With news that Rhode Island is the only state in New England in a recession, facing a $168 million deficit this year and a projected $384 million shortfall next year, you would think the General Assembly would have the common sense to at least pretend to be concerned.

A proposal for the legislators to contribute 10 percent toward their health care would be a token gesture. But it would be...

Malvern punk band find themselves stars in the StatesBy Sue Vickers Comment

THE Tights, Malvern's own legendary punk band, have found fame on the other side of the Atlantic with a new generation of teenage fans.

The band, which formed as teenagers themselves at the height of the Punk era, enjoyed a couple of years of success in the late seventies but split in 1979.

Now, more ...