Dignitaries flock to Newport for Pell funeral
NEWPORT – Former President William Jefferson “Bill” Clinton; Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.; at least 11 other U.S. senators and two members of...
Creating nursing homes worth living in
You can’t really understand nursing homes until you put yourself in the elders’ shoes.
The members of the Nursing Home of the Future team knew...
Public-employee concessions are <br> a benefit to all taxpayers
To the Editor:
I believe our best teachers are underpaid and that our very high per-pupil costs come from other than teacher salaries. This must...
Credit-mess fix likely to affect federal taxes
Recently, Congress passed and the president signed The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, one of the most extensive pieces of tax legislation in...
Tall Ship receives $25,000 grant from Bank Newport
Bank Newport presented a $25,000 grant from its Rhode Island Foundation Charitable Fund to Tall Ships Rhode Island Inc. The grant will support project-development...
Success is developing talent
In professional sports, most of the “draft day” hype focuses on athletic skills. But sophisticated general managers who are responsible for these multimillion-dollar decisions...
Tort reform necessary for true<br> emergency-medicine progress
To the Editor:
Recently, the Providence Business News published an article (“R.I. is No. 2 for emergency medicine,” Dec. 15, PBN.com) regarding a new national...
Westerly Hospital sponsors healthy-living program
As part of its Healthy for Life community education series, The Westerly Hospital is sponsoring a free program on Jan. 1 called “Not Just...
Larchwood Inn donated to Chicago school
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The historic Larchwood Inn, a 178-year-old mansion on Main Street in Wakefield that had operated as an inn from 1926 until...
Pell remembered as advocate, mentor
NEWPORT – Claiborne de Borda Pell, 90, a Democrat who served Rhode Island in the U.S. Senate for six terms, from 1961 to 1997,...
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