Op-ed
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As of March 1, arbitrary across-the-board cuts, known as sequestration, have gone into effect for our Defense Department and many other government agencies. These cuts treat our highest priorities …
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Congressman Jim Langevin
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4/25/13
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Benjamin Franklin said it best: “A penny saved is a penny earned.”
Tax time is here. And as we review our income and expenses and consider how best to allocate our tax refunds, now is a great …
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Gina Raimondo
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4/11/13
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Severe winter weather has been sweeping the country. New England was recently buried under one of the worst blizzards in recorded history and crippling snowstorms shut down large portions of the …
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Dr. Elbert W. Friday Jr.
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3/21/13
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Congratulations to the folks who put the film “Argo” on the screen. Winning the Academy Award for best picture is an honor well deserved. For me, however, I was …
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Robert Haughtaling
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3/14/13
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Despite getting clobbered in the fiscal cliff negotiations, Republicans have something to celebrate this year – the survival of health savings accounts, or HSAs. They had feared that …
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Dan Perrin
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3/7/13
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I can remember the call a few months ago. I was finishing up at work and my wife called on her drive home from the pediatrician’s office. I asked her if all went well and she hesitated …
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Chester Hedgepeth, MD, PhD
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3/7/13
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It is teacher layoff notification time in Rhode Island – a legislatively imposed policy that rivals in its frank stupidity the mindless budget cuts of the Sequester.
Rhode Island General …
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Ken Block
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3/7/13
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This fall, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank visited food pantries and meal programs across the state and asked people to step out of line for a moment to write a quick note on a paper plate …
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Andrew Schiff
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2/7/13
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In these challenging times of natural disasters, war, hunger, poverty and economic and financial disasters, I wonder when humanity is going to “awaken” to our higher calling and purpose. I look …
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Julie A. Frisone
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1/31/13
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When my son and I moved to Rhode Island from the West Coast in 1999, I had one year to make a critical decision for my son: where to enroll Ryan in school. I very much wanted my son to go to a school …
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Terry Novak
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1/24/13
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60 views
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