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Rhode Island Judge Blocks trump Again

It must be the state of Rhode Island citizens and judges are feistier than the rest of the nation. For the second time I am reading about a judge from Rhode Island blocking trump’s efforts to hold the nation up by blocking funding. Maybe it is the same judge? It kind of fits as Joel […]

History of the African slave trade in North America

Before we moved to Rhode Island last year, I was familiar with Newport as the home of the Newport Jazz and Folk festivals. Indeed, we attended one afternoon of performances at the Newport Jazz Festival this summer. Newport is only an hour from our home in Rumford RI. Recently, I read in The New York […]