Op-ed
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I met with a good friend in the U.S. Secret Service recently. We had breakfast and talked over money, specifically, United States currency. There are innumerable ways to counterfeit American bills, …
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Have you ever had trouble getting public information from your government? You shouldn't, but it has at times been a problem here in Rhode Island.
Legislation passed by the General Assembly and …
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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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61 views
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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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7 views
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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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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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8 views
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Growing up in the child welfare system is a pill that no child wants to swallow. During my time as the ward of the state, there were many things I wished were different. People made decisions about …
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DanPhargie Saint Frac
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11/8/12
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With the holidays rapidly approaching, many teenagers will be behind the wheel visiting family and friends, and often copying the driving behavior of their parents. But, is that a good thing? Not …
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Stephen Wallace
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11/8/12
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Last month, South Korea hosted hundreds of world leaders for the globe's largest and most important conservation event – the World Conservation Congress. Although the gathering took place an ocean …
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Dr. Kevin Wilson
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11/8/12
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The grand lady of comedy, Phyllis Diller, passed away on Aug. 20 at age 95. Can’t you just see her, strutting through the Pearly Gates in a pink, knee-length dress, encrusted with blinding sequins, …
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Nick Thomas
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8/23/12
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44 views
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