A documentary film now being shown at special screenings around the country focuses on what it calls “the most systematically segregated people in America” – the intellectually disabled. The film, “Intelligent Lives,” tells the stories of three young people, including one from Providence, as they struggle to break out of an isolation only partially imposed […]
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Theater Review: Wilbury’s ‘The Burn’ Is A Sharp Look At Teenagers Today
Providence’s Wilbury Theatre Group has opened a play about today’ s teenagers and how they live and love, and hate. The Public Radio’s Bill Gale says the work has some sharp moments and some difficulties, too.
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The Bubbler: Why Is A Walkway On The Jamestown Bridge Inaccessible To Pedestrians And Bikers?
The Public’s Radio brings you the first story from our new project, The Bubbler. Listeners submitted questions online on all sorts of topics then voted for their favorite. Our reporter Avory Brookins investigates why a narrow lane on the Jamestown/Verrazano Bridge that looks like it was meant to be walked on is inaccessible.
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Mattiello Easily Regains Speakership: Critics Vow To Continue Push For Reform
Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello cruised to re-election Tuesday for his third full term in one of the state’s most powerful elected positions, as a group of Democratic opponents vowed to press the case for legislative reform. Mattiello won the formal vote for the speakership with 47 votes – three more than he received […]
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Emergency Room Crowding Spiked In 2018
Rhode Island hospitals are turning away more ambulances due to crowded emergency rooms.
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Private Investors Open Providence Clinic Offering A New Brand Of Healing
A new health clinic is open in Providence, just a few blocks from Brown University’s medical school. But some Brown-trained physicians caution patients not to confuse what this new business is offering with medical treatment.
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After Other Options Fail, A Family Tries Medical Marijuana For Son With Autism
One November afternoon inside a raised ranch in Rhode Island, Kristal and Chris’ 13-year-old son was just getting home from school. “How’s school?” Chris says. “Bad!” Dylan says. He’s a skinny kid with glasses – still small enough for his mom to wrap him in a bear hug if he gets out of control. He’s […]
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Books Of 2018: A Year For Political Tell-Alls And Local History
A selective look at some of the popular books from the past year, 2018.
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(PRESS)ed Episode 4: The Conversation
Can two friends from across the political spectrum learn something from a “balanced media diet?”
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Scott MacKay Commentary: It’s Time To Make Work Pay For All Rhode Islanders
Making work pay should be an essential element of government policy.
