| Mon 8 Feb 2010 |
AAA: RI gas prices drop for third straight week
The Boston Globe | PROVIDENCE, R.I.-Gas prices in Rhode Island have dropped for the third week in a row. | AAA Southern New England says in its weekly survey Monday that self-serve regular unleaded is now averaging $2.71 per gallon. That's a penny less than last week... |
Rell continues bid for Keno
The Boston Globe | HARTFORD - Faced with a nagging budget deficit problem, Governor M. Jodi Rell is gambling again on Keno as a way to raise revenues in Connecticut. | The Republican governor proposed allowing Keno - a lottery-type form of gambling, often found in re... |
Letters, Monday, 2.8.09
The Providence Journal | Chillingly totalitarian | Alex Rose's Feb. 3 Commentary column ("How about a 'freedom from religion' in the First Amendment?") is truly disturbing. Only someone with totalitarian proclivities would even suggest such a thing, and Mr. Rose's understa... |
William Walaska and Peter Kilmartin: Port facilities are vital to Rhode Island's economic future
The Providence Journal | Economic development often requires a series of active steps to put Rhode Island in the position to take best advantage of its resources. As co-chairmen of the Special Legislative Commission to Study Potential Economic Opportunities in the Developm... |
VFW seeks to improve claims process for veterans
The Providence Journal | Following a federal investigation of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in March 2009, the VA's inspector general released a report stating that one-fourth of VA claim files, or roughly 200,000 files, contain errors. | In addition, the typical... |
Plan aims to lift Providence workers' skills and R.I.'s economy
The Providence Journal | PROVIDENCE - In an aged brick warehouse in the former manufacturing center of Olneyville, workers on Friday were building the modular classrooms and workstations that will soon prepare low-skilled Rhode Islanders to enter the emerging green industr... |
R.I. students recite Shakespeare in drama competition
The Providence Journal | PROVIDENCE - If Shakespeare had lived to see Super Bowl XLIV, might he have asked "To Brees, or not to Brees, that is the question." | Or remarked, "What a piece of work is Manning." | For both the Bard and the Super Bowl, all the world's a stage. ... |
Arts help economy, supporters say as Carcieri considers spending cuts
The Providence Journal | PROVIDENCE - Facing more than a million dollars in proposed cuts, Rhode Island's arts community and its supporters are appealing to the pocketbook. Theaters and museums, they say, do more than just provide diversions, they drive economic developmen... |
| Sun 7 Feb 2010 |
U.S. Federal Government agencies closed Feb. 8, 2010: OPM snow day
The Examiner | Federal Agencies Closed | The Blizzard of 2010 that shut down the airports of Washington D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia, will also be closing federal government agencies tomorrow, February 8, 2010. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is calli... |
Local holistic and alternative health resource magazine launches website in 2010
The Examiner | | Spirit of Change Magazine has been circulating the six New England states since 1987 and has become a plentiful resource for holistic and alternative health. The innovative creation was founded in the nearby state of Massachusetts. S... |
US wants out of suit over Chinese detainee's death
The Examiner Comments PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Map, News) - The alleged neglect and death of a terminally ill Chinese immigrant detained in a Rhode Island jail two years ago triggered scathing reports and investigations, a wide-ranging federal lawsuit and hand-wringing ... |
Mom mourns young family killed in RI blaze
The News & Observer | SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Just days ago, Lynn Gaulin's only daughter and future son-in-law were living in her basement while they planned for their lives together and cared for their 7-month-old daughter. | They died Saturday in a fire at a Warwick home ... |
Scoreboard: 2-7
Toledo Blade College Basketball | Men | Mid-American Conference | East | Conference All Games | W L Pct. W L Pct. | Kent St. 8 2 .800 17 7 .708 | Akron 7 3 .700 17 7 .708 | Miami 7 3 .700 10 13 .435 | Buffalo 5 5 .500 12 9 .571 | BGSU 4 6 .400 11 11 .500 | Ohio 3... |
US wants out of suit over Chinese detainee's death
Breitbart PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The alleged neglect and death of a terminally ill Chinese immigrant detained in a Rhode Island jail two years ago triggered scathing reports and investigations, a wide-ranging federal lawsuit and hand-wringing over who was res... |
US wants out of suit over Chinese detainee's death
Syracuse | (AP) - PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - The alleged neglect and death of a terminally ill Chinese immigrant detained in a Rhode Island jail two years ago triggered scathing reports and investigations, a wide-ranging federal lawsuit and hand-wringing over... |
US wants out of suit over Chinese detainee's death
Seattle Times PROVIDENCE, R.I. - | The alleged neglect and death of a terminally ill Chinese immigrant detained in a Rhode Island jail two years ago triggered scathing reports and investigations, a wide-ranging federal lawsuit and hand-wringing over who was respon... |
US wants out of suit over Chinese detainee's death
Yahoo Daily News | PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The alleged neglect and death of a terminally ill Chinese immigrant detained in a Rhode Island jail two years ago triggered scathing reports and investigations, a wide-ranging federal lawsuit and hand-wringing over who was ... |
US wants out of suit over Chinese detainee's death
The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The alleged neglect and death of a terminally ill Chinese immigrant detained in a Rhode Island jail two years ago triggered scathing reports and investigations, a wide-ranging federal lawsuit and hand-wringing over who was re... |
Demolition of I-195 bridge continues in Providence
The Boston Globe | PROVIDENCE, R.I.-Demolition continues of an old Interstate 195 bridge in Providence. | The Rhode Island Department of Transportation says the demolition is scheduled to resume Sunday on the bridge over Wickenden Street. | Crews plan to work from 6:... |
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