By Frank O'Donnell, WPRO Comedy Contributor
Central Falls’ new mayor is urging the privatization of trash pickup. Residents are now asked to take their trash on regular pickup days and put it on a curb in Lincoln or Pawtucket.
Governor Chafee nominated a former executive director of the Economic Development Corporation to be the new executive director of the Economic Development Corporation. In related news, the Red Sox have rehired Bobby Valentine as their manager.
The Rhode Island State Senate decided to hold for further study a bill that would have renamed the Economic Development Corporation. Yeah. That definitely requires further study. Don’t want to go messing with that branding.
The Rhode Island Bridge and Turnpike Authority held an open house on Saturday to discuss tolls on the Sakonnet River Bridge. Well, it wasn’t really an open house. You had to pay 83 cents to get in and then get out. More if you came from out of state.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse visited the country of Mali last week with Senator John McCain. It’s good to see such bipartisan support of the Senate Travel Office.
President Obama got into a little hot water last week after referring to California’s attorney general, Kamala Harris, was the “best-looking attorney general in the country.” The only support he got for that remark was an “attaboy” from Brent Musburger.
Rhode Island’s attorney general, Peter Kilmartin, was very disturbed by the remark – especially that it wasn’t made about him.
A new survey says that Wichita, Kansas is the worst-dressed city in the United States. Unless your favorite movie is still “Urban Cowboy.” In that case, never mind.
Wrigley’s has introduced a new caffeinated chewing gum called Alert. The good news is, you get a jolt of energy. The bad news, you’ll wear your teeth down to the gums in about a week.
New research shows that the average piece of paper currency harbors about 26,000 bacteria. Forget that wallet. You should be keeping your folding money in a biohazard baggie.
