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Conrad Ferla fights tirelessly for the Rights of Way to shorelines for the enjoyment of the public. The latest attack is from Westerly’s Watch Hill Fire district filing lawsuit to thwart efforts by Westerly’s town council to declare a 20’ swatch of land known as Fort Road as a public access route to Napatree Point. For more information on this latest battle, see article in this link: https://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/westerly/groups-file-lawsuit-over-fort-road-designation/article_ef186f10-eb89-11ed-8264-030c83e95a3e.html To join the fight or become informed of the attacks on rights of way, please join the Facebook group. Saving RI Coastal Access/Rights of Way

Bob Chiaradio spoke before the Westerly, RI town council in strong support of Rep. Sam Azzinaro’s house bill H6324. Bob first starts off with an explanation of current Rhode Island laws 11-31-1 and 11-31-10 which describe obscenity and indecency interests and how house bill H6324 incorporates those existing statutes. Each section describes in its own what’s considered obscenity and indecency and the displays of either. The purpose of the bill is to add graphic cartoon and animated forms of obscenity and indecency depictions in library (including schools) books. Mr. Chiaradio shows the town council and the public in attendance a couple of cartoon depictions from a graphic book titled Gender Queer available in Westerly public school libraries. It should be noted that the public audience showed discomfort when shown picture boards from the book Gender Queer. Beyond Magenta received special notation where a minor child went around his neighborhood giving oral sex to other males.

Rep. Patricia Morgan is constantly looking out for the financial interests of the taxpayer. Rep. Morgan questions the sponsor of H6388, Rep. June Speakman, on a bill that would leave taxpayers on the hook for interconnection of renewable energy project to the electrical grid. Although the intent of the bill is to incentivize private companies to develop on non-forested land, the funding of those projects would still come from the taxpayer banked Infrastructure Fund at a low interest rate. The private developer would then solely benefit from the renewable energy project while the ratepayer would enjoy the exorbitant cost of energy in Rhode Island.

Attorney Greg Piccirilli is the attorney of record for the Southwell vs. McKee, Nagle vs. Nagle and the Barrington three fired teachers lawsuits. Each case revolves around the heavy hand of state government or the clinging of proven false facts and/or the claimed settled science unsupported with empirical data. It certainly has been a mixed bag of results however the three Barrington teachers that refused to take the experimental Covid jab and had filed exemptions and summarily dismissed. However, right is might and the case was won and each received full backpay, damages and offers to return back to their teaching positions. The Nagle vs. Nagle lawsuit centered around a divorce and the mother’s wishes to vaccinate their two children against the father’s wishes. The FDA recently ruled the first two Covid jabs were now unlawful to administer, however, the bivalent shot was still in effect and the two children were jabbed. The Southwell vs. McKeen has been met with a frustrating and often comical responses to Judge Lamphear’s request that the state's bureaucrats be deposed and the state present materials requested for discovery. This case is still active. In an episode of the Dan Bongino Show, Mr. Piccirilli played the audio from the episode where Dan Bongino talks on the ridiculous deposition of interim RIDOH director Dr. McDonald. It best be explained by listening to the episode at the 14:58 timestamp.

Rich Southwell filed a lawsuit in response to the Gov. Dan McKee’s mask mandates for school aged children. The evidence was clear at the time showing medical/educational/learning impairment was causing irreparable harm to children. In the lawsuit, Judge Lamphear agreed that irreparable harm was experienced by school mask mandates. Mr. Southwell is an actuary in his professional life and by extension is qualified to examine information and separate facts from fiction. The original lawsuit blossomed as the state pushed their power of might to include some of the balance of other state departments including the Rhode Island Department of Education. A group called ParentsUnitedRI amassed several dozen co-plaintiffs as their exposure was aired by local news and social media. The Rhode Island Department of Health and the state simply refuse to show internal documents on how they came to the conclusion to mask students. As of 5/13/23, the plaintiffs have yet to receive the requested documents.

Dr. Stephen Skoly is one of a very few maxillofacial surgeons licensed to practice in Rhode Island. He serves many of the underserved patients at the Zambarano and Eleanor Slater Hospital. The Rhode Island Department of Corrections relies on his unique and expert skills to serve the prisoner population that would otherwise suffer. Rhode Island Department of Health issued orders that medical professionals take the experimental COVID vax and for the most part, exemptions were not granted such in the case of Dr. Skoly. He explained without relief that he suffered Bells Palsy earlier in life and the COVID vax could trigger an episode. Added to this fact was Dr. Skoly had already contracted COVID and had natural immunity. In a targeted and concerted effort by Rhode Island Department of Health, his was ordered to shut down his practice. He was denied entrance to the several institutions where his unique surgical skills was severely needed by an underserved population. A Federal lawsuit was filed by Dr. Skoly to prevent this type of extreme weaponized state department tyrannical oppression from happening to other medical professionals in the future. This case is moving forward through the court system and is still active.

Dr. Andrew Bostom held an evidence based re-examination of Rhode Island’s Covid-19 response using data available during and after the three year ordeal. The data used during his presentation was obtained through several APRA (Access to Public Records) requests along with some ingenious data mining of published figures through several institutions. The public was invited to the event held at the Warwick Public Library, RI on 5-13-23. Dr. Andrew Bosom is a Rhode Island medical professional widely respected by fellow colleagues and appreciated by the masses in Rhode Island looking for clarity during COVID. His 40 year medical background includes but not limited to physical therapist, cardiac rehab, an academic with 24 years at the prestigious Brown Medical School faculty. Voluminous data was used to show the shortfalls of modeling which caused hospitals to take a ‘scorched earth’ policy in preparation for a wave of COVID patients that did not happen. This extreme preparation delayed care of patients in need of hospital treatments and surgical procedures. The presentation showed the ‘one size fits all’ pressure imposed by government officials and unelected leaders created fear and compliance of the general public or consequences would be had.

Bob Chiaradio spoke at a Rhode Island Republican Conservative Caucus breakfast event held on 5-6-23 in Warren, RI. He speaks of how he’ll peel back the onion to show how K-12 education is being destroyed by haters with the end game of the destruction of America and our values. He cites that Marxism is on our doorstep and principles are being used on our children to destroy America in a generation or two. Critical race theory is one of many Marxist methods that have crept from colleges and universities and in to the K-12 education system by woke politicians who bend to leftist ideologues. Children are being subjected to adult content and themes using a method of hypersexualization to confuse the minds of pre-pubescent and adolescent students. The purpose is to destroy the family and then offer compassion and caring safe spaces by the very people destroying their innocence.

Nicole Solas, a Senior Fellow at the International Women’s Forum, appeared on the Larry O’Connor show in Salem, North Carolina. Nicole is well known for submitting APRA (Access To Public Records Act) requests to her local school board. A suggestion was made to her in 2021 to submit individual APRAs for each item needed. She had recently filed an APRA for communications for a principal and the word ‘gender’. The request returned a result of 3400 pages of emails and to obtain those emails, she would have to pay thousands of dollars for the information. Schools are not required to charge a fee but often choose to do so as a deterrent to stop the requestor from gaining access to the sensitive data in discovery of materials unknown to the general public.

On 5-2-23, Rhode Island Rep. Patricia Morgan brings attention to a clause included in H6083 Sub A. She notes that on page five, there’s a permissive allowance for planning boards to make decisions with a simple majority vote. As an example, she points to West Warwick where only three people might show and passage of planning decision might be passed with two people voting in the affirmative. The committees in the House of Representatives cannot passed a bill out of committee unless a quorum is present and as such, the same guidance and rules should apply to zoning and planning boards.

Jim Parisi is with the RI Federation of Teachers & Healthcare Professionals. In short, he opposes school choice because of the dollars that might follow the student to a parochial or private school. He wants the public funded school system to keep all the money where he believes it should stay, right with the failing public school system. In a strange odd twist, he opposes increasing the scholarship tax credit limit of $1.5M to $5M because businesses might make money on the deal. I do wish he’d explain how he came to the conclusion that increasing scholarship aide to students is somehow a corporation money maker. Not once did he ever mention the benefit of educational opportunities for your children.

Ed Bastia is an education professional who advocates for school choice but foremost for the best interests of students to receive a healthy education and afford the parents needed options to choose where their children are educated. Mr. Bastia supports H5637, 5638, 5795, 5804 but in the interest of time allotted at the mic, he chose to speak on H5637 and H5804. Leading off on his testimony, Ed gives notice that many who testified did not talk about what’s in the best interest of students but only for their own special needs. Not the kids. H5637 is the Bright Today Scholarship and Open Enrollment Act which would give parents the flexibility to apply for entry in to a better performing school. Because of economic hardships in poorer communities, opportunities do not exist to give parents options that would move their children from under or in some case, non-performing school districts. Mr. Bastia points out that education opportunities was never meant to be a one size fits all . H5804 is the Tax Credits For Contributions To Scholarship Organizations. The original bill had a limit of $1M and was passed in 2006 and limits for tax credit contributions was increased just once to the amount of $1.5M in 2013. Mr. Bastia supports the modification increase to $5M given that the budget for education in Rhode Island is $3.2B. He rightfully points out the $5M is just a minute fraction of public education.

Westerly ARC (anti-racism coalition) members Tim Flanagan and Ann Pearce set forth to discredit and attack school committee member Christine Cooke. Tim Flanagan reads aloud a letter from April Dinwoodie, one of the founding members of ARC, claiming Christine Cooke violated an Open Meetings Act provision even though Christine isn’t responsible for Executive Session meetings. Ann Pearce continues the attack on Christine Cooke with claims of false and misleading comments. In addition, ARC claims Christine is biased against their cause and should have corrected Bob Chiaradio when he speaks of ARC during the open forum. ARC members certainly have shown they are looking for the smallest crack to defame and discredit Christine Cooke or any member that does not further their cause.

Former Westerly RI School Committee Chair Diane Bowdy uses choice words ‘sh#t upon’ and ‘right wing’ to describe Bob Chiaradio’s appearances during the agenda and open forum portions citing lack of decorum. Fellow school committee member Laurie Wycall then calls out the obvious that school committee members are required to maintain decorum during school committee meetings and Diane Bowdy should heed her own advice.

On March 3, 2023, Westerly ARC (anti-racism coalition) members Ann Pearce and Geoff Serra penned a letter of complaint against Bob Chiaradio. Claims were made that Mr. Chiaradio was interfering with and causing others to refrain from expressing their thoughts and words at Westerly school committee meetings. Bob Chiaradio firmly contests ARC’s claims of defamation and welcomes any fact based truths that would validate suppression of their rights for free speech. Unfortunately, Westerly Town Council Co-chair Kevin Lowther decided it was a good idea to be a signatory on this letter. So much for remaining impartial and doing the work for all Westerly residents.

Former Westerly, RI School Committee Chair, Diane Bowdy, calls out Bob Chiaradio for this testimony during the agenda and open forum comments. Bob Chiaradio is a frequent presence at the Westerly School Committee meetings that is well engaged and educated on school affairs. His testimony is not only a 1A rights to speak but is a portion of the school committee meeting where residents and/or citizens are welcomed to speak on agenda items or on any other concerns. In a rather confusing second portion of the night, Diane Bowdy makes claims that no one’s 1A rights are violated or infringed but then instructs and directs how those 1A rights are to be exercised.

On 6-22-22, Rep. Patricia Morgan questions why House Bill H7939 Sub A by Rep. Alzate has the qualification of ‘identical’ in the creation of driver’s permits for aliens that have a legal residency permit.. Rep. Morgan asks a very pointed question. Why does the bill’s language say the driver’s permits for those will legal residency be identical to a driver’s license? If so, how will an election official at a voting location know the difference? Rep. Craven tries to explain away the lack of specificity in the bill’s language using his subjective reasoning that the permits will not have a bar code on the back. However, the bill’s language is quite specific. They will be IDENTICAL. When is the English definition of the word ‘identical’ up to debate? Once again, progressive Rep. Alzate tries to slip one through.

Rhode Island State Rep. Sherry Roberts engages in a discussion with Ms. Paiva on the workbook called HealthSmart during a House Education committee hearing on four bipartisan bills. Ms. Paiva is Providence 2022-23 Teacher of the Year. During this exchange, she was questioned on the use of consumable in-class assignments from a HealthSmart workbook. This workbook contains questionable in class assignments with sexual scenarios not meant to make their way home to be seen by parents. Ms. Paiva claims to be current on matter but had no knowledge of the HealthSmart workbook. Rep. Roberts showed grave concerns over the overarching curriculum that would subject the entire class(es) with adult themed subject matter that could trigger some students who experience abuse at home. Rep. Roberts warns that using such materials isn’t necessary and best left to a license professional at the discretion of parents. The reasonable suggestions by Rep. Roberts clearly did not register with Ms. Paiva who went back to the boiler plate talking points made in her original testimony.

Providence 2022-23 Teacher of the Year, Lindsay Paiva, voiced opposition to multiple House Bills which would affirm parental rights to know what’s happening in their children’s school, remove personal activism in the classroom and leave emotional health decisions to the parents. Somehow, her train derails when she begins to attack the bills as nothing more than boiler plate models but then uses her own wording that includes boiler plate arguments such as using vague and inconsistent reference Florida’s bill in the falsely claimed Don’t Say Gay bill. She mentions in H5739, line three, that teachers cannot engage in political or activism activities inside or outside the classroom. There is no mention in the bill what they can do outside of schools. At the 5:12 timestamp, she talks about practicing hard conversations in the classroom that some might find uncomfortable. Isn’t that the point for H5739 so activism isn’t practiced in the classroom? Of course, the first point of her argument is to attack the qualifications of bill sponsors (Rep. Patricia Morgan) as not being current in the teaching field. Read on. At the 6:30 timestamp, Rep. Sherry Roberts asks Ms. Paiva if she is aware of a workbook from HealthSmart that’s to be used in classrooms and contains consumable assignment. This 2022-23 Teacher of the Year isn’t aware. So much for being current. At the 13:30 timestamp, Rep. Roberts points out a questionable HealthSmart assignment to answer questions how they’d react to a uncomfortable situation such as an adult hugging and kissing. Ms. Paiva says this gets in to consent and relationship within families and that teacher know not to interfere with emotional boundaries with students. Isn’t that the point of these bills She covers the full gamut of every marginalized group except one, the education of students to be prepared for college and/or a chosen profession.