Personal courage takes many forms. For some, it’s standing up to a relentlessly abusive oppressor. For others, courage is facing difficult truths about…
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Latest Community Meeting On 6-10 Connector Replacement Project Slated For Tuesday
A community meeting is set for Tuesday on the future of the 6-10 Connector in Providence. Debate has sprung up over how best to replace the aging…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
August is on the way out, and legislative primary races are coming up fast. Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, you can send your…
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New England Farmers Deal With Drought, Climate Change
This summer in the Northeast, if you happen to have had an irrigation system on your farm, your crop fields might have been just fine, or not. “We just…
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Burrillville Lawmakers Pen Letter To Health Department, Voicing Concerns Over Power Plant
Lawmakers from Burrillville are calling on the Department of Health to recommend withholding approvals for the proposed power plant in the area, until…
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Four Years After Shooting, A New Sandy Hook Elementary Opens In Newtown CT
Students in Newtown, Connecticut will return to classes at Sandy Hook elementary next week. It’s the first time students have attended the school since…
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For Latinos, Diabetes Disparities Driven By Poverty
The rate of diabetes among Latinos in Rhode Island has shot up faster than any other group. Why the disparity in health between this group and others?…
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Your Weekly Briefing: Health In Rhode Island
Here’s what’s happening in health in Rhode Island. (Note: Your Weekly Briefing will be on vacation next week.)
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Speaking Across Difference: When Friends Become Family
Adewole Akinbi was 14 years old when he started working for Heather Gaydos at an environmental education program he joined through Groundwork Providence…
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RI Department Of Environmental Management Investigating Abandoned, Bloodied Boat
Warwick police contacted the state DEM’s Division of Law Enforcement around 3 a.m. Tuesday morning. Police reported the boat was found at Brewer’s…