The Tulsa School Board may vote Monday evening on whether to name Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah Gist their new superintendent of schools….
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Unbelievable Is The Only Way To Describe Patriots Super Bowl Victory
Unbelievable! Absolutely unbelievable! No other word aptly describes the New England Patriots 28-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks Sunday night in…
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Super Bowl Quiz For Super Sunday
We all know that Tom Brady grew up in San Mateo, Calif., played football at Serra High and Michigan, started in five Super Bowls and won three. We also…
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Tom Brady: Durable, Consistent, Focused
Snowmageddon 2015 will melt into history in a week or so. Deflategate unfortunately, will take a bit longer. So let’s turn our attention to Super Bowl…
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TGIF: 17 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Rhode Island emerged mostly unscathed from the first major snowstorm of the year, although the roads and sidewalks are a different story, in some cases…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Whither The PawSox?
Rhode Islanders have been transfixed lately by snow drifts and the Super Bowl. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay says it’s time to look ahead to…
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Gist Becomes Lone Contender For Tulsa Job
Looks like Education Commissioner Deborah Gist is headed back to her hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tulsa World reports today that the other candidate in…
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Graduation Rates Inch Up In Rhode Island
81 percent of the class of 2014 earned a diploma within four years, according to the latest numbers from the Rhode Island Department of Education. The…
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Rhode Island Leaders Get High Marks For Handling Blizzard
Governor Gina Raimondo and Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza are getting generally high marks for their response to the blizzard earlier this week. The…
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Brown Medical School Dean Dr. Stanley Aronson Dies At 92
Dr. Stanley Aronson, the founding dean of Brown University’s Alpert School of Medicine, a prolific writer, advocate for community organizations and one…
