The presidential election is now a little more than two weeks away, and we’ve been hearing from various voters across the nation and the state….
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Bonus Q&A: Dooley On URI Affordability, Wexford, South Street Landing & More
URI President David Dooley joins Bonus Q&A this week to talk about college affordability, the status of Wexford Science & Technology’s proposed…
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RhodyVotes ’16: Muslim Voters On The Election And Campaign Rhetoric
Ahead of the presidential election, we’ve been hearing from voters across the country and the state. Analysts have remarked on the heated rhetoric of…
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This I Believe Rhode Island: Parents and Children
The parent-child relationship is so very complicated. Inevitably, its texture seems to change over time, rarely in linear fashion. Most of these…
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TGIF: 19 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Your humble correspondent is back on the beat after taking most of last week off. So thanks for stopping by. As usual, your tips and comments are…
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The Pulse: Laughing Gas Makes A Comeback In Maternity Wards
South County Hospital may be the first in Rhode Island to bring back laughing gas for women in labor. It hasn’t been used in the U.S. for decades. We…
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Parsing Fact From Fiction In New Film ‘Birth Of A Nation’
Now playing in theaters, the film “The Birth of a Nation,” reclaims the title of a 1915 movie by D.W. Griffith, which remains highly controversial for…
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Conservative Groups Frame New Land Access Program As ‘Land Grab’
Farming is a growing industry in Rhode Island, with many new farmers starting small businesses. But when they don’t come from farming families, finding…
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This I Believe Rhode Island: Children Teaching Parents
Those of us who are parents seem to assume that one of our principal tasks in life is teaching our children how to navigate this remarkably complicated…
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Brown Coach Phil Estes On URI’s Meade Stadium, Nathanael Greene And Brown Football
Phil Estes remembers his first visit to Meade Stadium on the University of Rhode Island campus. The year was 1977, he was a sophomore at the University…
