The Friends of the East Greenwich Free Library will host a special event Saturday, October 25th @ 1:30: "Secrets & Scandals: Reforming Rhode Island" a dialogue with H. Phil West on his new book, with Robert Flanders, Richard Morsilli and Mike Lenihan. Investigative news reporter Jim Taricani will moderate this timely discussion. SECRETS & SCANDALS Reforming Rhode Island, 1986-2006 will be out just in time for the tenth anniversary of the historic 2004 Separation of Powers Amendment. The book tells the inside story of events that shook Rhode Island's culture of corruption, gave birth to the nation's strongest ethics commission, and finally brought separation of powers in 2004. No single leader, no political party, no organization could have converted betrayals of public trust into historic reforms. But when citizen coalitions worked with dedicated public officials to address systemic failures, government changed. West calls Flanders, Morsilli and Lenihan, who are all East Greenwich residents, "the heroes of his book". This program is sure to be a great discussion about their experiences in trying to curb the abuse of power by the General Assembly. H. Philip West Jr. served for eighteen years, 1988-2006, as executive director of Common Cause Rhode Island. In 1988, he wrote an ethics complaint against then-Gov. Edward D. DiPrete, which led a finding of violation by the Ethics Commission and a record fine. DiPrete later pled guilty to related criminal charges, lost his state pension, and served eleven months in prison. Mr. West will have books available for signing at the event. To learn more about the book, visit his web site at www.secretsandscandals.com/, The program is free of charge, and all are welcome. Please call 884-9510 to register for the event. Seating is limited; first come, first served. ?Secrets & Scandals: Reforming Rhode Island? Saturday, October 25th, 2014 1:30 PM East Greenwich Free Library 82 Peirce St East Greenwich RI 02818 401-884-9510 The Friends of East Greenwich Free Library is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to supporting and enhancing library services. For more information about the Friends? events contact friendseglibrary@gmail.com or visit us on Facebook.
