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Study finds the ACI remains a debtors’ prison

Credit check
Every day, an average of 18 people are incarcerated at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) due to their inability to pay court fines.

By ARIEL WERNER | April 23, 2008

J Hogue

Almost famous
Dr. Seuss, David Bowie, Mike Watt, Zuzana Licko, and Julia Child. That’d be quite a night.

By FRANK MULLIN | April 16, 2008

Smith Hill mulls Senate succession; minstrel show heats up ICE

Not for nothing
The mantra from US Senator Jack Reed, who’s up for reelection this year, is that he’s not about to take a Cabinet position in a Democratic administration.

By IAN DONNIS | April 16, 2008

Why dogs speak to our souls

Goodbye, Friend
I had just returned from doing a few errands when the realization struck — again — that my faithful companion of the last 16 years was forever gone from the back seat.

By MARY ANN SORRENTINO | April 16, 2008

Community Prep shows that small is beautiful

Education
Dan Corley, head of school and co-founder of Community Prep, a small private middle school in South Providence, hatched the idea for the program when he grew tired of teaching at a school for juvenile boys.

By KATE MAYHEW | April 09, 2008

Could America face a committee choice for president?

Surprise Scenario
Like many thoughtful voters, I have privately wondered what would happen if John McCain, Hillary Clinton, or Barack Obama were to die after being nominated.

By MARY ANN SORRENTINO | April 09, 2008

Moderate Party touted as an antidote for RI’s woes

Talking politics
In February, a poll conducted by Brown University found that 74 percent of the respondents thought Rhode Island is going in the wrong direction.

By IAN DONNIS | April 09, 2008

Four Greens fight for their party’s nomination

Alternative Politics
Supporters of Cynthia McKinney say that choosing a presidential nominee doesn’t have to mean selecting between a black and a female candidate.

By TIM LEHNERT | April 02, 2008

The problem with the Pope’s new list of deadly sins

Morality
The pope recently declared obscene riches, pedophilia, and causing social injustice as three of the newest deadly sins.

By MARY ANN SORRENTINO | April 02, 2008

Is Homeland Security dough well spent?

Follow the money
“Because it is human nature to overspend on unlikely catastrophic events, it is likely that terrorists have succeeded in getting the world to overspend on counterterrorism,” they write.

By PETER VOSKAMP | April 02, 2008

Expert warns of food and energy shortage

Environment
Unless farmers the world over adopt more intensive growing techniques, we may soon run short of both food and energy.

By STEVEN STYCOS | March 26, 2008

Horrror fans to mark ‘Lovecraft Rising’

Literary life
The man famously wrote, “I am Providence,” so it just wouldn’t be right for folks in this town to say, “H.P. who ?”

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | March 26, 2008

What happened to Bush’s responsibility for the war?

Iraq
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know how the American effort in Iraq was badly botched from the start.

By IAN DONNIS | March 26, 2008

McCain perpetuates ignorance about the US health-care system

Got Insurance?
John McCain should stop flashing a spotlight on what he doesn’t know.

By MARY ANN SORRENTINO | March 19, 2008

End of an Era

After 29 years, Luke’s Record Exchange prepares to close shop
While the scene might seem a bit disheveled to the untrained eye, Renchan says he knows exactly where to find what he’s looking for.

By IAN DONNIS | March 19, 2008

Clinton’s ‘kitchen-sink’ strategy could yield Pyrrhic victory

Talking points
Many Democrats, it seems safe to say, never thought a Democrat, let alone Hillary Clinton, would use a similar tactic.

By IAN DONNIS | March 12, 2008

The trouble with Carcieri’s musical chairs

Roundabout
Well, so much for the Carcieri administration’s assurances that the governor’s latest round of musical chairs would not bring with it an increase in staff positions and/or salary costs.

By MARY ANN SORRENTINO | March 12, 2008

Ticket chase

Ace Ticket deal offers several benefits for the Red Sox
Last week, the Phoenix broke the news that the Boston Red Sox were opting out of the agreement Major League Baseball struck last year making eBay–owned online sports-ticket giant StubHub the official reseller of MLB seats.

By IAN DONNIS | March 12, 2008

Chris Bull

Almost famous
A bike is the most appropriate technology for moving around the city — it’s easy to park, and it’s powered by burritos and beer.

By FRANK MULLIN | March 05, 2008

Post-Katrina tales of the real New Orleans

Aftermath
New Orleans is back in business — if you’re a conventioneer or a tourist.

By RUTH HOROWITZ | March 05, 2008

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