- For Alan Hassenfield and Hasbro, a 21st century GI Joe.
- For Buddy Cianci, an end to Plunderdome.
- For the Airport Corporation and Warwick residents, longer runways, more traffic and less noise.
- For Gov. Lincoln Almond, a port at Quonset Point that meets with the approval of environmentalists and recreational boaters.
- For Sovereign Bank, a more tranquil year and a better local relationship.
- For local public companies, a friendly fed and a more stable stock market.
- For building owners in downtown Providence, tenants.
- For Providence Place, someone to straighten out the parking situation.
- For the Providence Newspaper Guild and the Providence Journal, an equitable settlement of their long-term contract dispute.
- For the University of Rhode Island some tall students, who can also shoot a basketball well enough to match the vision of its glittering new arena.
- For Ben Mondor, continued success, and maybe a championship at McCoy Stadium.
- For Trinity Repertory Company, an able replacement for William Wingate, and more hits like A Christmas Carol.
- For the legislature, an equitable realignment that recognizes the needs of all communities.
- For the Narragansett Indians, an industry that results in as much financial success as a casino and that doesn’t rely on a roll of the dice.
- For our water ferries, passengers.
- For our downtown trolleys, passengers.
- For our RIPTA buses, passengers.
- For Amtrak, passengers and an Acela train that works.
- For our economy, a less abrupt slowdown, continued low unemployment, no recession, but sustained growth.
- For the fishing industries in Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts, more fish.
- For all businesses and industries within our region, qualified employees to fill vacant positions.
- For baseball fans everywhere no more proclamations from overpriced stars saying its not the tens of millions they care about, but it’s the game … the game.
- For Providence Journal sportswriters a sense of fair play. When Rodriguez signs for $24 million a year it was a sin, with charts showing how many teams he could buy. When Ramirez signs for $20 million a year, it was about how great an acquisition it was for Boston and how humble he is.
- And for all, a year of prosperity, filled with personal fulfillment, business success, a sense of community, and peace.
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