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Ryan Daly turns his love of chess into action, raising thousands of dollars to build an outdoor chess area on Edward Street, across from the Martin Luther King Center in Newport. The installation of the tables this week is the endgame of a nearly yearlong scrappy effort by Daly.
Reed to speak at Democratic Convention
Sen. Jack Reed will discuss national security on night three of next week's Democratic National Convention in Denver.
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Special Reports
Does Ginger Collins belong in prison?
The new state budget
Slowly, Rhode Island budget cuts begin to take hold
Budget graphic: A snapshot of spending cuts
Your turn
What do you think of this year's budget?
Will this year's General Assembly action influence your vote for your legislator in November?
Labor's voice loud at State House
Most days on Smith Hill, union lobbyists far outnumber those from other interest groups.
Rhode Island School of Design's rock star
John Maeda, RISD's new president, has spent the past few weeks introducing himself -- and he's brought some high-tech upgrades to getting acquainted.
Video: John Maeda talks about his philosophy and ideas for RISD
Extras: Read John Maeda’s blog || See Maeda’s online art gallery
Your turn: What can be done to keep young people out of gangs?
Multimedia
The luck of the draw: Parents learn whether their children win spots at charter schools
Q&A: What, why and where are these schools?
Gallery: Students at, and who want to be at, charter schools
Your turn: Do you think Rhode Island needs more charter schools?
Health
News from Your Town
Columnists
Corrections
Continuing Reports
Local, state government employs 1 in 6 workers in R.I.
Rhode Islanders paid their city and town employees more than $1.6 billion in 2006, a Providence Journal analysis of municipal employee records shows.
Chart: Municipal employees figures, town by town
Chart: What Rhode Island's cities' and towns' payrolls cost
Public Payroll: The Journal's ongoing analysis of Rhode Island's state and municipal employee costs
The Immigration Debate
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