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Attitude is important to make health care reform work
It was Henry Ford who said, “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” His wisdom has an amazing array of applications, and our current effort to overhaul the health care system is certainly one. more
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Ted Almon | 6/17/13 | 1 comment
Fifteen years of helping journalists get it right
Rhode Island is building a name for itself in the business of environmental training for journalists, thanks in part to the 15-year-old Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting, says spokeswoman Karen Southern. more
Kilmartin lauds Conn. decision to let electric tax die
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin this month commended the Connecticut Legislature’s decision to let a tax on electricity production expire on Sept. 30, a move he said will benefit taxpayers throughout New England. more
6/17/13
Obamacare shows hospital savings as patients gain
Less than five months before the Affordable Care Act fully kicks in, hospitals are improving care and saving millions of dollars with one of the least-touted but potentially most-effective provisions of the law. more
Bloomberg News | 6/17/13
Gist pushing forward with five-plan reform plan
Armed with a new two-year contract, Rhode Island Commissioner of Education Deborah Gist says she’s staying the course with her five-year plan to transform education in Rhode Island – including closing the skills gap. more
By Rhonda J. Miller
Contributing Writer | 6/17/13
Twin River raises bet on gaming
At Twin River Casino in Lincoln, the first piece of a multiyear and multistate expansion of gambling in southern New England is almost complete. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 6/17/13

HUD grants $500K to Narragansetts for housing
BOSTON – As part of $563 million set aside by the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Narragansett Indian Tribe has received a grant of $499,110 to support efforts to maintain … more
| 6/13/13
Finding value of Copernicus
How do you monetize a mythic realm? more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 6/10/13

Eminent domain could help save Arnold Building
As real estate projects, the HP Pavilion arena in San Jose, Calif., and the George C. Arnold Building on Washington Street in Providence are worlds apart. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 6/10/13

Whaling City offers cheap vacant lots to abutters
Blair Bailey, New Bedford’s tax title attorney, can’t say exactly how many vacant lots there are in the city, only that the number hasn’t dropped significantly since the height of the foreclosure crisis. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 6/10/13

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