12th Annual Buy Nothing Day Winter Coat Exchange Friday, Novembet 28th, 2008 10:00am – 2:00pm If you have a coat to give, please drop it off. If you need a coat, please pick one up. State House lawn (directly across from Providence Place mall) * Rain/Snow sites: St. Patrick’s School, 244 Smith Street, Providence & …
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Recently, President Bush vetoed legislation that would have expanded the State Children Health Insurance Program – SCHIP. The bill which had been approved by Congress with strong bipartisan support would have increased enrollment in the popular government provided health insurance program from 6 million children to 10 million. The president told us that he vetoed …
Even during the pie-ing episode of a few months ago, little attention was paid to Thomas Friedman’s most important connection to Providence. Not a huge surprise, as he rarely, if ever, discusses his own economic status (and some might say, conflict of interest): He is a billionaire, through his wife, as her family owns General …
We can take some solace in knowing that we’re not the only ones in this boat: New York is looking at a $47 billion deficit over the next 4 years. California is at $11-billion plus for the current year, with even Conan over there calling for a special session of the legislature to raise some …
Economies based on tourism and luxury condos are always going to suffer first when there’s an economic contraction… WEST WARWICK — The $150-million resort and indoor water park slated for the West Warwick Business Park is on hold at least until the spring as developers search for money to build it. Work on the project …
A couple from Swansea apparently won last month’s big-ass powerball jackpot, likely yielding a whole new crop of local “believers” who will squander even more dough than they already do.Lottos suck: They’re super-regressive — far more so than casinos — and while people should be able to gamble, the state shouldn’t actively try to dupe …
Karen Malcolm of Ocean State Action had this op-ed in the Journal a couple days back, titled The American Dream in Rhode Island: We don’t have to accept this deterioration of the quality of life for ourselves, our families, our neighbors. We do not have to accept tax cuts that only benefit our most wealthy, …