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"Be careful what you write in the paper.”
This bit of advice came from someone I featured in this column years ago. I recognized him. After all, I see him a couple of times a year, usually when …
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John Howell
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9/25/12
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WAR MEMORIAL BILL: A bill has been introduced that would designate the controversial Woonsocket war memorial as "secular." First, the resolution lies not with legislative action but, instead, with …
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Lonnie Barham
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5/17/12
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"What’s for dessert?”
It’s not a question only a 5-year-old would ask, although at that age it can be especially important.
Ted gave Sydney an option.
“Finish your hamburger and …
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John Howell
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5/22/12
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RIGHT TO DIE: Massachusetts voters will consider a very thorny question on the ballot this November - the question of whether or not that state should allow physician-assisted suicide. The only truly …
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Lonnie Barham
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10/25/12
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Free.
The word jumped out from the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) press release.
There would be a free weekend of fresh water fishing. License requirements were being lifted. A …
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John Howell
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5/15/12
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I stepped back into time as soon as I entered the Iannotti Funeral Home to pay my respects to the family of Walter Richardson, who died Nov. 30 at the age of 88.
Like many other wakes, a display …
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John Howell
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12/11/12
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My father didn’t understand the problem – or maybe he did.
At 95 years old, he doesn’t do much cooking. He can manage coffee and toast but there’s no need for an oven.
But Marge, who …
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John Howell
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6/5/12
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This can’t be the end of summer.
Yes, Labor Day has come and gone, and school has started, although there’s some question about the teachers’ contract that expired on Friday and, as best …
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John Howell
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9/4/12
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In thinking about this column for today, I was preparing to address the issue of looming bankruptcy for Providence, as everything I have seen and heard of late about Mayor Taveras’ attempts to …
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John Hazen White Jr.
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6/7/12
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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 …
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John Howell
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10/30/12
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