Franklin S. Prosnitz Editor
Retail electric competition slow to develop
Name: John Rowe
Position: President and chief executive officer of Exelon Corp. in Chicago,
one of the nation's five largest electric utilities.
Background: Rowe oversaw Exelon's...
Living wage idea spawns rival camps
Behind the debate over a living wage proposal in Providence is a movement that has spread into small and large communities and onto college...
Justice Williams seeks respect for third arm of government
Top priority for Rhode Island's new Supreme Court chief justice is raising the bench's stature to a level where it really is perceived as...
Plenty of plans exist; implementing them another story
Recently received a letter from John P. O'Brien, chief of the Statewide Planning Program, in response to my column April 30 calling for a...
‘Tis spring and the land is full of orange cones and...
You know spring has sprung when Red Sox fans dream of a World Series.
Nope!
You know spring has sprung when the flowers are in bloom...
Be aware of the treatable, employable mentally ill
(May is Mental Health Month. Through the eyes of Kathryn Power, director of
the state Department of Mental Health, Retardation & Hospitals we have...
RI journalism department faces downgrade as sports prosper
Over on one end of the campus they are building a convocation center that will celebrate and promote athleticism. On another part of campus...
Making sure the mentally ill get the care they need in...
(May is Mental Health Month. Through the eyes of Kathryn Powers, director of the state Department of Mental Health, Retardation & Hospitals we...
Economy entering a new, uncertain cycle
The defining moment for Rhode Island's economy these last 15 years was the credit union crisis.
It reinforced Rhode Islanders' already inherent inferiority complex, and...
‘Godspell’ lifts graduate’s spirit
You might say that on graduation day a year ago, Todd Buonopane got a little religion. Not that he was particularly looking for a...













