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Advice from the Trenches: Adderall or subtract

Welcome to Advice From the Trenches, a monthly feature on NRI NOW. Advice From The Trenches combines the clinical experience of a double boarded psychiatrist, with a slap-in-the-face dose of reality from an artist and writer who has gathered her wisdom from the school of hard-knocks. Do you having a burning question for the duo? Send your thoughts, ideas and woes to [email protected]. Don’t forget to...

OpEd: The VFW is fighting to protect RI Veterans from VA Claim Sharks

At the beginning of the Rhode Island General Assembly's 2024 legislative session, the Rhode Island Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States asked Chairman Samuel Azzinaro and Chairman Walter Felag to introduce legislation to protect Rhode Island's veterans and their survivors from for-profit, predatory, "claim sharks." As a result, S. 2700 (Felag) and H. 7609...

Advice from the Trenches: Shoot first

Welcome to Advice From the Trenches, a monthly feature on NRI NOW. Advice From The Trenches combines the clinical experience of a double boarded psychiatrist, with a slap-in-the-face dose of reality from an artist and writer who has gathered her wisdom from the school of hard-knocks. Do you having a burning question for the duo? Send your thoughts, ideas and woes to [email protected]. Don’t forget to...

Advice from the Trenches: Help-rejecting clingers

Welcome to Advice From the Trenches, a monthly feature on NRI NOW. Advice From The Trenches combines the clinical experience of a double boarded psychiatrist, with a slap-in-the-face dose of reality from an artist and writer who has gathered her wisdom from the school of hard-knocks. Do you having a burning question for the duo? Send your thoughts, ideas and woes to [email protected]. Don’t forget to...

From the editor’s desk: Northern Rhode Island is lucky indeed

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The work of a journalist is not for everyone. There's the long government meetings - sitting through hours of sometimes tedious debate and discussion in hopes to help translate the important actions of local officials to the general public. There's the feeling of always being, "on call," with pressure to stay constantly connected less you miss some important news...

New Jersey earthquake felt in northern Rhode Island

Northern RI – Did you feel it? A 4.8 magnitude earthquake in New Jersey on Friday, April 5 rattled homes throughout Rhode Island and beyond, with reports of shaking across New England. The United States Geological Survey says the quake was centered in Lebanon, NJ and happened around 10:25 a.m. Both Newark Liberty International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport have...

Advice from the Trenches: To be a friend

Welcome to Advice From the Trenches, a monthly feature on NRI NOW. In this month’s column, writer Cathren Housley addresses the trouble with handing out medical advice. Housley uses practical knowledge and wisdom from the school of hard-knocks, combined with advice counseling for medical problems from a chiropractic physician and medical doctor to answer your burning questions. Do you have a question for the...