Earth Day should be celebration of responsibility
Earth Day, celebrated April 22, is a time set aside to celebrate our environment and recharge our commitment to sound stewardship, which involves protecting...
High inventory and low rates make it the time to buy
The bubble has burst! Foreclosures are at an all-time high! Sub-prime lenders scandal!
There has been no shortage of sensational headlines on the state...
Common-sense organ reform
Welcome to the global market of commodities. Think corn, computers, cars … and organs.
Scan “transplant tourism” under Google to see the possibilities. One...
Legislative grants assist adult day care facility
GREENVILLE – The Dora C. Howard Centre, an adult day care center in Greenville, has received two legislative grants totaling $20,000 to help fund...
Neurotech to enter next phase of implant testing
LINCOLN – Biotechnology firm Neurotech Pharmaceuticals Inc. is ready to begin the next phases of testing on its NT-501 for the treatment of retinitis...
Blue Cross should build in Waterplace
In the discussion over a headquarters for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, there are a few givens:
• It makes economic and...
Home insurance rates should go up
Homeowners in Rhode Island are paying much more for insurance than they had been used to – in some cases triple the previous rate.
Consumer...
A cause for illustration
U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, D-R.I., is on a campaign to institute parity for mental health services.
He has enlisted students at the Rhode...
Law firm combines youth, experience
Robert Goldman met his partner Brian LaPlante at a professional development seminar on boundary disputes. LaPlante was barely 30, but in his short career,...
Corrente wants to boost R.I. film production
Michael Corrente recently spoke to friends and family at The Columbus Theater on Broadway about his latest movie, “Brooklyn Rules,” starring Freddie Prinze Jr.,...
