Henry Shelton, the longtime leader of the George Wiley Center in Pawtucket, has championed the rights of Rhode Island’s poor and the working class…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: College Commencement Season And Student Debt
It’s college graduation season, a time of family and school pride. But RIPR Political Analyst Scott MacKay points out why this year’s grads also face some anxiety. ‘Tis the time of Lilacs, caps and gowns and the symphony of morning birdsong spilling though the bedroom window. Proud parents mingle with bored siblings taking selfies of platitude-filled […]
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Time To Clean Up Statehouse Grant System
Another week of turmoil in Rhode Island over government grants to non-profit groups.
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No. 1/2 Yale At No. 4/5 Brown Could Be A Lacrosse Classic
On the college sports calendar in New England, spring feels like 3 o’clock in the morning, when all is quiet, when nothing much happens. Spring is the…
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RI Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at 5.4 Percent
Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged from February to March at 5.4 percent, according to the state Department of Labor and…
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Forget Opening Day; How About Those Closing Nights?
Forget about Opening Day of the baseball season this week. How about Closing Nights of the college basketball season? If you did not stay up to watch…
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Hoop Icon Bill Walton To Address NE Tech Graduates
Basketball icon Bill Walton, one of only four players in history to win multiple NCAA and NBA championships, will deliver the commencement address at…
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PC, Yale Seek Upsets Saturday
After besting the University of Southern California, Providence College faces the top-seeded University of North Carolina on Saturday as March Madness…
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PC Friars Seek Victory In Raleigh, While Eyes Are On Duke In Providence
The first round of March Madness basketball games kick off Thursday, in several locations across the country. While they won’t be playing at home, the…
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PC Hoops Once Again A Great Story
Since the 1950s, Providence College basketball has been one of the great stories in all of college basketball. This year’s edition of the hoop Friars…
