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MORE TROUBLE FOR CICILLINE: More information has surfaced about the fiscal mismanagement that was so rampant during Congressman David Cicilline's tenure as mayor of Providence. The U.S. Department of …
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Rhode Island leaders need to come up with a plan to deal with the long-term future of Twin River and Newport Grand, the state’s two sanctioned gambling venues. Unfortunately, coming up with plans, …
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John Hazen White, Jr.
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7/25/12
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34 views
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I didn’t need to open my eyes. I knew from the fluttering it was a bat.
Bats don’t swoosh, nor do they glide silently. And while fluttering conjures an image of butterflies, it fits their …
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John Howell
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7/24/12
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11 views
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VEIL OF SECRECY ON CHAFEE DRINKING PARTY: Exactly what should the public know about the circumstances surrounding an under-aged drinking party at Governor Chafee's estate? Apparently nothing, …
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Lonnie Barham
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7/18/12
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32 views
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It didn’t seem possible that a shovel could have so much power.
Yet, I could have been holding a high voltage line. It wasn’t that I was knocked over, but I felt a strong connection. There …
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John Howell
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7/17/12
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59 views
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WALL STREET VINDICATION IN R.I.? For the past few years, Americans have mistakenly castigated Wall Street investment firms and banks for investing in hedge funds and short sales. The two terms have …
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I’m in love. His name is Humphrey.
Humphrey is oblivious to my attentions and that, in part, is what makes him so endearing. In fact, he’s oblivious to a lot of things. He’s learning, but …
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John Howell
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7/10/12
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27 views
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Progress on the pension reform front remains mixed after the General Assembly scotched Governor Chafee’s seven-bill package of reform measures for local communities. Lawmakers never embraced the …
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John Hazen White Jr.
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7/5/12
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13 views
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FOX'S UNBELIEVABLE INTERVIEW: House Speaker Gordon Fox finally spoke to a reporter about his involvement in the botched 38 Studios loan guarantee – the day following the deadline for potential …
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Lonnie Barham
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7/5/12
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43 views
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I glanced at my watch: 1:45 p.m. Did this make sense? I had a window of about two hours before a meeting at 4.
I would be leaving that evening for upstate New York, and this would be my only …
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John Howell
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7/3/12
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10 views
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