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RISE tries to break the cycle of crime

About 3500 Rhode Island children have at least one parent who is incarcerated, according to Jennifer Shimkus, executive director of Rhode Islanders Sponsoring Education.
Legacy
By MIRIAM ALTMAN  |  April 18, 2007
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Starbucks faces criticism on Ethiopian coffee deal

The ubiquitous coffee merchant is under fire for what critics describe as giving a raw deal to small Ethiopian coffee farmers.
Fair trade
By MIRIAM ALTMAN  |  April 04, 2007
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Polichicks took ’06 campaign by storm

Known by their friends as Emily Dietsch and Elizabeth Strout, the Polichicks have garnered quick recognition among bloggers, reporters, and political types.
 Talking politics
By MIRIAM ALTMAN  |  December 13, 2006
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Boosting doctors abroad offers a big impact

One February night in 2003, Ray Rickman flipped on the radio to divert his attention from his aches and a teeth-chattering chill.
Small world  
By MIRIAM ALTMAN  |  November 21, 2006
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SCLT fosters growth of urban agriculture

Khue Yang moved to Providence’s South Side from his native Laos about 10 years ago.
Green thumbs
By MIRIAM ALTMAN  |  November 15, 2006

Youthful campaign manager finds niche with Caprio

Xaykham “Xay” Khamsyvoravong spends much of his time in the modest campaign headquarters of state Senator Frank Caprio, the Democratic candidate for state general treasurer.
Driven  
By MIRIAM ALTMAN  |  October 25, 2006
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A precursor to the world of info at your fingertips

The Whole Earth Catalog , once cited by Apple CEO Steve Jobs as “Google in paperback form,” was a revolutionary predecessor of the Web search engine.
Action speaks!
By MIRIAM ALTMAN  |  October 18, 2006
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Is nuclear power worth another look?

Since a partial meltdown at Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in 1979 — the worst nuclear accident in US history — the debate over the safety and necessity of nuclear energy has steadily waxed and waned.
Action speaks!
By MIRIAM ALTMAN  |  October 11, 2006
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Reagan’s Central American wars called a prelude for Iraq

Greg Grandin, a specialist in Latin America and a professor at New York University, traces the origins of the war in Iraq to the Central American conflicts of the 1980s.
Action speaks!
By MIRIAM ALTMAN  |  October 04, 2006
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Israeli and Palestinian women promote reconciliation

Although her daughter was killed by a Palestinian suicide-bombing attack, Israeli peace activist Nurit Peled-Elhanan is part of a group of trying to promote reconciliation among Israelis and Palestinians.
The Middle East
By MIRIAM ALTMAN  |  September 27, 2006

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