EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Flour-additive potassium bromate can enhance the quality and appearance of baked goods, but is it worth getting cancer over? Credit: Pexels.com. Dear EarthTalk: Why are food manufacturers adding potentially carcinogenic potassium bromate to the flour of many of the packaged baked goods we […]
A Connecticut-Educated Tribal Chief Will Be Signing Your Dollars Posted June 21, 2022 By John O. Harney Comings and Goings … Lynn Malerba President Joe Biden appointed Lynn Malerba, chief of the Mohegan Tribe, as treasurer of the United States, the first Native American to hold the position. Malerba earned her bachelor’s degree […]
2022 Summer Artists of the Month in the Attleboro Arts Museum’s Community Gallery By Katie Blundell July 6th– 29th: A Series of Mixed Media Works on Panel by goghfurther August 3rd– 30th: “Urbana” A Series of Photographs by Linda Lancz Attleboro Arts Museum 86 Park Street, Attleboro, MA Free and open to all […]
Here’s why gas prices could skyrocket again By Wayne Winegarden We’re all looking for relief from record high gas prices these days. Gas prices are the highest in United States history at a nationwide average of $4.59 as of May 19, according to AAA. Many states surpass this average with California at […]
Tickets for this year’s Blackstone Valley Polar Express Train Ride in Woonsocket, RI are ON SALE NOW!!! Join us on weekends from November 11th – December 23rd with shows at 3:30 PM and 6:30 PM! PURCHASE TICKETS The magic is back this holiday season for a three-hour experience at the Blackstone Valley Polar […]
HELLO NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS I’m writing about today’s radical Supreme Court ruling in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case overturning the constitutionally protected right to an abortion. This is a dark and heavy day in our nation’s history, and a revolting decision from the court. Six justices—five appointed by GOP presidents who lost the popular vote—voted […]
HAPPENING THIS WEEK’S MUSE HÉLOÏSE ADÉLAÏDE LETISSIER “I love people that are question marks. I love people that don’t have answers and are just trying to cope with it. I love people that just don’t tick boxes. There is a grace in them I can’t really find elsewhere.” Héloïse Adélaïde […]
Commissioner’s Weekly Memo to Friends of Education ANGELICA INFANTE-GREEN Notes from Commissioner Infante-Green Empowering Our Students to Lead In 2018, a group of students and families filed a lawsuit against the state alleging that our state’s civics education was so lacking that it violated their constitutional rights. A thorough education […]
