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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Paul Davis Nicole Lagace, right, of Providence, stands with others as they hold photos as symbols of people who are potentially homeless and who will exceed the state's shelter capacity. Advocates and the homeless assembled Tuesday in front of Benificent Church in Providence to urge Governor Carcieri to open more shelters. Providence Journal photo / Andrew Dickerman PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A state plan...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
"I am genuinely sorry," he said. "There is no way to sugar coat this. This will have negative affects across the state."The governor promised legislative leaders earlier in the year that he would balance the budget through cuts before the 2010 session begins in January. He said Monday that work on the 2011 budget year begins immediately, but wouldn't commit to pushing to raise taxes...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
By Paul Davis PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state will increase the number of beds for the homeless this winter by 88, officials said Monday. Shelters, churches and other nonprofit agencies helped fund the beds, said Noreen Shawcross, chief of the state Office of Housing and Community Development . The state department had earlier agreed to spend money on 58 winter beds, in churches and shelters from Woonsocket...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
By Paul Davis WESTERLY, R.I. -- With the holidays approaching, a group of volunteers at 4 p.m. Thursday will paste stickers on cartons of beer, wine coolers and other items stocked by the town's four liquor stores. The alarm-red stickers, however, aren't price tags or markdowns. They're warnings. "Think buying alcohol for someone under 21 is not a big deal? Think again," say the four-inch-wide...
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Books, Inq. (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
... A civil conversation about religion. (Hat tip, Paul Davis.) There is much in what Armstrong says (more in this case than in what she has to say about Islam, regarding which she is purely bien pensant). But the cloud of knowing has to do with putting off what we think we know in order encounter the transcendent- which we cannot "know" - and the logos is only aggressive when taken as it...
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Books, Inq. (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
... That Evening Sun 's Hal Holbrook: A Candid, Emotional Movieline Interview . (Hat tip, Paul Davis.)
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
By Paul Davis PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Financially struggling Rhode Islanders could get help soon from a $1.6 million grant from United Way of Rhode Island. The money will help low- and moderate-income residents increase savings, earn more and build assets. The money will go to nine agencies over the next three years, beginning in January. The agencies, in turn, "will help Rhode Islanders make responsible...
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Books, Inq. (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
... The inside story of Nabokov's last work. (Hat tip, Paul Davis.)
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AfterDawn.com (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Redbox and CinemaNow are teaming up to test a new digital downloads program that will give frequent kiosk customers vouchers to download titles through CinemaNow. Users who purchase DVD-rental packages will be given gift cards that can be used to redeem downloads via CinemaNow, says company spokesman Christopher Goodrich. Paul Davis, parent company Coinstar's CEO, says the test marks an early step...
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Opelika-Auburn News (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Remember when you could watch TV with the rabbit ears that came with your set? First thing in the morning you’d stop by the TV, turn it on and go to the kitchen and start your morning coffee while all the tubes warmed up and brought the screen to life, both channels.
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Books, Inq. (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
... and things that don't: 'Tramp' is widely travelled. (Hat tip, Paul Davis.)
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TrueHoop (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
By Kevin Arnovitz The hazards of small sample size theater run rampant during the opening weeks of any sports season. Look no further than the efficiency numbers of Paul Davis and Acie Law if you want an idea of how a tiny data set can skew results. That being the case, it's hard to look at the Toronto's top-ranked offense through nine games ( 113.7 points per 100 possessions ) and not conclude that...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
PROVIDENCE — A nonprofit group fighting bias and racism is sending a message to Rhode Island’s congressional delegation:Health care is a fundamental human right.“In arguments over specific bills or proposals for reforming the health-care system … we may lose sight of the values that underlie this debate,” said Toby Ayers, executive director of the Rhode Island for Community...
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