Sometimes, we need reminders to follow our beliefs. Maria DeCarvalho is an Episcopal priest who lives in Providence and provides organizations with compassion based communication training through the organization she founded, called Another Way. She tells about one reminder she received on a trip with her brother.

At a public hearing this morning, Rhode Islanders will have a chance to weigh in on a plan to dramatically alter programs for the state's poor, elderly and disabled. 

Governor Carcieri unveils his budget balancing plan; the General Assembly convenes on Smith Hill; and one of Rhode Island's most notable politicians- Senator Claiborne Pell is laid to rest: some of what is discussed with WRNI's political analyst Scott MacKay and URI political science professor Maureen Moakley.