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It took the costly collapse of 38 Studios to finally wake Rhode Island up about its relentless under-performing economy and its scattershot economic development policies. And then there was the CNBC …
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John Hazen White, Jr.
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10/30/12
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I lucked out, although Ted and Erica didn’t see it that way.
“You’re sure? I mean, we can always get a sitter,” Ted said.
I assured him I was perfectly capable of sitting for the …
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John Howell
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10/30/12
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14 views
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RIGHT TO DIE: Massachusetts voters will consider a very thorny question on the ballot this November - the question of whether or not that state should allow physician-assisted suicide. The only truly …
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Lonnie Barham
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10/25/12
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16 views
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EXACTLY 100 INCHES: Welder Paul Pelletier created …
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As soon as the phone vibrated, I knew it was Jody with another update.
“I had to call,” he said breathlessly. “You’re not going to believe this, you have got to see this,” he said …
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John Howell
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10/23/12
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41 views
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SHOULD CRANSTON SCHOOL BUSES BE PRIVATIZED? Two conflicting doctrines are in play in the Cranston school bus controversy: private companies almost always produce products and services at less cost …
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Lonnie Barham
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10/18/12
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18 views
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The guy who took out our garage, a door and a wall before driving off, may have done us a favor, but, of course, it didn’t seem that way at the time.
Once given the go-ahead by the insurance …
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WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? The front page of last Thursday's Beacon featured two above-the-fold stories about the Warwick School Department. One reported that the city and the school …
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TAKING SHAPE: Jody King accompanied by his dog, …
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I looked at my watch – 9:15 a.m.
Jody would still be on the water, but I would call anyway.
On the fourth ring he answered. I strained to hear above the splash of waves against the skiff or …
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John Howell
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10/9/12
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104 views
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It’s a good thing that Rhode Island home sales, both single and multi-unit, continue to inch up each month (they have been doing so for over a year now), but the situation for the renting segment …
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John Hazen White, Jr.
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10/9/12
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17 views
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RHODE ISLAND NEEDS A "HATCH" ACT: State Representative Jon Brien of Woonsocket, who lost the Democratic primary to a Woonsocket firefighter, is filing suit to invalidate the election results based on …
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Lonnie Barham
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10/4/12
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27 views
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