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ROCKY POINT AND TAXES: Converting the remaining 80 acres of the old Rocky Point amusement park to a state park is a great move, but why should Warwick taxpayers have to foot the bill for more than …
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When the General Assembly overwhelmingly passed pension reform for state workers, teachers and a portion of municipal workers covered under the state plan in a special session last fall, it was …
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John Hazen-White Jr.
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9/27/12
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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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I’m not accustomed to having stowaways on my morning paddles.
Really there’s no room for travelers on an Alden Star, a 21-foot rowing scull not much wider than my butt. But then my passenger …
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William Geoghegan, Sports Editor
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9/18/12
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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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HIS MANY ADMIRERS: An estimated 1,000 people …
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Remembering Robert Shapiro …
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John Howell
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9/11/12
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125 views
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GINA NEEDS TO STEP IN AGAIN: The pension reform issue is being re-fought throughout Rhode Island as part of the fall elections. Unions, especially the National Education Association of R.I., are …
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Lonnie Barham
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9/6/12
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82 views
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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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14 views
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GEMMA AND VOTER FRAUD: Congressional candidate Anthony Gemma seems to be a somewhat bizarre individual. His actions, from collecting a million Twitter followers to making bold allegations with little …
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There was no doubt we could fill the dumpster.
Its magnetic force – a void to be addressed – was felt by both of us. Broken chairs that had been glued and nailed time and again emerged from …
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John Howell
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8/28/12
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18 views
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