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Raging Grannies protest outside a Barry Hinckley fundraiser at the Ocean House in Westerly (Photo by Danielle Dirocco)

Overzealous Security Guard at Hinckley Fundraiser

By Danielle Dirocco on August 30, 2012

While Barry Hinckley was inside the Ocean House wining and dining with Steve Forbes, the only man richer than Mitt Romney to run for president since Ross Perot, I was being verbally accosted outside by a security detail while the Raging Grannies sang a catchy tune. I had shown up at the Ocean House, a [...]

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Board of Govs Should Treat Grad Assistants Fairly

Board of Govs Should Treat Grad Assistants Fairly

By Danielle Dirocco on July 23, 2012

Graduate Assistants UNITED, a union for graduate assistants at the University of Rhode Island, will be paying close attention to decisions made tonight by the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education. After an upsetting and unexpected rejection of their contract as well as all other contracts related to higher education this past Spring, [...]

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