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Sun, 05/12/2013

“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.” – Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013)

Cranston Patch

Thu, 05/09/2013

President Obama, Congressman David Cicilline and other Democrats were propelled to victory last November by a surge in voting by Hispanic and black Rhode Islanders as well as a sharp drop in participation among white citizens, a WPRI.com analysis...

WPRI.com

Thu, 05/09/2013

Today’s report from the Census Bureau on the diversifying American electorate in 2012 confirms an historic turnout milestone...

Pew Research Center

Fri, 05/03/2013

Paul Connolly says he doesn’t much care for watching hockey, basketball, baseball or other spectator sports on TV.

Instead, he likes getting outside where he can hunt, fish and trap. Above all else, Connolly is particularly passionate...

The Ocean State Current

Wed, 04/24/2013

The executive director of Rhode Island’s beleaguered Republican Party has resigned, WPRI.com has learned.

WPRI.com

Sun, 04/21/2013

 

You have to imagine what it was like being Don Carcieri in the harsh winter of 2010. As Rhode Island’s governor, a Republican in an overwhelmingly Democratic state, he had come into office seven years...

The New York Times

Sun, 04/14/2013

 

Most Americans probably know very little about Rhode Island beyond the fact that it is at the wrong end of an awful lot of national economic and civic rankings.

The American Spectator

Sun, 04/14/2013

 

Deep cuts in catch limits will hit New England's fishing fleet in less than three weeks, and there's little hint any real relief is coming. But regulators and fishermen are still seeking ways to...

FoxNews.com

Fri, 04/05/2013

 

If April is the cruelest month, as T.S. Eliot wrote, perhaps it's due to the chilly weather greeting the start of the baseball season. Welcome back to my weekly column. Your thoughts and tips are...

RI NPR

Sat, 03/30/2013

 

For many months, Rhode Island has been exchanging places with two other states for worst, second worst, and third worst official unemployment rate in the United States.  February marked the milestone of Rhode Island’s breaking...

The Ocean State Current