AdCare R.I. CEO receives lifetime achievement award
FRED A. TRAPASSI JR., CEO of AdCare Rhode Island, received the Aquidneck Island Rally 4 Recovery Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the celebration...
Rules for respect
Thomas Jefferson arrived alone on horseback at a hotel in Baltimore and asked for a room. The landlord of the hotel, named Boyden, looked...
Millennials, boomers, Gen X labels are ‘nonsense’
Most of the stereotypes tied to so-called generations are ugly and insulting – whether it’s the greed and materialism associated with “boomers,” the narcissism...
Install safety protocols to protect against violent acts
It’s been more than two years since the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas. The shooter killed 58 and...
Don’t sweat over choices of knitwear
With more than 30 years of experience in the clothing industry, I’ve found that most men struggle with incorporating knitwear into their wardrobes as...
10 creative tips for success in selling
For some time, a storekeeper had displayed in his window a card inscribed “Fishing Tickle.”
A customer drew the proprietor’s attention to the spelling error....
Long work hours a waste of time
In the sitcom “The Office,” a bumbling manager spends much of his time distracting the hapless employees of a paper company’s local sales branch....
Long honored for nonprofit work
NICHOLAS TROTT LONG, a Little Compton-based attorney, recently received the 2019 Dorothy Lohmann Community Service Award from the Rhode Island Bar Association. The award...
Raoof named new RISCA grants management fellow
ANISA RAOOF was recently appointed as the new grants management fellow for the R.I. State Council on the Arts. Raoof is the former executive...
Smiling can influence your mood and outlook
A friend passed along an ad for The Coca-Cola Co. done by a Belgian advertising agency with the tagline “Happiness starts with a smile.” The...