Tag: Pandemic
To Savor: A different Thanksgiving
Taking a momentary respite from work, sitting at my home-office desk, eyes closed, memories of Thanksgiving flood my mind. I take some deep breaths,...
Ramp up R.I. pandemic aid spending where it’s needed most
It’s usually wise not to quickly spend a windfall, unless there’s a use-it-or-lose-it deadline attached to it. That’s the situation the state finds itself...
Threat to child care sector is far-reaching
We are facing a child care crisis in the U.S. and in Rhode Island that is poised to exacerbate the health care and economic...
PBN Health Care Summit panel: Continued telehealth coverage a must
While telehealth has been critical for providers to check in on many of their patients during the pandemic, Marie L. Ganim, R.I. health insurance...
Are you ready to return to workplace? Not so fast
Rhode Island businesses yearning to get back to a pre-COVID-19 normal should not get their hopes up yet, particularly in light of a recent...
Crisis spurs businesses to reevaluate their worth
As principal of Barrett Valuation Services Inc., John E. Barrett Jr. staked his career on his ability to assess risk.
But the metrics he has...
Dining Out: What’s in a name? During a pandemic, a lot
Who says there is no entertainment at restaurants in this time of COVID-19? The following encounter would have been quite entertaining if it were...
Do you feel Providence is safe enough to come to the...
An Oct. 20 rally in Providence to demand justice for a city man seriously injured in a moped crash resulted in at least 19...
BUDGET CRUNCH: Revenue is down, deficit is up, and R.I. still...
Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien never thought he’d have to close down his city on Fridays to save money, but in the absence of...
Cost of R.I.’s vaccine effort unclear
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said on Oct. 7 that she’s willing to spend “tens of millions of dollars” for the state to evaluate and...
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