The Brief, 02/08/2010: Decriminalization of marijuana

If you walked around the Rhode Island state house last week, you might have heard something highly unusual. Drew Morrill has more.
At the statehouse, you typically hear about the sobering economy, record-setting unemployment and climbing energy prices. But now there’s talk of decriminalizing marijuana. On Tuesday, state legislators introduced a bill that would make possession [...]

The Brief, 02/08/2010: Not Quite News

Tonight, Stan explains why your bachelor’s degree is worthless in a segment we like to call Not Quite News with Stan Sundel.

Not too long ago, I went to see the musical Avenue Q at the PPAC. It’s a great show that uses a combination of puppets and human actors to explore such topics [...]

Gov. Patrick tries to plant seeds of job growth in MA

Gov. Deval Patrick and legislative leaders in Massachusetts are rolling out plans they hope will encourage job growth by easing pressure on businesses.
Patrick is recommending freezing unemployment insurance rates and setting aside up to $25 million for small businesses loans.
The governor is also pushing $50 million in tax credits that would provide businesses [...]

Super Bowl XLIV was most-watched TV program in history

Last night’s Super Bowl has scored a historic ratings touchdown.
The Nielsen Company reports 106.5 million people tuned in to see the Saints beat the Colts 31-17. 68 percent of American households that had a TV set turned on were watching the game.
The game beat the former Nielsen record-holder, the finale of MASH in 1983.
In other [...]

Brown hits applications record

Students are itching to get to Brown. Applications to the Ivy League school have hit a record 30,000 for 935 remaining slots in the freshman class. The school has already admitted 550 freshmen through the early-decision process. Officials say just nine percent of applicants will be accepted.

5 killed in Middletown power plant explosion

Fire officials in Middletown, CT say they don’t believe anyone’s missing in the rubble of the power plant that exploded yesterday morning. Crews spent the night going through debris in case there were more victims of the blast that killed at least five and injured a dozen or more. Red Cross volunteer Heather Tolley says [...]

Don’t Look Now…Turning point for your P-Bruins?

On a day when the nation stayed home for Super Bowl Sunday, your P-Bruins most certainly did not.  After a rare 5-3 win against the 1st place divisional rival Worcester Sharks, the P-Bruins followed up—less than 24 hours later—with yet another strong showing…to say the least. These tired Bruins came out gunning from the very [...]