THIS WEEK ON WPRO

I will once again be filling-in for Dan Yorke on WPRO-AM in Providence, RI this week. I will be on Monday through Thursday from 3-7 PM. The station can be heard on 630 AM in Rhode Island and Parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Expanded gambling is a current issue in RI, with two casino proposals on the table. They already have slot machines at their racetracks, an idea that is being pushed for Mass. racetracks, according to this article from the Boston Globe. Is expanding gambling opportunities a good idea? Is it worth the inevitable social damage that is caused by gambling addiction?

The Democrats are trying to formulate a unified position on Iraq. A troop redeployment plan is being discussed. If they want to take back the House and Senate this year, they absolutely MUST have a position on Iraq. Can they formulate such a position while avoiding the "cut and run" label? If they can, they can win.

What are the Ayatollahs in Iran thinking? Michael Ledeen thinks he knows, and it isn't pretty.

Should an Arab government-owned shipping company run some major American ports? Some in Congress don't think so.

On the day after the third anniversary of The Station fire in Providence, the legal process continues to move forward. Will justice be done? We will probably talk about that issue as well this afternoon.