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The Times, They Are A-Changin’

Mark Zaccaria runs through some of the things that need changing in RI and points out the only way to do so.

Rhody Reporter: A Celestial Report

Mark Zaccaria takes a break from the mire of politics to cast viewers’ eyes a little higher, to a somewhat bigger neighborhood.

Rhody Reporter: That Ol’ Providence Gun Buyback Tune

Mark Zaccaria ponders the motivation of Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza for pursuing a potentially illegal gun buyback program at this time.

Rhody Reporter: Bad Management

Mark Zaccaria compares the ways in which RI government has managed the state, up to the possibility of a special election for debt while awaiting a federal bailout, and calls it what it is.

Tips on Voting in RI

Mark Zaccaria provides five steps you should consider as you figure out when (and how) to cast your vote in the Ocean State.

RI Government’s Sad Saga of COVID

Mark Zaccaria summarizes the threat to our rights and democracy as the state government’s rules slide of the table.

Primary 2020 Lessons

Mark Zaccaria considers the tea leaves visible after the Ocean State’s Democrat primary.

Design as a Bellwether of Urban Health

Why isn’t Rhode Island government interested in visually exciting architecture? Because our system makes paying off insiders too high a priority, says Mark Zaccaria.