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Keep Rhode Island campuses gun free

Keep Rhode Island campuses gun free

  Still before the Rage released at the Board of Education meeting on May 23, 2013.On April 4, 2013, the University of Rhode Island campus was locked down for hours after, as the Providence Journal reported, “people in a lecture hall said they heard someone say they had a gun. Police found no gun or [...]

RI rent too damn high, says HousingWorksRI report

RI rent too damn high, says HousingWorksRI report

The rent in Rhode Island is too damn high , according to a new report from HousingWorks RI. To afford a typical two-bedroom apartment in Rhode Island a renter would need to earn more than $47,000 per year. About half of Rhode Island residents earn less than that. “What’s more, a quarter of all Rhode [...]

Charity Dash. Photo courtesy of Newport Patch.

Newport bloggers battle over culture of sexism

There’s a pretty ugly blogger battle going down around women’s issue in the typically picturesque City-by-the-Sea. Newport Patch blogger Charity Dash wrote a post about the rampant culture of sexism and sexual harassment that exists in the local bar scene. “The age bracket the city thrives on (Generation Y), is inherently unsafe for its female inhabitants. As [...]

Rhode Island teachers speak out: Dump Gist

Rhode Island teachers speak out: Dump Gist

Public school teachers from around Rhode Island spoke out against their boss – embattled Education Commissioner Deborah Gist – at a public forum at Cranston High West today. They came to implore the state Board of Education not to renew Gist’s contract, a discussion that begins on Thursday night. Here’s the highlights of the teachers’ [...]