After two consecutive losses, the second their worst performance in years, the Patriots are back. Are you surprised? You shouldn’t be. Bill Belichick…
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TGIF (Thanksgiving Edition): 21 Things To Know About RI Politics & Media
Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! I’m grateful for our listeners/readers at RIPR, my excellent colleagues in the local media, the staffers and spokespeople…
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RI Artscape: Tastes Change, Thanksgiving Remains
This month we bring you a special, Thanksgiving Rhode Island Artscape. We take look at the art and the history of the Thanksgiving menu, and how it’s…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Have A Sane Holiday Season
Tis the season of shopping, socializing and celebrating. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay says commercialism has over shadowed the holiday season.
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Wondering Why As The College Football Regular Season Winds Down
Another college football season is winding down, and I’m wondering why this new Division I playoff system has me feeling the old way might have been…
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Oh, The Pain Of Costly Fumbles, Interceptions And Blocked Kicks
Oh, the agony of interceptions, the pain of lost fumbles, the hurt of blocked punts and field-goal attempts, the ache of failed PATs. Oh, the sting of…
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It’s A Big Weekend For Salve Regina, Bryant, NESCAC Football Archrivals
Western New England is the place to be for championship football on Saturday. Yes, it’s Division III, but I doubt you will find more appealing matchups…
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College Students In Providence Rally In Solidarity With U. Of Missouri
A large group of Brown University students and faculty rallied Thursday to show their solidarity with college students in Missouri. Students at the…
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College Football Is Weeknight Entertainment As Well As A Saturday Ritual
College football has gone wacky. Why else would Northern Illinois have played at Toledo on Tuesday night and Ohio University have traveled to Bowling…
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Dartmouth-Harvard Could Be An Ivy League Classic
With apologies to Florida and Georgia, hosts of the world’s biggest cocktail party every autumn, the best college football game in America this weekend…
