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Why the Senate shouldn't regulate its own ethics
by John Marion and Larry Valencia
Mar 05, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
There is a plan that has been introduced to the Rules Committee of the Rhode Island Senate that would allow that body to police its own ethics. Our groups, Common Cause Rhode Island and Operation C...
Why we need narrow banking
by William Lawrence Swann
Feb 26, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
During the financial crisis, the Obama administration had little choice in shoring up the country’s largest financial institutions since allowing them to collapse would have spelled disaster. Non-i...
Teen pregnancy rates on the rise
by Stephen Wallace, M.S., Ed.
Feb 19, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Many young people report feeling pressure to have sex (or to start “getting in the game” as some of them call it), especially on certain occasions, such as an anniversary or holiday. That the ons...
Great teachers change lives
by Deborah A. Gist
Feb 05, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
“Great teachers have changed my life.” How often have you heard someone say those words? How often have you said them yourself? When I came to Rhode Island in July to start my new job as commissi...
Kids First looking for feedback on school meals
by Dorothy Brayley
Feb 05, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
When we send our students to school, we want them to have a positive and successful experience. We want them to have excellent teachers, supportive school staff and a responsive and responsible sch...
Port facilities are vital to health and welfare of state
by Sen. William Walaska and Rep. Peter Kilmartin
Feb 05, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Economic development often requires a series of proactive steps designed to put Rhode Island in the position to take best advantage of its resources. As Co-Chairs of the Special Legislative Commiss...
The cost of consumerism
Feb 05, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Not all consumerism is bad. Consumerism is appropriate in the marketplace. It is good to be careful consumers, to exercise the freedom to choose within our budgets and personal tastes, and to prote...
After-school programs at risk when parents need them most
by Sarah Cahill
Jan 29, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
A New Year’s resolution for some Rhode Island parents might be to keep closer tabs on their schoolchildren during weekday afternoons, especially during the vulnerable hours from 3 to 6 p.m. when un...


 
 

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