Cars usually fall in the latter category.
There are those who, and I put myself among them, look at cars as a utility. If it works, gets you where you want to go with all the junk you may have …
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10/26/23
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While the newly released results of the most recent batch of RICAS test data isn’t exactly a cause for celebration, they at least provide some hope that we are getting our kids back on a …
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10/26/23
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10/25/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Organized labor has made a lot of headlines of late, what with strikes by writers in Hollywood and auto workers in Michigan. The common thread is how technology is extending the …
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10/25/23
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10/25/23
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10/19/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: In 1997, when Jack Reed first joined the U.S. Senate, the Cold War had ended and 9/11 had not yet happened. A quarter-century later, the world is a very different place, with a …
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10/19/23
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To the Editor,
The efforts of President Biden to restrain Israel’s war against Gaza is commendable. He has also sought the release of hostages and worked ceaselessly to open Egypt’s …
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To the Editor,
As I see the tragic events unfolding in the Middle East I am deeply saddened by what is taking place. I’m not going to say anything other than I have had the pleasure of …
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10/19/23
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To the Editor,
Regarding the potential Speakership of Representative Jim Jordan, "When the thorn becomes the rose bush, nothing blooms."
Stefano Andolfo Warwick
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10/19/23
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To the Editor,
Many of us mourn the horrible, unimaginable attack on civilians in Israel, condemn Hamas and demand justice.
It is the last issue, justice, that is imperative to me.
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10/19/23
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This is a column about ribs.
I’m not talking about the ribs at Appleby’s that my son and daughter-in-law would drive out of their way to get, nor am I writing about a …
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10/19/23
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As humans and particularly as journalists, we often try to look for slivers of light in the darkest of times to insulate ourselves against the negative emotions that can result from observing and …
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10/18/23
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There were a total of 434 opioid overdose deaths in Rhode Island in the year 2022, according to the Rhode Island Department of Health.
The state has seen an increase in fatal overdose deaths …
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By JULIANA LEPORE for Ocean State Stories
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10/12/23
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To the Editor,
From 2003 to 2007 me and my husband Patrick, spent over $7 million renovating the old Providence Gas Company purifier plant at 200 Allens Avenue for placement …
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10/12/23
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“Are there hidden cameras somewhere, is this some sort of TV show?”
My surprise must have convinced the woman leaning on her carriage checking her shopping list that, indeed, I was …
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10/12/23
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To the Editor,
My father told me a story about him sitting in the old Red Cross building at the Apponaug mill after the ’38 Hurricane. Did Block Island disappear? No one knew. No messages.
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10/12/23
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As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. Such appears to finally be the case with New England’s most beloved and winningest team, the Patriots.
Yes, after two decades of …
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10/12/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: It’s an old political axiom: don’t help your opponent get a leg up in a campaign. That helps explain why CD1 Democrat Gabe Amo — who would have gone to the …
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10/11/23
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