Al Daniel

RIPTA Bus Service Cuts Could Disproportionately Affect Affordable Housing Residents - ecoRI News Affordable housing is often located near public transit stops.

The state gave ~$30M to several affordable housing projects earlier this yr — all are sited on lines that are impact by @ripta.com service cuts.

I took a look at how bus cuts could impact the state's housing goals @ecorinews.bsky.social
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YouTube video by Splat Attack Podcast Costumes, Parties, and Scary Movies? 90s Halloweens Were Awesome!

This month's installment of the Splat Attack Girls Room unlocks buckets of '90s childhood Halloween memories.
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Al Daniel's Feature Writing Portfolio Visit the post for more.

For this #PortfolioDay, here again is my roundup of published journalism and a smattering of copywriting samples.

Among other projects, I'm available to pursue case studies, customer success stories, and other research- and interview-based narratives.
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Can't single out just one, but here's the shortlist.

"Mony Mony" by Billy Idol
"Knocking on Heaven's Door" by Guns 'n Roses
"Hot Hot Hot" by Buster Poindexter
"Bad Reputation" by Avril Lavigne

🚨The absence of media coverage of this natural disaster in Alaska, the lost/missing people, and the destruction of the aftermath is up to us to share. Please help if you can - even if it is just spreading awareness. There is no FEMA going to help them. 1/2

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day to the Narragansett and all other nations who called this land home first.

Tomorrow night, former SNL cast member Amy Poehler returns to host for the third time - and the first time in nearly 10 years.

Two weeks from tomorrow, Poehler's son - whose birth preempted her participation in an episode hosted by then-Mad Men lead man Jon Hamm - turns 17.

Anybody else feel old?

I still remember one Thursday in October 1999 when the Sox, Pats, and B's all fell short. The next morning, Bob Rodgers of NESN SportsDesk understated the confluence by proclaiming it, "Not a good day for New England sports fans."

290 years ago today, Roger Williams was expelled from Massachusetts. Within six months, one colony's discard proved to be another's gain.

Bonus note: I learned a new word from this piece.

"Discomposed," which apparently means "uneasy" or "disturbed."

Even the Basketball Gods Couldn’t Stop A’ja Wilson In a Finals clash brimming with chaos, the WNBA's four-time MVP rose above mortals to remind everyone who rules the mountaintop

My pick for this piece's MVP (most valuable phrase): "There were eight Olympians on the floor—but only one Zeus."

Via @seeratsohi.bsky.social

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Reading that closing quote and thinking about what some leaders on Capitol Hill have said in recent days has me thinking maybe - *just* *maybe* - the Ghosts of Christmas have come early this year to at least a few of those who needed their enlightenment.

"We are hoping that there’ll be a real realization that health coverage matters, that caring for people matters, that preventing people with cancer or disabilities from losing coverage is important, and there will be some action on these premium tax credits in the coming days, weeks and months."

Happy National Fluffernutter Day to those who celebrate.

That was in my top echelon too - and as Splat Attack and other nostalgic podcasters have stressed, much of that series resonates in a whole new way for us in adulthood.

Do you favor any particular shows or other aspects of that time and network?

Same. That, and cueing up Charlie Hall's ode to the state at precisely 4:01 p.m.

Among niche topics, it's '90s Nickelodeon all the way, and for that I can't say enough about the Splat Attack Podcast.

Yes, the GIF is slightly misquoted.

And for those who wonder how Kenan and Kel could have been watching a Bulls telecast on the morning of Oct. 6, there's one logical explanation: The Bulls must have been on a preseason European exhibition tour, thus tipping off in the late morning Central time.

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What happened on the morning of October the 6th?

Broadcasters of all generations climb the 'new ladders' of the modern sports media landscape Broadcasters of all generations are experiencing new methods and new ways of doing their jobs across different levels of sports.

Play-by-play announcer Jared Shafran - one of many interviewees in this multi-level, multigenerational range of profiles I wrote for @awfulannouncing.bsky.social late last year - has just been promoted from the AHL's Ontario Reign to the parent Los Angeles Kings.
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"Is the alien Santa Claus?"

RIP Jane Goodall. If there's ever been a more aptly named individual in the history of the Anglophone world, I have yet to hear of them.

RABBIT RABBIT

Love the way you devote the final paragraph to putting a fresh spin on an adage by calling back to a stunning stat. Even when a story's protagonists don't finish strong, the scribe always can.

"Remember, it's not worth playing..."

"...if you can't win!"

#IYKYK

Bitter as I'll always be about my home-at-heart state bobbling the PawSox, I have nothing but respect for Mr. Pierce. Reading this piece of his typifies my willingness to at least be happy for the citizens of Central Mass.

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Happy National Coffee Day to those who celebrate.

To be fair, it was before his time, as was (by 22 months) The Mistake by the Lake.

#FridayFunFact: Back in the day, the longtime hosts of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune each appeared on Rugrats.

Their eventual successors (though one was eventually ousted from hosting) each played a guest role on Hey Arnold!