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“ Rhode Island Red Awards ,” January

Your reference to me in your “ Dumb and Dumber ” needs to be reviewed . Rhode Island Hospital at no time had the number that you mentioned in their possession throughout this transaction . Although for the above misstep , I enjoy your production .

RONALD J . RESMINI PROVIDENCE

The residents of Roger Williams Park Zoo are living the good life , even during a pandemic

I got to contribute a small part in documenting the year Rhode Island has had . The Rhody award “ winners ” are the best of the worst , the silliest and zaniest . For those of you that aren ’ t familiar with Rhode

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14 RHODE ISLAND MONTHLY l MARCH 2021

Islanders : We ’ re weird . I had a whole lot of fun with this assignment . Big thank you to Rhode Island Monthly for thinking of me for this article . And another huge thank you to Frog and Toad for letting us use the art from the T-shirt that took over the Internet , the Knock It Off shirt .

ERICA CAMPANELLA VIA INSTAGRAM

January 2021

This is the best issue I have ever received . The zoo article [“ This Place is a Real Zoo ”] meant the most to me since my annual visit is for the pumpkin display and swan boat ride . When my sister moved to Rhode Island in 1991 to teach at URI , I wondered what there would be to see and visit . Since then , every year except for a few years , I still find new activities to try when I come . I can ’ t wait for the 2021 visit .

ROCHELLE KUGEL HUDSON , WISCONSIN

CORRECTION : In our February Current profile on Bill Bartholomew , we misidentified the TV station where Jim Taricani worked . Taricani worked at WJAR .

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CULTURE

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HOME AND STYLE

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