RI lawmakers debate plan to overhaul Medicaid - 05 Aug 2008 Boston Globe,PROVIDENCE, RI—Rhode Island lawmakers will review Gov. Don Carcieri's plan to limit Medicaid spending so the state can balance a massive budget deficit.
RI firefighter dies while trying to rescue boater - 05 Aug 2008 Boston Globe,TIVERTON, RI—Tiverton authorities have identified an experienced firefighter who died while searching for a missing boater. Tiverton Fire Chief Robert Lloyd
RI welcomes foreign students keen to learn more - 05 Aug 2008 Jakarta Post,They come from different countries and represent different cultures, but they have one thing in common: They all love Indonesia and its unique culture.
Ex-Haryana SSB chief gets 5-yr RI - 05 Aug 2008 Indian Express,CHANDIGARH: : The Special CBI Court of Jagdeep Jain on Monday sentenced AP Jain, former secretary, Service Selection Bureau of Haryana, to five years of RI
The Great Pak Se-ri and Her ‘Kids - 05 Aug 2008 �아�보,In her news conference after the win, Shin said, “Pak Se-ri has always been my idol.� Park In-bee, who won the US Women’s Open Sunday, also credited Pak for
Marine pleads guilty to ID theft, robbing RI bank - 05 Aug 2008 Boston Globe,PROVIDENCE, RI—A Marine has admitted robbing a Providence bank and using the identity of a fellow service member to steal money.
RI Hospital names new president - 05 Aug 2008 Providence Journal,By Felice J. Freyer A surgeon and medical-center administrator who has spent most of his career in Massachusetts will become the new president and chief
RI County Courthouse move means more work for police - 05 Aug 2008 Quad City Times,By Dustin Lemmon | Monday, August 4, 2008 7:48 PM CDT | () comments The Moline branch court at 525 16th St. will move to the Rock Island County Courthouse
Hazardous waste cleanup scheduled in RI - 05 Aug 2008 Turn to 10.com,By Artie Tefft CHARLESTOWN, RI – A cleanup is scheduled to begin later in August for the hazardous materials at the former Kenyon Piece landfill on Salt
RI`s textile exports expected to stagnate - 05 Aug 2008 Antara,Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia`s textile and textile product (TPT) export growth this year is expected to stagnate as a result of the financial crisis in
Cleanup to Begin at Kenyon Piece Landfill, RI - 05 Aug 2008 U.S. EPA.gov (press release),...(Boston, Mass.—August 5, 2008)— The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) is scheduled to begin a cleanup of hazardous materials present at
RI Food Bank launches "Challenge" - 05 Aug 2008 Providence Eyewitness News,PROVIDENCE, RI (WPRI) - The Rhode Island Food Bank is working to provide more for those who have less. The Food Bank launched its "Fill the Food Bank
AAA: RI gas prices fall 9¢ to $3.869 - 05 Aug 2008 Providence Business News,By Jessica Chavira PROVIDENCE – “There’s more relief at the pump for Ocean State drivers: Gasoline prices in Rhode Island tumbled� for the fourth week in a
The Providence Journal, RI, John Kostrzewa column - 05 Aug 2008 TMCnet...(Providence Journal, The (RI) (KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Aug. 3--It's the dog days of August. While most Rhode Islanders are thinking about summer
FAA investigates crash, emergency landing in RI - 05 Aug 2008 Providence Eyewitness News,WESTERLY, RI (AP) - Aeronautic officials are investigating why a small plane crashed and another was forced to make an emergency landings in southern Rhode
Study gives RI an ‘F’ in manufacturing climate - 05 Aug 2008 Providence Business News,By Denise Perreault MUNCIE, Ind. – US manufacturers had a record year in 2007, according to a study released today by Ball State University.
RI contract impasse could linger - Aug 4, 2008 Providence Business News,The RI Labor Relations Board (RILRB) was ready last week to schedule an informal hearing for the matter, the first step in addressing the unfair labor
New RI trail makes waves with kayakers - Aug 3, 2008 Boston Herald,By AP PORTSMOUTH, RI - With a few strokes of a kayak paddle, Rhode Island’s developing Blue Trail offers a new perspective on Narragansett Bay,
RI woman unable to rescue drowning husband - Aug 2, 2008 Boston Globe,SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RI—A 65-year-old Narragansett man has drowned while swimming with his dog on Tucker Pond. John Collins, 65, was swimming in the pond Friday
Homeless women flood into newly opened RI shelter - Aug 3, 2008 South Coast Today,PROVIDENCE — Homeless advocates say they are surprised by the number of women flooding to a newly opened shelter. From the moment it opened in April,
RI communities purchase new fire boats - Aug 2, 2008 Boston Globe,PROVIDENCE, RI—Firefighters in Cranston, East Providence, Providence and Warwick have a new tool in their kit: fire boats. The communities purchased the
RI crime statistics reach 6-year low - Aug 3, 2008 Quad City Times,By Dustin Lemmon | Sunday, August 3, 2008 9:58 PM CDT | () comments Rock Island’s major crime statistics dropped to a six-year low for the first six months
RI gov agrees to put off health care order - Aug 1, 2008 Boston Globe,PROVIDENCE, RI—Gov. Don Carcieri has agreed to delay implementing an executive order that would force many state unionized workers to pay more for their
Ex-APP gets five-yr RI for filing false case - Aug 3, 2008 The Daily Star,A court in Bogra yesterday sentenced Nazmul Huda Paban, former assistant public prosecutor (APP), to five-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) and fined Tk 20000
Feds clear RI cop in handling of drug probe - Aug 1, 2008 Boston Globe,PROVIDENCE, RI—Federal investigators have cleared a Providence police sergeant of any criminal wrongdoing in his handling of a drug case.
2 ex-prison guards in RI convicted of assault - Aug 1, 2008 Boston Globe,PROVIDENCE, RI—Two former corrections officers at the state prison have been convicted of assaulting inmates. A Providence Superior Court jury on Friday
Seal rescued in Conn. waters to be set free in RI - Jul 31, 2008 Boston Globe,CHARLESTOWN, RI—A happy ending is in sight for a young seal rescued in Connecticut. The male harp seal was severely dehydrated and suffering from pneumonia
Rapist gets ten year RI, wife's murderer gets life term - Aug 3, 2008 PunjabNewsline.com,NAWANSHEHAR: A local court has pronounced ten year imprisonment for an accused in a rape case. Three accomplices of the accused have also been awarded seven
Cambodian artist brings works to RI - Aug 1, 2008 Jakarta Post,One of Cambodia's few well-known artists, Chhim Sothy, will showcase his work in Yogyakarta for a month. Sothy, whose works have been collected by several
36 Hours in Providence, RI - Jul 31, 2008 New York Times,By KAREN DEUTSCH AN Ivy League college, a cutting-edge art school and top-flight chefs have helped Providence shed its reputation as a Boston suburb.
RI gov. ups insurance costs after contract nixed - Jul 31, 2008 Boston Globe,AP Writer / July 31, 2008 PROVIDENCE, RI—Gov. Don Carcieri issued an executive order Thursday forcing many unionized state workers to pay more for their
RI teen to be tried as adult in boating death - Jul 31, 2008 Boston Globe,PROVIDENCE, RI—A judge has ruled that a teenager charged in the boating death of his friend will be tried as an adult. Ryan Greenberg is accused of fatally
Ri Ri is cute and adorable - Jul 31, 2008 The Nation Newspaper,THIS IS for Heather Jackman who wrote in the WEEKEND NATION of June 13 that readers stop calling Rihanna Ri Ri. Absolutely nothing is wrong with that – it
RI courts to retain firms targeted in sweep - Jul 31, 2008 Boston Globe,PROVIDENCE, RI—The state's court system plans to continue using two janitorial companies that were caught up in a recent federal immigration sweep.
RI Statewide Coalition meeting draws 300 - Aug 2, 2008 Providence Journal,By Randal Edgar CHARLESTOWN — For a group that started life with the goal of promoting good government in one town, the Rhode Island Statewide Coalition has
10 years RI for sexual assault - Aug 2, 2008 Sunday Times.lk,...“I sentence the accused to three years RI on the first count for abducting a minor and in addition impose a fine of Rs. 5000 and on the second count 10
Fake major sentenced to 12-year RI for extortion in Barisal - Aug 2, 2008 The New Nation,One person was sentenced to 12 years rigorous imprisonment by a court here on Wednesday for extortion in the city in the guise of a RAB major last year.
Homes sales continue tumbling in RI - Jul 30, 2008 Boston Globe,PROVIDENCE, RI—Sales of single-family homes have dropped in Rhode Island to the lowest level in nearly five years, while the median sales price also fell.
RI releases $12.4B plan to cap Medicaid spending - Jul 29, 2008 Boston Globe,AP Writer / July 29, 2008 CRANSTON, RI—Gov. Don Carcieri has released his plan to overhaul the state's Medicaid program, offering to cap state and federal
AP IMPACT: Seoul probes civilian `massacres' by US - Aug 3, 2008 The Associated PressThe citizen petitions have accumulated since 1999, when the AP, after tracing Army veterans who were there, confirmed the 1950 refugee killings at No Gun Ri
RI man accused of driving extremely drunk in court - Aug 1, 2008 WHDH-TV,PROVIDENCE, RI -- A man who authorities say had a blood alcohol level more than six times the legal limit has been arraigned on a drunken driving charge.
RI Foundation Assists Area Schools - Aug 1, 2008 RedOrbit,The Rhode Island Foundation has named 34 projects within South County's school districts as recipients of education endowment funds.
Eileen Slocum, RI Republican, dies . - Aug 1, 2008 United Press InternationalNEWPORT, RI, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Eileen Gillespie Slocum, a pillar of the Republican establishment in Rhode Island, has died at the age of 92.
RI to ask Pakistan for discount in CPO import duties - Aug 1, 2008 Antara,Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - Indonesia will ask Pakistan to provide an import duty discount for its crude palm oil (CPO) exports so that Indonesian CPO can
Memorial service for missing RI boat captain - Jul 28, 2008 Boston Globe,MIDDLETOWN, RI—A memorial service is planned for the owner and captain of a Rhode Island fishing boat that sank off New Jersey last week.
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