My blog post , December 11 , 2002 ; Rhode Island literally going to the dogs !

Wednesday, December 11, 2002 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.