CRANSTON R.I. HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH

             The whole country now knows that Cranston, R.I. is a big

    mess- with the lowest bond rating in the nation, now even lower after

    our Honest Abe mayor, Stephen Laffey ( I like him ! ) expressed his

    own " depressing assessment "  ( PROJO editorial, Dec.10- " An honest BB ")

             The economic situation here makes even passing through hazardous

    to your health. For example, if you are lying injured on a busy main

    street like Reservoir Ave, don't expect the police or an ambulance to

    come to your rescue. And don't expect them to investigate what happened

    to you. And don't expect them to help you with a gargantuan medical bill.

              And  for the bigger picture here in R.I, I will say that the

    Ocean State has literally gone to the dogs. Vicious dogs own most of

    our urban streets. And they are now beginning to announce their presence

    in once idyllic rural Rhode Island.

             The visitors to the Ocean State are more likely to encounter Cujo

    here than Jaws.

             Perhaps Governor Carcieri will improve the situation. Was not

    THAT his campaign slogan : RHODE ISLAND IS GOING TO THE DOGS ?

            And he won ! Good luck and God bless him.