Op-ed
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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 a bit. She …
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Chester Hedgepeth, MD, PhD
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5/2/13
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16 views
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Severe winter weather has been sweeping the country. New England was recently buried under one of the worst blizzards in recorded history and crippling snowstorms shut down large portions of the …
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Dr. Elbert Friday Jr.
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5/2/13
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24 views
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Studies have shown that decision making during an acute emergency in a place of public assembly will generally cause a high level of anxiety, severe stress, and can sometimes cause panic. The …
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Bob Sweeney
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4/17/13
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48 views
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Benjamin Franklin said it best: “A penny saved is a penny earned.”
Tax time is here. And as we review our income and expenses and consider how best to allocate our tax refunds, now is a great …
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Gina Raimondo
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4/11/13
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20 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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4/11/13
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28 views
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As of March 1, arbitrary across-the-board cuts, known as sequestration, have gone into effect for our Defense Department and many other government agencies. These cuts treat our highest priorities …
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When we think of February, most of us immediately think of hearts and roses. Some of us may even think about chocolate because, after all, Valentine's Day is smack dab in the middle of the month. But …
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2/28/13
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49 views
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Twenty small children went to elementary school on Dec. 14 with the intention to learn A-B-Cs and instead were dead before recess.
It is unfathomable to imagine the impact on families who lost …
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With the swearing in of a new Congress, I continue to be humbled by the opportunity to represent the people of our great state. My top priority in this term remains strengthening our economy and …
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Congressman Jim Langevin
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2/21/13
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6 views
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One of the biggest employers in America is crashing. And everything the federal government is doing to fix the U.S. Postal Service is just making it worse.
A lesson we should learn as we stand on …
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Bill Gunderson
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1/30/13
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36 views
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