“Labor is acting in its own self-interest — and while that is to be expected, it is time for the unions and the General Assembly to return some of the power to the people of Rhode … more

They say you can’t change a person’s mind when it comes to their politics or religion. This may be true, but perhaps you can open a mind or two if you ask the right questions. The Rev. John Unsworth of St. Brendan Church in Riverside was kind enough to answer some questions this week. A recent casual conversation on the phone grew into a sit-down interview in his rectory, where he candidly spoke about America’s most controversial issue. more

Back in April, when news first broke that the swine flu had reached the United States, the panic headlines we were reading on the national news gave some of us in the newsroom a good chuckle. • … more

Passage of a law requiring binding arbitration to resolve teacher contract disputes would have devastating consequences for the City of East Providence and its taxpayers. East Providence provides the … more

Everyone knows by now that Arne Duncan, US Secretary of Education visited a North Kingstown school on Nov. 2. The Providence Journal posted a video clip of NEARI’s president Larry Purtill welcoming … more