Fear of failure scares success
Of all the fears that come with being in business, I think the fear of failure is the worst, the most paralyzing and the...
Proposed nursing-home cuts could threaten care
To the editor,
In January, R.I. Gov. Donald L. Carcieri announced his new Medicaid Reform Plan. It seeks to divert nursing-home residents to home- and...
Enticing older professors to retire <br>is a discriminatory approach
Dear Editor,
If a university wants to replace current faculty with “enthusiastic professors that may be savvier in using technology to improve learning” (“URI enticing...
Automakers can do better; just<br> look at their European models
To the editor,
Here are some of the real facts: As adults, the Detroit Three corporate management hopefully understood (and still understand) the intent of...
In this case, it is not a good idea<br> for R.I....
To the editor,
The R.I. Department of Human Services and Gov. Donald L. Carcieri propose to save $46.6 million in fiscal year 2009 by re-balancing...
Creating high-wage jobs in R.I.
To the editor,
I believe that every Rhode Island company and every Rhode Island worker can successfully transition to a 21st-century innovation economy that creates...
Nurse’s hair care is inappropriate
To the editor,
the March 24-30 issue of the Providence Business News, an article about the ICU Collaborative effort to reduce infections at hospitals...
Minority set-asides do not even <br>the playing field, they tilt it
To the editor:
Your front-page article (“Minority status changes under bill,” March 24-30) illustrates how arbitrary and indefensible minority-preference laws are. The article focuses on...
Small business owners feeling the squeeze from R.I.’s insurers
To the editor,
As a small business owner and consumer, I am appalled at the idea that the only two games in town, Blue Cross...
Forbes index is a pretty miserable<br> measure of Providence’s mettle
To the editor:
I can think of at least half a dozen cities – that I have actually lived in, not just passed through –...
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