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OBAMA GIVING UP HIS CIA DRONE CONTROL: It appears that President Obama relished his control over killings by drone strikes as part of his “targeted killing” program. Though he and most of his …
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Lonnie Barham
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3/28/13
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15 views
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RIGHT AT HOME: Ollie makes himself comfortable, …
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“He’s a southern boy,” Carol insists, although his name is Ollie and not something like Bobbi Joe.
There’s no doubt about Ollie’s ancestral roots. They’re deep into hunting and more …
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John Howell
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3/26/13
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63 views
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FORECLOSURE MEDIATION: The federal Home Affordable Modification Program, created in 2009, attempts to get banks and other mortgage lenders to modify mortgages that are in foreclosure by reducing the …
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Lonnie Barham
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3/21/13
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29 views
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It happened at last year’s science fair, following a brief discussion with a student from TIMES² Academy about her project on emotions and how to detect happiness, sadness, boredom and anger by …
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John Howell
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3/19/13
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9 views
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NECAP TESTS: Much has been published recently about the requirement for high school students to score at least partially proficient on the NECAP tests before being granted a high school diploma. …
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Lonnie Barham
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3/14/13
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38 views
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Ollie has a voice.
We suspected that all along, although when we first met at the East Greenwich Animal Rescue League, he was silent. That’s not to say he wasn’t expressive. His tail was in …
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3/12/13
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Rhode Island’s economic planners once believed that banking would be a big part of the state’s economic future. After all, it had nurtured home grown banks like Fleet and then Citizens that based …
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John Hazen White Jr.
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3/7/13
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43 views
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PROPOSED GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION: Several bills have been introduced in the General Assembly that would restrict Rhode Islanders' constitutional right to bear arms as guaranteed by the Second …
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WHAT LINCOLN WOULD SAY TO OBAMA: Unless something has changed by time this column goes to print, the much ballyhooed “sequestration” takes effect Friday. It is not the fiscal cliff we all …
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Lonnie Barham
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2/28/13
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21 views
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"Surprise" is the word Richard D'Agostino used to describe his appointment as superintendent of Warwick Schools. It's understandable. He wasn't actively seeking the position when he was chosen to …
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2/26/13
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29 views
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