Michael Pare Editor
Airline travel is no bargain, especially if you’re a suitcase
Some random thoughts:
- It does not surprise me that so many of the major airlines are having serious financial problems. My wife and I...
Even a brief visit with Jeff Jacober produced valuable lessons for...
The news hit the Providence business community hard.
Jeff Jacober, a prominent Providence businessman and philanthropist, died Saturday, March 26, along with his wife...
Teachers’ contracts are failing our kids
A report by The Education Partnership, a business-led coalition that promotes school reform, concludes that teachers’ contracts are a major obstacle toward improving our...
Numbers don’t lie; NCAA tourney should return here
I enjoyed the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. Vermont, with Pawtucket’s T.J. Sorrentine at point guard, knocked off Syracuse. Bucknell stunned Kansas...
City, state deserve a first-class Dunk
That it is taking so long to decide which direction makes most sense for the Dunkin’ Donuts Center’s future – a $58 million renovation...
Downtown development should bode well for Mayor Cicilline
Some random thoughts…
- When Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline first took office, he knew he was stepping into a difficult job. The city’s finances...
Students recognize that more math will lead to more money
Toward the end of a press conference last Tuesday morning at Gilbert Stuart Middle School in Providence, a group of students gathered there were...
Philharmonic plays key role in city’s renaissance
Lisa Churchville
POSITION: President and general manager, NBC 10 WJAR; president, chairman of the board of directors, the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra
BACKGROUND: Churchville has been...
No bad guys here, just more evidence of never-ending need
The Red Cross does amazing work.
How often do we read in the paper or turn on the television and see that a fire has...
Seating arrangements, parking an early priority at the Assembly
Some random thoughts in the aftermath of the “Blizzard of 2005,” a storm that at least proved that we do learn from our mistakes....
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