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MIRIAM ALTMAN

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RISE tries to break the cycle of crime

Legacy
About 3500 Rhode Island children have at least one parent who is incarcerated, according to Jennifer Shimkus, executive director of Rhode Islanders Sponsoring Education.
By MIRIAM ALTMAN  |  April 18, 2007

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Starbucks faces criticism on Ethiopian coffee deal

Fair trade
The ubiquitous coffee merchant is under fire for what critics describe as giving a raw deal to small Ethiopian coffee farmers.
By MIRIAM ALTMAN  |  April 04, 2007

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Polichicks took ’06 campaign by storm

 Talking politics
Known by their friends as Emily Dietsch and Elizabeth Strout, the Polichicks have garnered quick recognition among bloggers, reporters, and political types.
By MIRIAM ALTMAN  |  December 13, 2006

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Boosting doctors abroad offers a big impact

Small world  
One February night in 2003, Ray Rickman flipped on the radio to divert his attention from his aches and a teeth-chattering chill.
By MIRIAM ALTMAN  |  November 21, 2006

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SCLT fosters growth of urban agriculture

Green thumbs
Khue Yang moved to Providence’s South Side from his native Laos about 10 years ago.
By MIRIAM ALTMAN  |  November 15, 2006

Youthful campaign manager finds niche with Caprio

Driven  
Xaykham “Xay” Khamsyvoravong spends much of his time in the modest campaign headquarters of state Senator Frank Caprio, the Democratic candidate for state general treasurer.
By MIRIAM ALTMAN  |  October 25, 2006

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A precursor to the world of info at your fingertips

Action speaks!
The Whole Earth Catalog , once cited by Apple CEO Steve Jobs as “Google in paperback form,” was a revolutionary predecessor of the Web search engine.
By MIRIAM ALTMAN  |  October 18, 2006

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Is nuclear power worth another look?

Action speaks!
Since a partial meltdown at Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in 1979 — the worst nuclear accident in US history — the debate over the safety and necessity of nuclear energy has steadily waxed and waned.
By MIRIAM ALTMAN  |  October 11, 2006

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Reagan’s Central American wars called a prelude for Iraq

Action speaks!
Greg Grandin, a specialist in Latin America and a professor at New York University, traces the origins of the war in Iraq to the Central American conflicts of the 1980s.
By MIRIAM ALTMAN  |  October 04, 2006

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Israeli and Palestinian women promote reconciliation

The Middle East
Although her daughter was killed by a Palestinian suicide-bombing attack, Israeli peace activist Nurit Peled-Elhanan is part of a group of trying to promote reconciliation among Israelis and Palestinians.
By MIRIAM ALTMAN  |  September 27, 2006
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