Linda Finn and Henrietta White-Holder are the 2018 winners of the Sixth Annual Red Bandana Award, which honors people and organizations who embody the…
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Analysis: In Budget Address, Fung Takes On Raimondo, Pledges No Property Tax Increase
Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, who is seeking the Republican nomination for governor, road-tested economic campaign themes Friday night and took some shots…
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Words Unlimited To Honor Rhode Island’s Best for 2017
Rhode Island’s best sports performers of 2017 will receive their proper recognition during the 72 nd Annual Words Unlimited Sports Awards Banquet Sunday…
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Youth Rugby Grows Despite Concern Over Concussions
Rugby is on the rise. In fact, it’s the fastest growing sport in the country. But it’s also dangerous.
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
After a quick jaunt out of town, your humble correspondent is back in the Biggest Little. So thanks for stopping by. As usual, your comments and tips…
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Remembering Henry Shelton, Mentor and Advocate For Those In Need
Henry Shelton, a Roman Catholic priest turned social justice and political activist, longtime voice in Rhode Island for those who had none, passionate…
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Richard C. “Dick” Lee, 1930-2016
If you played high-school baseball in Rhode Island from the 1950s to the early 2000s, Dick Lee probably umpired one of your games. If you ran cross…
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Red Bandana Fund Honors Memory Of Activist and Author Richard Walton
The Red Bandana Fund, which honors the memory of Richard Walton, has chosen Artemis Moonhawk, Sarath Suong and the Providence Youth Student Movement as…
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Transgender Student Athlete Finding A Balance At Ponaganset High School
A fluorescent yellow softball sails out of the in-field, toward woods that border Ponaganset High School in Scituate. The left fielder runs forward and…
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No. 1/2 Yale At No. 4/5 Brown Could Be A Lacrosse Classic
On the college sports calendar in New England, spring feels like 3 o’clock in the morning, when all is quiet, when nothing much happens. Spring is the…