Politics
Aug 1, 01:46 PM (Issue #22)
Contributor: Kristen Chauvin
The Story of Malachi Ritscher
by Kristen Chauvin
Just three years ago, Malachi Ritscher was a well-known member of Chicago’s avant-garde jazz scene. He made live recordings of bands at local clubs like The Empty Bottle, at little or no cost. He was also a passionate participant in Chicago’s anti-war and free…
Jul 28, 05:18 PM (Blog)
Contributor: Rod Driver
Rod Driver supplies this reply to his open letter to Rep. Langevin:
Nearly four weeks after I sent 10 questions about HCR 362 to Rep. James Langevin, I still have no answer. However Eileen Sadasiv has sent me a copy of a letter she got from Langevin on Iran and…
Jul 26, 09:53 PM (Blog)
Contributor: Agenda Staff
Contributor: Rod Driver
Rod Driver, inveterate thorn in the buttocks of the corpus politicus status quo, sent some questions to U.S. Representative Jim Langevin by email, by fax
and by certified snail mail on July 3. As of this writing, he hasn’t “yet received even the ‘I-appreciate-hearing-from-you’ form letter.”
The letter below was published in…
Jul 26, 02:25 AM (Issue #16)
Contributor: Ted Rao
Request for more units in same space to be decided by Zoning Board of Review
by Ted Rao
[This article first appeared in The Agenda #16, March 2006]
On Tuesday, February 21st, representatives of Premier Land Development, led by Dan Corsetti and represented by their lawyer, former Lieutenant Governor Richard Licht, appeared before…
Jul 24, 01:04 PM (Issue #22)
Contributor: Tom Sgouros
The fiscal 2009 budget has now been approved by the General Assembly, and everyone expects the Governor to sign it. Here are a dozen things worth knowing about.
The official word is that there were no changes to any taxes. But what this means…
Jun 28, 08:13 AM (Blog)
Contributor: W.A. Dymoke
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal may have just ruined his shot (however remote) at the vice presidency. While McCain could use a younger counterpart who appeals to the Christian Right, the electorate at large may not embrace someone who veers so far towards the shoulder on the concert of faith and…
Jun 5, 11:25 PM (Blog)
Contributor: Adam Bradley
Don Mollis would like to remind youse that if you voted in one party's presidential primary (presumably the one that still counted by the time Rho Dylanders got our turn) and would like to vote in another party's primary in September (presumably the party that doesn't count in Rho Dyland),…
Mar 1, 05:23 PM (Blog)
Contributor: Adam Bradley
For the first time in U.S. history, more than one of every 100 adults is in jail or prison, according to a new report documenting America's rank as the world's No. 1 incarcerator. It urges states to curtail corrections spending by placing fewer low-risk offenders behind bars.
That one percent makes…
Feb 28, 04:51 PM (Blog)
Contributor: Adam Bradley
“As voters prepare to cast their ballots to nominate their choice for the next President of the United States, I want to make sure they know exactly where to go to cast their ballot,” says Providence Mayor David Cicilline in a press release today. Providentians seem to have divested…
Feb 3, 06:57 PM (Blog)
Contributor: Scott Matthieu
Governor Carcieri
Dear Governor Carcieri,
I write to you to express my displeasure regarding a recent “Pro-Life” rally in the State House. Though I fully support any view you or anyone else may hold on this issue, I find it quite inappropriate for you to host such an…
