Dan Lawlor: Anti-Immigrant Mindset is Uncalled For
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Dan Lawlor says politcians (and regulary citizens) have become too paranoid when it comes to illegal immigration.
Dear John: His Girlfriend Wants a Girlfriend, Too
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Dear John, My girlfriend and I have been together for about two years. During that time, she has wrestled with whether she could be bisexual. Most of the time, we’ll be together and everything is great, but then she’ll become obsessed with the idea of being in a relationship with another woman.
Teens’ TV Time Linked to Unhealthy Eating
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Kids who watch TV eat poorly and are at risk for obesity, according to a national survey of students in the 5th to 10th grades, published in the May issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, a JAMA Network publication. The study is part of the Nutrition and the Health of Children and Adolescents theme issue.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence Names 2012 Alumni Hall of Fame
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
During a special reception and ceremony at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence inducted seven former members into the Alumni Hall of Fame. Each of the inductees was active in the Boys & Girls Clubs during their youth and attributes their experiences at the Club to their success in life.
Food Truck Festivals of New England Coming to Newport
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
It will be the sweetest event on four wheels this season when the Food Truck Festivals of New England pops up in Rhode Island.
Red Sox Report: Yankees’ Problems Similar To Boston’s
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The Boston Red Sox aren't the only AL East team off to a tough start this season. So, too, are the NY Yankees who are now tied with Boston for last place in the division.
Coaching decision at Brown coming soon
Monday, May 21, 2012
Brown University’s new athletic director Jack Hayes is heading down the home stretch in what will be his first big hire on the job. He could decide as soon as Tuesday who the new men’s basketball coach may be.
NEW: RIEDC Statement on 38 Studios
Monday, May 21, 2012
In the ongoing 38 Studios controversy RIEDC Board members meet this evening in Providence.
STATEMENT ISSUED: The RIEDC Board of Directors met in closed session to receive additional, confidential information regarding the financial and game development status of 38 Studios. Members of the Board asked additional questions of company representatives and had candid dialogue. The Board also received information regarding the structure of the bond transaction and received a report from our auditor Braver PC. The Board did not take a vote tonight. The members of the Board may not discuss the confidential information received and discussed today.
NEW: Bagged Salad Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Monday, May 21, 2012
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) advises consumers that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a recall of retail and foodservice bagged salad from River Ranch because they have the potential of being contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
NEW: Nurse Suspended for Over-Prescribing Adderall, Ritalin, Xanax
Monday, May 21, 2012
A psychiatric clinical nurse has been suspended by the Rhode Island Board of Pharmacy for prescribing high dosages of generic Adderall, Ritalin, and Xanax without proper documentation.
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