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Challenges ahead

Now that the election is over, the real challenges are ahead -- even more than might have been anticipated. Gov. Lincoln Almond was a comfortable...

Winners, losers, and

The biggest loser is the electorate as a whole. With less than 50 percent of the eligible Rhode Island voters coming out, it was...

Campaign Contributions

(Listed below are contributions made to each candidate on the latest reports filed with the state Board of Elections, generally covering a period from...

Endorsements

In a race for governor that last week apparently became much tighter, we face the dilemma of having to choose between two well-qualified candidates....

Bond issues

With the election just a week away, we thought it was time for us to weigh-in on the three referenda -- the $65.7...

REAPing the benefits

We applaud the economic development initiative "REAP New Bedford," which kicked off last week at the Whaling Museum in downtown New Bedford. The Real Estate...

Hospital merger

We cast a wary eye on the proposed merger of Lifespan and Care New England into a mega medical network, the likes of which...

College bond

While the focus of the Nov. 3 election will be on the races for general offices, one needs only to flip over the new...

Sunday overtime

One of the issues surely to come before the General Assembly in the upcoming session will be an expansion of our Sunday work...

Political calling

Being a politician should be a revered profession. Elected to conduct the business for the people, the very basis for political service should be...
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