STORY OF THE WEEK: The Rhode Island General Assembly returned to business last week, with the usual feeling of something akin to students returning to the classroom for the first day of school. House …
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1/10/24
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As soon as I saw Pete Fontaine open the office door, a smile spread across his face, I knew he was up to something.
It was the day before Thanksgiving and everyone was pressing to meet deadline …
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4/4/24
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12/20/23
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12/13/23
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Latest bridge news, nuggets ahead of the Centurion public hearing, and Smiley talks issues.
It’s just a matter of time until Opening Day. You can follow me through the week on …
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3/20/24
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Surely, in this age of cell phones and multiple means of communication, you’ve never felt helplessly unconnected. But that’s what happened to me last week..
No, there wasn’t a …
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4/11/24
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When Rhode Island voters went to the polls earlier this week to participate in the presidential primary, they saw ballots with multiple options but only one choice. Of the seven candidates who …
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By Sen. Valarie Lawson
and Rep. Rebecca Kislak
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4/11/24
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12/13/23
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3/20/24
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We can fight many things in life. We as a society and human race have cured diseases, fought wars, put men on the moon and have made strides in all areas of human life. We all have at one time, …
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By JOANNE GIANNINI
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4/11/24
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To the Editor,
Apparently, our attorney general, Peter Neronha, thinks judges are incapable of deciding the guilt or innocence of defendants who appear before them. Or, he at least thinks that …
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4/18/24
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The sun is coming in the house, The laughing daffies know it. Their vase was set with care last night, So morning light would show it.
They brightly flourish, Souls they nourish, Fighting …
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4/18/24
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Sad.
That was the word that came to mind when the news hit social media that the city’s longest serving mayor, Scott Avedisian, had left the scene of a minor accident at the drive thru of …
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4/18/24
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Rhode Island’s housing affordability problem has resulted primarily from a lack of housing production over a long period of time. The Ocean State ranked 38th among states in per capita housing …
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4/18/24
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By Rep. JOSEPH McNAMARA
A neighbor recently approached me and said, “I don’t think it’s right that I have to pay $6,000 to just chew my food when I have dental …
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4/18/24
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Hope springs eternal this time of year — for lovers of warmer weather and scores of starry eyed students looking to make the next leap upwards in their academic or professional careers.
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5/9/24
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5/1/24
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There’s no denying the arrival of spring once the cherry blossoms bloom and spiked cleats begin digging into the dirt at local Little League diamonds across the state.
This past weekend, …
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5/2/24
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To the Editor,
The biblical Goliath apparently felt free to wreak havoc wherever he wished, simply because of his size. The Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) and the Federal Aviation …
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LETTERS
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1/4/24
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It was a rhythmic clanking like snow chains only barely audible. We put down our forks and looked at each other across the dining room table. My first thought was that it was a new sound from our …
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1/4/24
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