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CHARTER SCHOOL LOTTERIES: How can anyone still be opposed to charter schools after reading of the anguish, tears and heartbreak parents suffered last week when their children lost the lottery for …
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Lonnie Barham
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3/8/12
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ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSORS: Just what was the Board of Governors for Higher Education thinking when they tentatively agreed to 3 percent annual pay raises for college professors for the next three …
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Lonnie Barham
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4/12/12
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“Now don’t you write anything bad about me, or I’ll get my gun.”
I thought Frances Rossi was kidding, but I wanted to be sure.
“You have a gun?”
I caught the twinkle in her …
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John Howell
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4/3/12
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In this week's column, Editor John Howell tells the story of a missing Easter egg, and the important lesson it taught…
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John Howell
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4/10/12
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As Johnston resident Megan Jaswell walked me through her experiences on Marathon Monday, I mentally followed her course.
Runners met at the Boston Common. My mind ticked back to afternoon …
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Meg Fraser
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4/17/13
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PAROLE BOARD’S LUNACY: The Rhode Island Parole Board finally concluded its march toward totally dysfunctional stupidity Monday when it voted unanimously to parole Alfred Brissette, …
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Lonnie Barham
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2/21/13
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Passion for Lipstick LuncheonOn Feb. 12, the North Central Chamber of Commerce will hold their Lipstick Luncheon called "Passion" by the Women in Business Council from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at …
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Meri R. Kennedy
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1/31/13
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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 …
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Lonnie Barham
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2/28/13
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Moving the needle on the Rhode Island economy, as Senate President Paiva-Weed is calling for this legislative session, is a laudable if late recognition that something quick has be done to be move …
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John Hazen White Jr.
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2/21/13
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After serving as an apprentice in a machine shop, Thomas Hill moved to Providence in 1830. He hoped to take advantage of the newest innovations of the Industrial Revolution and further his career. He …
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Don D'Amato
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6/14/12
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