STORY OF THE WEEK: With summer fast approaching – and Rhode Island’s election season coming into sharper focus – how will the whipsaw of American life in 2022 affect the results? …
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By Ian Donnis
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5/17/22
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Since she is an unknown candidate in the gubernatorial race, Republican Ashley Kalus has commenced a media buy in order to get name recognition. One campaign ad shows her as a boxer (with …
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By Arlene Violet
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5/13/22
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By Jenny O'Neill
Westport’s old-timers have fond memories of a now forgotten tradition of May baskets. These hand-made paper or cardboard baskets, filled with small treats and trinkets, were …
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5/6/22
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Editor's note: This is a second in a series of articles commemorating this year's 150th anniversary of the Acoaxet Chapel Association.
By Neil Timpson
From 1840 on, neighbors in Acoaxet, then a …
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4/29/22
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Mother’s Day is the day when we celebrate our moms and the other women in our lives who have given us love, guidance, inspiration, and support.What we don’t often do on Mother’s …
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By Diane LeValley
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4/29/22
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STORY OF THE WEEK: The familiar ritual of hearings on gun-related bills played out at the Statehouse last week, with lengthy meetings extending into the night and impassioned testimony on both sides …
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By Ian Donnis
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4/6/22
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STORY OF THE WEEK: The approach of nicer spring weather makes it easy to think that COVID has been banished. But surges are sparking lockdowns in other parts of the world, and the Omicron BA.2 …
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By Ian Donnis
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3/22/22
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What if we were more comfortable sharing our thoughts and wishes about what would matter to us towards the end of our lives? What if we were more informed about what to expect if we were seriously …
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By Bonnie Evans
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3/16/22
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We live in contentious times. According to a 2020 study by the National Bureau of Economic Research, political polarization among Americans has grown rapidly during the last 40 …
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By Justin Silverman
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3/15/22
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STORY OF THE WEEK: If you want people to get politically engaged, hit them in the pocketbook. The rising cost of gas is a case in point, since it registers as a tangible connection to faraway events …
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By Ian Donnis
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3/15/22
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