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RUN, CHAFEE, RUN: It looks official. Governor Lincoln Chafee has begun his run for re-election to a second term as Rhode Island's governor. His State of the State speech and proposed budget …
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Lonnie Barham
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1/24/13
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32 views
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It’s a good thing I went north Wednesday morning, or I never would have met Art Peltier.
I limit my scull rowing outings to either going north or south on the bay, on the theory that I stand a …
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John Howell
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5/1/12
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26 views
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ATHEISTS DON'T AGREE WITH REMOVAL OF WAR MEMORIAL: Atheists do not oppose religious crosses, stars or crescents. What they oppose is placing them in locations where the government requires them to be …
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WAS CHAFEE'S MOUTH PARTLY TO BLAME? There certainly appears to be plenty of blame to spread among the individuals and organizations that were involved in approving and later monitoring the …
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Lonnie Barham
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6/7/12
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25 views
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGENDA: There will be few surprises this year as the General Assembly considers new and revised legislation; almost all issues, from same-sex marriage to teacher binding arbitration, …
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Lonnie Barham
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1/3/13
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26 views
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RHODE ISLAND NEEDS A "HATCH" ACT: State Representative Jon Brien of Woonsocket, who lost the Democratic primary to a Woonsocket firefighter, is filing suit to invalidate the election results based on …
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Lonnie Barham
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10/4/12
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27 views
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GOVERNOR'S WAFFLING ON PENSION REFORM: Governor Chafee is running scared. Elected in 2010 with only 36 percent of the vote and most of that from public sector union members, Chafee has come to …
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Lonnie Barham
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12/13/12
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23 views
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Sandy and last week’s nor’easter did us a favor.
That seems hard to believe, seeing the devastation along South County beaches and the complete leveling of entire neighborhoods in New York …
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John Howell
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11/13/12
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25 views
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As best I can figure, I met Bill Foster when I was in my early 30s.
I found myself pondering that while navigating traffic on Route 95, headed for Route 4 and the East Greenwich Division Street …
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ANOTHER SHAMEFUL STATISTIC FOR RHODE ISLAND: A recent Gallup Politics report shows that, tied with Hawaii, Rhode Island is the most one-sided state in the union regarding its Democratic political …
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Lonnie Barham
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8/8/12
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21 views
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