How to deal with big egos
After U.S. President Calvin Coolidge retired, a newspaper reporter went to see him at his home in Vermont. As they sat talking, the reporter...
Cox designs new R.I. disability access license plate
TIM COX, a design professor at Johnson & Wales University, helped create Rhode Island’s new disability access license plate and a companion charitable plate...
Johnson named chief advancement officer of United Way of Rhode Island
JENNIE JOHNSON is the chief advancement officer for United Way of Rhode Island Inc., having joined the nonprofit in July. In this role, she...
To Savor: Wines to fall for
This time of year, I often talk about changing our wine wardrobes – meaning moving from the foods and wines of summer and transitioning...
Has AI caused job losses?
Do artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT eliminate jobs, create new ones, or both? There’s a lot of speculation regarding this question, but little...
Some unforgettable memory boosters
A patient complained to his psychiatrist that he was always forgetting things and asked, “What shall I do?”
“Pay me in advance,” the psychiatrist advised.
Most...
URI professor earns 2026 Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets...
RACHEL AFIA ANSONG, an assistant professor of Africana studies at the University of Rhode Island, was recently presented the 2026 Sillerman First Book Prize...
Before disaster, prep for a time without your phone
In the span of a week in August, powerful storms and deadly flooding knocked out power to a half-million people across the Midwest; Tropical...
A little praise goes a long way
A CEO once noticed a particularly fine achievement by another CEO. He thought he would write a letter of congratulations immediately, but he didn’t....
Davies student earns national gold medal in first aid and CPR...
ARIANNE CHARLES, a North Providence student at William M. Davies Jr. Career and Technical High School in Lincoln, won the national gold medal in...
