No need for state to fan nativist flames
The R.I. English Language Affirmation Act of 2008, or H7024, would make English the state’s official language and make illegal the use of any...
Historic tax-credit solution equitable
Everyone understands that closing the state’s huge budget deficit means making very unpleasant choices. So it was with the passage of the bill last...
Water solutions more than digging holes
While the political insiders seem to have decided that it is time to tap into the aquifer in the Big River Management Area, we...
I-195 cooperation is only the start
We welcome the news that Providence and the state are working together on the development of the downtown land being freed up by the...
Bill to pad local bids deserves to sink
No matter what they say, it just does not appear that Rhode Island’s legislators appreciate the scope of the state’s budget crisis.
The most...
Promet deserves to keep its property
The R.I. Supreme Court’s decision to support Promet Marine Services Corp.’s bid to buy the 5-acre waterfront parcel it operates on is a victory...
State’s landfill needs better oversight
Garbage in, garbage out is often used to explain computer glitches. But in the case of the R.I. Resource Recovery Corporation, the phrase may...
Women’s Summit a triumph, again
The Bryant University Women’s Summit is always an empowering event. Participants come away charged up with new ideas, new contacts and a new sense...
Now is the time to come and be heard
If it’s war they wanted, it’s war they have got.
The 82-page “Economic Growth and Fairness Act of 2008” is just the stuff that will...
It’s time for wheels of progress to turn
Last week the Coastal Resources Management Council held a public hearing to consider a moratorium on renewable energy proposals. The idea is to give...
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