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@DanMcGowan Completely agree! The lungs need a solid month to clear out the exhaust afterward.

I have never experienced anything worse the monster trucks.

Before the holy night of #Christmas, find one person with whom to make peace. This will be a more precious gift than any that can be bought, because peace is a gift found only in the heart.

By @DanMcGowan -- Providence faced its darkest week. It met the moment. bostonglobe.com/2025/12/19/met… via @BostonGlobe

ENHANCED PHOTO: Investigators are asking for the public’s help in identifying and speaking to the individual shown in this photo who was in proximity of the person of interest. Anyone with information is urged to contact the tip line at 401-272-3121.

Investigators are asking for the public’s help in identifying and speaking to the individual shown in these photos who was in proximity of the person of interest. Anyone with information is urged to contact the tip line at 401-272-3121.

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The Rhode Island Blood Center’s blood supply was low before Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University, and it is immediately stepping up blood drives to meet the need, an official said Sunday. via @FitzProv #r.i._blood_supply_was_low_before_brown" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bostonglobe.com/2025/12/14/met…

R.I. blood supply was low before Brown mass shooting. Blood donors are “urgently needed,” and the Rhode Island Blood Center will be stepping up blood drives this week bostonglobe.com/2025/12/14/met… via @BostonGlobe

NEW: @RIBloodCenter says Type O blood donors are needed, if you can help. They have provided more than 120 units of blood, platelets and plasma already as RI Hospital took in 9 victims from the deadly shooting at Brown University last night. wpri.com/news/local-new… @wpri12

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We know that what students do in the summer and outside of school can greatly impact their long-term academic success. That’s why I’m proud to be working with so many community partners to provide Providence families with quality summer programming opportunities through our Eat Play Learn program. If you are interested in our Providence Department of Recreation summer camps, please pre-register by visiting, providenceri.recdesk.com/Community/Home You can also visit EatPlayLearnPVD.com to learn about all of the amazing Summer opportunities we have lined up for Providence youth.

@DanMcGowan A state intervention is supposed to have the authority to enact meaningful transformation. I haven’t seen that yet here, nor have I seen a real budget proposal to accomplish that.

@TonySimonRI I can think of two recent mayors who tried to enact change without much money, and they both failed. And very few Democrats were there to back them up as they tried. And then the whole first half of this takeover was supposed to be about blowing up the teachers' contract.

With a straight face, a former aide to Senator Whitehouse and mayor Elorza writes that kids deserve more, but not necessarily more money.

@DanMcGowan Are we having meaningful conversations with the unions and employees to get there? What does it look like, what are the meaningful goals and more importantly what’s the budget to get it done? How is money being spent currently and where can we reallocate resources?

@DanMcGowan I don’t disagree with this. But where is the plan and the tough conversations to get there?

@DanMcGowan Throwing more money at status quo cannot be the solution.

@DanMcGowan Now now Dan, let’s not put words in my mouth. We need to be having very real and very tough conversations about what is not happening right now in our schools that are chronically failing. To me, we need serious structural reform to the system, the school day, and lots more.

@DanMcGowan We have consistently given more money for the turnaround — just not at the level the state has demanded we meet due to increases they made statewide. At what point are we just throwing more $ at a problem that we’re not having serious conversations about real structural reform?

@TonySimonRI Name the reformed school system in America that didn’t need more money to execute change. You can’t find it. Because it doesn’t exist.

@DanMcGowan So there’s my straight face answer for you. lol

@DanMcGowan Reform & change does not always require money, especially when there is no plan or accountability for how those dollars will be spent, when there is decreasing enrollment, and when the tough decisions are not being made on how to deliver a quality education for our kids.

My take on the latest conversation around Providence schools and city funding. bostonglobe.com/2024/11/21/met…