Op-ed
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By REP. ART HANDY
More than 30 years after the U.S. Supreme Court limited the ability of public school officials to censor books from school libraries, students and teachers in Rhode Island …
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Rep. Art Handy
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6/19/13
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A growing drumbeat of negative commentary is throwing doubt on the effort to re-establish a Historic Tax Credit program in Rhode Island. Even as they acknowledge the undeniable benefits of tax …
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Scott Wolf and Valerie Talmage
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6/19/13
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Recently, I had the pleasure to meet William from West Warwick, a fifth grader at Deering Middle School who taught me a few things about a catapult and other robotics gadgets he has been building …
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Congressman Jim Langevin
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6/19/13
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I can remember the call a few months ago. I was finishing up at work and my wife called on her drive home from the pediatrician’s office. I asked her if all went well and she hesitated a bit. She …
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Chester Hedgepeth, MD, PhD
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5/2/13
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Severe winter weather has been sweeping the country. New England was recently buried under one of the worst blizzards in recorded history and crippling snowstorms shut down large portions of the …
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Dr. Elbert Friday Jr.
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5/2/13
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Studies have shown that decision making during an acute emergency in a place of public assembly will generally cause a high level of anxiety, severe stress, and can sometimes cause panic. The …
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Bob Sweeney
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4/17/13
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57 views
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Benjamin Franklin said it best: “A penny saved is a penny earned.”
Tax time is here. And as we review our income and expenses and consider how best to allocate our tax refunds, now is a great …
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Gina Raimondo
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4/11/13
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It is teacher layoff notification time in Rhode Island – a legislatively imposed policy that rivals in its frank stupidity the mindless budget cuts of the Sequester.
Rhode Island General …
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Ken Block
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4/11/13
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As of March 1, arbitrary across-the-board cuts, known as sequestration, have gone into effect for our Defense Department and many other government agencies. These cuts treat our highest priorities …
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When we think of February, most of us immediately think of hearts and roses. Some of us may even think about chocolate because, after all, Valentine's Day is smack dab in the middle of the month. But …
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2/28/13
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