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Holiday Tree Debate About Freedom, Not Christmas
Let me be clear about something: just like every other reasonable Rhode Islander, it matters very little to me what the state calls its seasonal decorations. That is not at all why RI Future has...
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Chafee: RI Should Honor Religious Tolerance
After unceremoniously flipping the switch, Governor Chafee said he is surprised Rhode Islanders aren’t more supportive the state’s long history of religious freedom and tolerance but said he’s...
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Chafee Takes On O’Reilly, Defends Religious Freedom
Earlier this week I criticized Gov Linc Chafee for not taking on John DePetro, whom we all knew was champing at the bit to spew his annual holiday hate about all things secular – most specifically the...
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In EG, DePetro, RI Future’s Hometown, It’s a Holiday Tree
Photo courtesy of EG Patch. The decorated tree in front of East Greenwich Town Hall, like the one on the State House rotunda, is called a holiday tree, reports East Greenwich Patch. “Was this a...
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Daily Show Declares ‘War on Christmas’ a Joke
Sometimes only the court jester can successfully call out the king for wearing no clothes. While Fox News, John DePetro, Bishop Tobin and Rep. Doreen Costa are hardly still royalty in post-tea party...
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Web Editor Dee DeQuattro Is Leaving WPRO for ABC6
WPRO digital reporter Dee DeQuattro is leaving the station she is suing for a new job on December 21. On January 2, she starts as the assignment editor for ABC 6 and ABC6.com. She’ll also do a morning...
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Conservative Hate Radio Falls Out Of Fashion
Will Rhode Island soon hear a kinder, gentler WPRO? Probably not, but Lew Dickey, CEO of WPRO’s Atlanta-based parent company Cumulus, is hinting that we might start hearing less about Republican...
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On Stage Together: Carcieri, DePetro, Healey
The inside of the Odeum Theater before it was renovated. (Photo by George Reed, courtesy of EG Patch) What do former Governor Don Carcieri, Rev. Bernard Healey and John DePetro all have in common? The...
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DePetro, Carcieri, Healey in East Greenwich tonight
I saw my ideological nemesis and neighbor John DePetro on Main Street here in East Greenwich the other day. “What’s going on, John?” I said to him. To which he replied, “I have nothing to say to you.”...
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John DePetro’s disdain for undocumented workers
When six-year old Derrick Johnson was struck and killed by a pickup truck driven by Andres Morales, the community mourned a tragic death. There is no question that the terrible event was an accident,...
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John DePetro hypes a “miracle” in N. Providence
Mary? A piece by Ethan Shorey on the Valley Breeze website this morning provided radio shock jock John DePetro a full three hours of material. According to Shorey, “Brian Trambowicz was driving by the...
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RIF Radio: DePetro in exile, Brien out of exile, Exeter recall, Jim Langvin,...
. Monday Dec 9, 2013 North Kingstown, RI – Good morning, Ocean State. This is Bob Plain, editor and publisher of the RI Future blog podcasting to you from The Hideaway on the banks of the Mattatuxet...
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Labor’s Christmas gift to RI: A DePetro-free December
Does the holiday traffic seem a little less hectic this season? Thank a union member. Did the snow seem a little brighter on your way into work this morning? The organizing power of organized labor may...
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RIF Radio: Exile on Wamponaug Trail, Day 11; CEO made more than hospital; RI...
Listen here until embed player refreshes. Thursday Dec 12, 2013 North Kingstown, RI – Good morning, Ocean State. This is Bob Plain, editor and publisher of the RI Future blog podcasting to you from The...
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Taveras, Raimondo both boycott WPRO, and growing list of legislators
UPDATE: Two Democratic candidates for governor in Rhode Island said they won’t go on WPRO talk radio until John DePetro is off the air. Providence Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Angel Taveras...
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Wingmen: Should DePetro be fired?
“John DePetro is not fair, he’s not honest, he’s not respectful. It’s time for him to go,” I said on NBC 10 Wingmen segment this week as Justin Katz, Bill Rappleye and I debate whether it’s okay for...
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Three of four candidates for governor boycott WPRO
Three of the four expected candidates for governor said they won’t appear on WPRO until John DePetro no longer works there. And the fourth has said he won’t go on DePetro’s show any more, according to...
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RIF Radio: DePetro to return Tues; gambling for charity; gravel mining in...
Monday Dec 16, 2013 North Kingstown, RI – Good morning, Ocean State. This is Bob Plain, editor and publisher of the RI Future blog podcasting to you from The Hideaway on the banks of the Mattatuxet...
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RIF Radio: Two shootings in PVD; hurtful words and the First Amendment;...
Or listen here. Wednesday Dec 18, 2013 North Kingstown, RI – Good morning, Ocean State. This is Bob Plain, editor and publisher of the RI Future blog podcasting to you from The Hideaway on the banks...
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John DePetro indirectly compares his cause to MLK’s
Talk about starting off the new year right. In what can only be called a grossly insensitive appropriation of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, John DePetro has included a picture of and a quote from...
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