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I lucked out, although Ted and Erica didn’t see it that way. “You’re sure? I mean, we can always get a sitter,” Ted said. I assured him I was perfectly capable of sitting for the … more
A power washer is a guy thing. It’s one of those tools, like a chain saw, that commands respect, although you can’t do as much damage with the power washer. I knew my friend Claude … more
RIGHT AT HOME: Ollie makes himself comfortable, …
“He’s a southern boy,” Carol insists, although his name is Ollie and not something like Bobbi Joe. There’s no doubt about Ollie’s ancestral roots. They’re deep into hunting and more … more
WE GOT WHAT WE PAID FOR WITH EDC: How many of us remember when Governor Carcieri conducted a nationwide search in 2009 for a new director for the Economic Development Corporation? How many of us … more
It took the costly collapse of 38 Studios to finally wake Rhode Island up about its relentless under-performing economy and its scattershot economic development policies. And then there was the CNBC … more
WARWICK'S BUDGET PROPOSAL: At first blush, the budget for next fiscal year submitted by Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian appears to be reasonable. It addresses critical components of good municipal … more
WHAT LINCOLN WOULD SAY TO OBAMA:  Unless something has changed by time this column goes to print, the much ballyhooed “sequestration” takes effect Friday.  It is not the fiscal cliff we all … more
In the early colonial period the bitterness and quarrels continued, resulting in giving the Massachusetts Bay colony a foothold in Narragansett Bay. It also resulted in Roger Williams going to … more
HAS AMERICA REACHED THE "TIPPING POINT?" Malcolm Gladwell's wonderfully enlightening 2002 book, “The Tipping Point,” explores the phenomenon referred to in the book's title, that … more
Taiwan in CranstonMayor Allan Fung and the Cranston Public Library present Taiwan Sublime, Four Photography Masters’ Visions of the Treasure Island. This cultural event is being offered in … more
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