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Sometimes connections to the distant past are the best.
For years, Carol and I have been exchanging Christmas with Norm and Karen Blake. As boys of 10 years old, Norm and I didn’t live all that …
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John Howell
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2/19/13
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15 views
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Tony Deller eased into his chair, positioning the coffee and corn muffin I had brought to one side of the papers that I just removed from a wide envelope. He took an instant to assess his desktop, …
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John Howell
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3/20/12
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6 views
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Sometimes it takes something catastrophic to change the simplest of things.
The catastrophe came in the form of a silver car. That’s pretty much what I know about it, although I haven’t …
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John Howell
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8/21/12
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20 views
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Passion for Lipstick LuncheonOn Feb. 12, the North Central Chamber of Commerce will hold their Lipstick Luncheon called "Passion" by the Women in Business Council from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at …
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Meri R. Kennedy
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1/31/13
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3 views
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Something had to be wrong.
Why would a sailboat that draws three feet be anchored so close to shore that it would be beached with the retreating tide? Perhaps the skipper planned to move before …
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John Howell
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8/14/12
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13 views
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A FOOT UP: Dr. George Perdrizet, medical director …
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Dr. George Perdrizet held up a paper tab with a nylon strand no bigger than a needle. He was about to give me a test.
It wouldn’t take $300,000 of high tech equipment, assistants on standby or …
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John Howell
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11/6/12
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54 views
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"He’s street smart.”
Carol tried to imagine what that really meant. “Street smart,” could mean that he is crafty. It might mean that he is independent, which could be a good thing, as he …
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John Howell
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1/22/13
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12 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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PREFLIGHT CHECK: Howard McVay checks over his …
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“Charlie delta zero three five five.”
“Zero three five five,” Howard repeated as he set the digital display in front of me. It was one of scores of instruments in the cockpit. I had a …
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John Howell
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3/27/12
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13 views
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STATE DISABILITY PENSIONS: A report released last week shows that Rhode Island has awarded disability pensions to state employees at the rate of about 50-75 per year during the past decade or so, an …
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11/22/12
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60 views
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