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Five of the Safest Cities in America Are in Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, & Vermont
While people from away, and younger people, may consider mostly rural New England to be 'boring', there are some major benefits to living in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and rural Massachusetts. One of the biggest benefits is how safe these states are. Sure, violent crimes do occasionally happen in rural...
Stop using history to shoot down a constitutional convention
The well-funded coalition of labor and civil liberties groups opposing the calling of a Rhode Island constitutional convention is using the history of Rhode Island’s 1986 convention to make its case. In doing so, the Rhode Island Citizens for Responsible Government has committed the fallacies of composition and presentism. The fallacy of composition is to […]
Surrendered parrots; cheerleading coach complaint; building designs: Top stories this week
Here are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of Sept. 29, supported by your subscriptions. Democrats control all the levers of government in Rhode Island – statewide offices, congressional seats and most legislative seats – making this essentially a one-party state. But is it, really? Many of the General Assembly's more conservative...
Cranston mayoral candidates both claim to love July 4th in fireworks-filled debate
There were dozens of empty, burgundy seats in the auditorium of Cranston High School West for a debate between the city’s two candidates for mayor. But even without a full house, the incumbent Republican mayor and his Democratic rival treated the audience to a show. After a particularly vicious Republican primary between Mayor Ken Hopkins […]
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