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  For a variety of reasons it is difficult to backcountry camp in Zion National Park. Of course, the town of Springdale, Utah provides many quaint (or not-so quaint) lodging options for park visitors. Then again, something about being in one of ...

Give Us Your Land Back

  For a variety of reasons it is difficult to backcountry camp in Zion National Park. Of course, the town of Springdale, Utah provides many quaint (or not-so quaint) lodging options for park visitors. Then again, something about being in one of ...

We all know them. Slips of the tongue we wish we could take back. For candidates, gaffes are their worst nightmare. They capture the news cycle and distract campaigns, and have been damaging to both President Obama and Governor Romney this election s...

How Much Do Gaffes Actually Damage a Candidate?

We all know them. Slips of the tongue we wish we could take back. For candidates, gaffes are their worst nightmare. They capture the news cycle and distract campaigns, and have been damaging to both President Obama and Governor Romney this election s...

As an election cycle rolls on, polls from some of the nation’s most elite universities indicate a strong lean to the left, although slightly less strong than was the case in 2008. And while there’s no question that many Ivy Leaguers will cast a b...

Obama’s Ivy League

As an election cycle rolls on, polls from some of the nation’s most elite universities indicate a strong lean to the left, although slightly less strong than was the case in 2008. And while there’s no question that many Ivy Leaguers will cast a b...

Last week, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) published a report that recommended changes to Rhode Island government intended to foster business growth. Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee commissioned the report in response to ...

It’s Rhode Island’s Economy, Stupid

Last week, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) published a report that recommended changes to Rhode Island government intended to foster business growth. Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee commissioned the report in response to ...

The debate. Candidates’ final chance to make pitches. The make-or-break moment to revive campaigns. A bad performance that loses the election. Debates are an important part of our American democracy. We watch platforms and visions unfold and decide...

Are the Debates Still Relevant?

The debate. Candidates’ final chance to make pitches. The make-or-break moment to revive campaigns. A bad performance that loses the election. Debates are an important part of our American democracy. We watch platforms and visions unfold and decide...

Born in 1930, John Jay Hooker (D) is a successful businessman, a frequent litigant and one-time political candidate. In the late 1990s and again this year, Hooker has filed a case with the Tennessee Supreme Court contending that the current process o...

Who Shaves the Barber?

Born in 1930, John Jay Hooker (D) is a successful businessman, a frequent litigant and one-time political candidate. In the late 1990s and again this year, Hooker has filed a case with the Tennessee Supreme Court contending that the current process o...

With a greater chunk of non English-speaking voters headed to the polls in swing states next month than ever before in American electoral history, language has become a dealbreaker on the campaign trail. 2012 presents an array of challenges to the ta...

In Swing States, the Politics of Language

With a greater chunk of non English-speaking voters headed to the polls in swing states next month than ever before in American electoral history, language has become a dealbreaker on the campaign trail. 2012 presents an array of challenges to the ta...

The first thing you notice is the smell. As one of the few places that allows indoor smoking, Twin River Casino is infused with the odor of cigarettes. The casino, located in Lincoln, Rhode Island, was formerly a greyhound racetrack known as Lincoln ...

Gambling on Rhode Island’s Future

The first thing you notice is the smell. As one of the few places that allows indoor smoking, Twin River Casino is infused with the odor of cigarettes. The casino, located in Lincoln, Rhode Island, was formerly a greyhound racetrack known as Lincoln ...