There’s a plan to build a 704-megawatt wind farm off the Rhode Island coast – but the Coastal Resources Management Council acknowledged this week that it will have an impact on the area’s robust fishing industry. We talked with a local fisherman to get his take on the project. Also: It’s been fifty years since the US pulled out of the Vietnam War. A Rhode Island veteran and peace advocate reflects on what he wants Americans to take away from that history. Finally: Vince McMahon is best known as the CEO and ringmaster of World Wrestling Entertainment. A new biography from a Providence author explores the surprising ways McMahon has shaped American culture – and politics.
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