">Patrick Luce</a> in the <a href="http://narragansett.patch.com/articles/cost-of-medical-procedures-vary-between-south-county-state?ncid=newsltuspatc00000001" target="_blank">Narragansett-South Kingstown Patch</a></span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #333333; padding: 0in;"> </span></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #333333; padding: 0in;"><br></span></span></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;">It costs about $1,000 more to get a colonoscopy at </span><a href="http://narragansett.patch.com/listings/south-county-hospital-2"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #0044aa; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">South County Hospital</span></a><span style="color: #333333;"> than it does in Providence, but MRIs, CT scans and mammograms are slightly cheaper in your backyard than at the average hospital in providence and throughout Rhode Island.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;">That's according to data from </span><a href="http://www.newchoicehealth.com/"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #0044aa; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">New Choice Health</span></a><span style="color: #333333;">, a private company that encourages people to become smarter healthcare consumers.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">New Choice estimates colonoscopies cost about $3,500 in Washington County, compared to just $2,500 in Providence County, and $2,700 on average across Rhode Island. But a CT scan is more than $200 cheaper at South County than the state average and an MRI is about $100 cheaper. A mammogram is similar in price across the state.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br> <span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">EDITOR'S NOTE: using the same <a href="http://www.newchoicehealth.com/" target="_blank">database</a>, I checked the prices charged by Westerly Hospital and its soon-to-be new owner Lawrence & Memorial for a couple of the same procedures. Westerly charges an average of $4,300 for a colonoscopy and L&M charges $4,700. Westerly charges $400 for a </span>mammogram and L&M charges $750.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></b></span><br> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br></span></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;"></span></span><br> </div><a href="http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/cost-of-medical-procedures-vary-between.html#more">Click Here to Read More >></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~4/_osQnCFiZhU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgressiveCharlestown/~3/_osQnCFiZhU/cost-of-medical-procedures-vary-between.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Will Collette)0http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2013/05/cost-of-medical-procedures-vary-between.html