Op-ed
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The Beacon's 2/5/13 article on payday loans (PDLs) correctly points out the dangers of a 36% APR rate that Rep. Ferri seeks on the product: killing businesses and jobs. Regrettably, it also …
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Lawrence Meyers
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2/26/13
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18 views
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The price of filling up on fuels is getting very uncomfortable again. Some see this as a short-term situation that can be blamed on speculators, or world events. Some see it as not enough drilling. …
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Michael Gardiner
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4/19/12
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108 views
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As Commissioner of Education, I am committed to ensuring that all of our students will graduate from high school ready for success in colleges and careers. For too long, our schools have awarded …
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Deborah A. Gist Commissioner of Education
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2/26/13
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26 views
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YODA
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Editor’s note: We received this story from Donna in December and it was supposed to run then but it was misplaced and it never ran. We regret the error. It is a very sad day today; we received …
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Donna M. Roy
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3/8/12
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59 views
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The Congressional Budget Office just announced that President Obama's healthcare law would reduce the deficit by $84 billion more than previously thought, thanks to the Supreme Court's decision to …
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Janet Trautwein
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11/29/12
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73 views
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Everyone agrees that America's high schools need to do a better job of preparing students to be "college- and career-ready." But the big problem is, how do we get them to do that?
One state has …
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John Chubb
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11/29/12
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32 views
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THE COWSILLS
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Bob Cowsill, of Rhode Island's legendary Cowsills, has come full circle in his 40-year musical career. Now living on the West Coast, the nationally acclaimed musician and his band member siblings are …
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Herb Weiss
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2/26/12
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21 views
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This week marks National Sunshine Week, a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include news media, civic groups, …
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Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin
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3/15/12
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According to some English-only activists who always seem to re-emerge in election year, and even former treasury secretary Lawrence H. Summers, English’s pre-eminence as a global lingua franca …
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Daniel Ward
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3/22/12
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14 views
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We, who lead non-profit human service agencies, have spent the last several years re-inventing the way we do business. While we are all committed to doing “good works,” we are also …
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Carlene Casciano-McCann
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3/22/12
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12 views
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