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REFERENDA QUESTIONS: Seven referenda questions will be on the statewide ballot. All would be worthy of approval if our economy wasn't teetering on the edge of a financial abyss. The questions must be …
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Lonnie Barham
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11/1/12
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48 views
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A FOOT UP: Dr. George Perdrizet, medical director …
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Dr. George Perdrizet held up a paper tab with a nylon strand no bigger than a needle. He was about to give me a test.
It wouldn’t take $300,000 of high tech equipment, assistants on standby or …
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John Howell
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11/6/12
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49 views
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COLLEGES HAVE BECOME TRADE SCHOOLS: Roger Williams University just announced that it will no longer require applicants to submit SAT or ACT test scores. It will base admittance on high school grades, …
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Students today are facing their own foreclosure crisis, a crisis that’s foreclosing on their futures. It’s called student debt. This spring’s college graduate enters a most uncertain job market …
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John Hazen White, Jr.
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4/10/12
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45 views
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"AMERICA NEEDS TO GO OVER THE CLIFF": This came from a 38 year old mother of two whose household income is well below the $250,000 that President Obama considers "wealthy," and thus her family would …
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It’s that time of the year again, the dog days of summer, and that means three short columns for the price of one. The Construction Boom Ahead for Providence: Construction firms across the …
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John Hazen White, Jr.
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8/9/12
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43 views
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RHODE ISLAND UNEMPLOYMENT: Business, education and labor leaders gathered last week to discuss ways to pull Rhode Island out of its economic hole. The best suggestion came from a small business owner …
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Lonnie Barham
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9/13/12
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44 views
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This beautifal home of the Naughtons is as lovely …
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While some of Warwick’s historic homes and places have been utilized as places of business, nursing homes and restaurants, some have still retained the same designation as a farm. This is true …
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Don D'Amato and Terry Spencer
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3/29/12
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56 views
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In his two-plus years as the chief executive of the Ocean State, Lincoln Chafee continues to perplex many Rhode Islanders. From the Pleau custody case and the failed sales tax efforts, to the …
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John Hazen White, Jr.
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1/10/13
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49 views
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FOX'S UNBELIEVABLE INTERVIEW: House Speaker Gordon Fox finally spoke to a reporter about his involvement in the botched 38 Studios loan guarantee – the day following the deadline for potential …
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Lonnie Barham
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7/5/12
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43 views
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