Editorial and Op-Ed

Shuttered: Elderwood at Riverside, in East Providence, last month became the fifth nursing home in the state to close since the pandemic began in 2020.  COURTESY ELDERWOOD  AT RIVERSIDE

Nursing homes in peril across R.I. need a financial lifeline

Editorial and Op-Ed 06/10/2022

The worst of the deadly health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may be behind us, but nursing homes across the state continue to be...

Here’s how to boost computer science ed

Editorial and Op-Ed 06/10/2022

When advocates push for computer science education, usually they’re talking about boosting the number of schools offering computer science classes – with the intent...

McKee must lead on deal for Tidewater

Editorial and Op-Ed 06/10/2022

Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien is right to blame the departure of the Pawtucket Red Sox for Worcester, Mass., in 2020 on a lack...

NEW DAY: Rhode Island is now the 19th state to legalize recreational marijuana use. The new law allows employers to prohibit marijuana use in the workplace but doesn’t define how to determine whether an employee is under the influence. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MIKE SALERNO

Employers must set the standard for impairment under marijuana law

Editorial and Op-Ed 05/27/2022

Once Massachusetts, then Connecticut legalized recreational use of marijuana by adults, local business leaders who have long opposed it knew Rhode Island would eventually...

Veterans are answering call for workers

Editorial and Op-Ed 05/27/2022

With many workplaces struggling with fallout from the “Great Resignation,” it’s no surprise to see veterans increasingly stepping into the breach. Veteran unemployment peaked nationally...

The supply chain lesson from pandemic

Editorial and Op-Ed 05/27/2022

COVID-19 has exposed the skewness in the globalized supply chain. During the pandemic, the disruption of the value chain was common across most, if...

Too many crops aren’t used to feed people

Editorial and Op-Ed 05/27/2022

Rising competition for many of the world’s important crops is sending increasing amounts toward uses other than directly feeding people. These competing uses include...

GOOD BUSINESS: Term-limited Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza says ProvPort Inc. has “thrived” during his eight years in office and should not be lumped in with perceived polluters on the city’s working waterfront. Above are two large cranes used to move material at the port. / PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Next mayor must have a plan for city’s working waterfront

Editorial and Op-Ed 05/13/2022

An under-the-radar issue in Providence’s mayoral race with major implications for the city in the coming years is the future of its working waterfront. A...

Merger fallout claims CNE leader

Editorial and Op-Ed 05/13/2022

Fallout from the latest failed attempt to merge the state’s two largest health care systems continues. Care New England Health System CEO and President Dr....