Rhode Island's Department of Health launched a campaign, "You Good, Man?", to attend to males's mental health.

- A claim challenges the legality of a Brown Medicine physician's deportation without a hearing and seeks to restore her H1-B visa.

- Rhode Island will need nonprofits receiving state financing to disclose top executive salaries. Here are the salaries that are currently openly understood.

- Four modifications that are pertaining to healthcare in Rhode Island, thanks to new laws passed by the General Assembly.

- A project is underway to set up a statue honoring two-time Boston Marathon winner and Rhode Island native Ellison "Tarzan" Brown.


Here are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of June 22, supported by your memberships.

- When Slater Mill opened in 1793, it indicated the eventual death of river herring and other migratory fish in the Blackstone River. Their annual journey was eventually blocked by some 40 dams that emerged to power the mills lining the mainstem of the river, which some described as the hardest working in America. Now, plans are underway to bring back a connection severed more than 200 years ago between the Atlantic Ocean and Narragansett Bay's longest tributary. The Journal's ecological reporter, Alex Kuffner, takes you along on this "holy grail" for fish passage in Rhode Island.

- Now that the week's blistering and record-setting heat has abated, it's safe for golf enthusiasts to come out from the AC. Here are 5 Rhode Island courses that ought to be on everyone's bucket list, according to Journal sportswriter Eric Rueb. For that and more sports protection, go to providencejournal.com/sports.

- Food editor Gail Ciampa was in Chicago for the James Beard Awards on June 16 to report on the cheers and delighted tears as Sky Haneul Kim of Gift Horse won Best Chef: Northeast. It was a night of event, for Kim in addition to Providence's three other finalists - a record for the city. Gail shares all their responses from the afterparty for what is considered the Oscars of the food world.

- Take a minute to read among the week's most touching stories, about a stray kitten who grew to become a beloved fixture and source of comfort to grieving households at Coventry's Iannotti Funeral Home. RIP, Mongo.


Here are the week's leading reads on providencejournal.com:

RI Department of Health needs to know if 'You Good, Man?' Why they're asking

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island's Department of Health has actually introduced a project to stabilize conversations about psychological health among working-age males.

The campaign, called "You Good, Man?" looks for to deal with the high rate of suicide amongst males age 25 to 64 years old, which is twice as high as the state's general suicide rate, according to RIDOH. Men, too, are overrepresented in deadly overdoses in Rhode Island - 70% of last year's deaths credited to overdoses were male.

The project consists of a video that will be featured in social media, streaming platforms, cinema and gasoline station, as well as an online resource hub at YouGoodMan.org, with ideas for conversations and how to expect indication and links to support services.

Learn more to discover out about this potentially lifesaving project.

Health care: RI Department of Health wants to know if 'You Good, Man?' Why they're asking

A Brown Medicine doctor was deported without a hearing. The feds argue they were in the right.

Border representatives at Boston Logan International Airport had every legal authority in March to accelerate the elimination of a Rhode Island Hospital physician from the country without first holding a court hearing, federal attorneys are arguing in court documents.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents obstructed Dr. Rasha Alawieh, 34, a kidney transplant specialist for the doctors group Brown Medicine, from reentering the nation on March 14 after questioning her about images on her phone of Hassan Nasrallah, a Hezbollah terrorist group leader, as well as Hezbollah "fighters and martyrs." The representatives canceled her visa and considered her "inadmissible" to reenter the United States.

Lawyers for Alawieh have argued in a lawsuit that the doctor should have been approved a hearing before a migration judge prior to being positioned back on an airplane for Lebanon.

Her lawyers challenge the representatives' authority to make such life-altering decisions without being federal appointees under the Constitution's "Appointment Clause." And they are asking U.S. District Court in Massachusetts to purchase the federal government to return Alawieh's H1-B visa, which enables employers to work with immigrants for specialty occupations.

With Alawieh still in Lebanon waiting for the outcome of the case, The Journal's Tom Mooney discusses the legal arguments on both sides.

Immigration: A Brown Medicine physician was deported without a hearing. The feds argue they were in the right.

Four changes coming to healthcare in Rhode Island from the General Assembly

Among the chief priorities at the State House this year was dealing with the difficulties dealing with Rhode Island's ailing healthcare system. The state has a shortage of medical care medical professionals, and hospitals and neighborhood health centers are under monetary strain.

The General Assembly thought about numerous bills that would provide the state's healthcare system a financial booster shot. Not all made it through, but some handled to win passage as the session wound down in the wee hours of July 21.

Here are 4 modifications - pending the guv's signature - concerning healthcare in Rhode Island from completion of session of the General Assembly, from reimbursement rate boosts for Medicaid and medical care medical professionals; the lifting of prior authorization requirements for medical care; changes to the 340B Drug Pricing Program; and a pathway for foreign-trained doctors to practice in Rhode Island.

Politics: Four modifications coming to health care in Rhode Island from the General Assembly

Just how much do RI's not-for-profit heads make? Here's a look at the wages.

A brand-new Rhode Island law will need nonprofits that get state funding to reveal just how much they pay their top executives.

The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Patricia Serpa and Sen. John Burke, both West Warwick Democrats, was signed into law by Gov. Dan McKee on June 13. It uses to nonprofits that get $50,000 or more from the state's budget plan or direct grants from the General Assembly.

Within 90 days of getting funding, those nonprofits need to reveal the total settlement paid to the 5 highest-paid workers who made over $100,000 in the past . They do not require to call those workers, but they must note their task descriptions.

While a number of not-for-profit leaders objected to the bill, details about not-for-profit salaries and benefits is already widely readily available.

Read on for a photo of what the leaders of a few of Rhode Island's largest and most popular nonprofits made in current years.

Local news: Just how much do RI's not-for-profit heads make? Here's a look at the incomes.

Tarzan Brown did RI proud. Mark Patinkin states it's time to step up and honor his legacy

In the ranking of Rhode Island names who have actually done the state proud, Ellison "Tarzan" Brown is high on the list. He won the Boston Marathon two times - the only Native American to do so. He ran in the 1936 Olympics, too.

But he faced bias and poverty as a Native American, scratching out a living as a stone mason and shellfisherman. Later in life, he had to sell his running medals to pay costs.

Tarzan had 4 kids, and his descendants have kept his spirit alive, as has his location in history.

But writer Mark Patinkin states it's due time for Tarzan's home state to produce a more concrete expression of gratitude, besides the humble stone plaque honoring him in Westerly's Wilcox Park. A campaign has been released to build a life-size bronze statue.

To discover out more about Tarzan Brown's tradition, and how you can add to the cause, read the complete column.

Columns: Tarzan Brown did RI proud. Mark Patinkin states it's time to step up and honor his tradition

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