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Good Samaritans come to my rescue
by Meg Fraser
Aug 13, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
I got ready, had a cup of coffee and climbed into my car. I picked up 95 North to Route 6, and in a few minutes was approaching the curve where the road breaks to either 6 West or 14, on my way to ...
Nurturing the seeds of financial independence
by Gina Raimondo
Aug 13, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
As we celebrated Independence Day here in the U.S., I was reminded of the role that financial literacy and empowerment play in personal freedom and independence. Simply put, money is power and know...
Puzzling politics: Women, the missing piece
by Sue Stenhouse
Aug 13, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Why don’t women run for office? A national study championed by former R.I. Congressional candidate and Brown political science professor, Jennifer Lawless, found that women, even in the highest tie...
Least complicated
Aug 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Least complicated
Finding the best practice
by Winslow Myers
Jul 30, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
When I was working as a teacher, I loved the phrase “best practices.” It suggested pooled wisdom, a collective weeding out of the more effective from the less effective; a distillation of the authe...
No place like home
by Meri R. Kennedy
Jun 25, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
During the flood of 2005 I worked both as a reporter and an emergency management volunteer. I was able to keep balanced in my coverage as a reporter and it felt good to be there to help and listen ...
Looking out for students
by Raymond Pouliot
Jun 17, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
“Every child has the right to a free public education; it is the bedrock of the American dream and the hope for American success in the twenty-first century.” This notation sums up the belief syst...
Things are looking grim
by Geoff Schoos
Jun 17, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
I’m sure my column colleague Bruce will attest, writing a bi-weekly column isn’t easy. With so many topics from which to choose, one hardly knows where to begin. And none of the potential topics is...


 
 

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