Author: Ellen Liberman

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Crisis of Care: Inside Rhode Island's Health Care Staffing Shortage

Health care and social assistance represent the state's largest employment sector with 76,600 workers, but it's still not nearly enough.

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How a Guaranteed Income Pilot is Leveling the Field in Rhode Island

A guaranteed income pilot and other new programs have shown early success at offering Rhode Islanders living in poverty another shot. What happens when the money runs out?

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Why Do Sexual Abuse Scandals Keep Happening in Rhode Island?

For years, trusted coaches and priests in Rhode Island schools and churches were accused of child sexual abuse and innapropriate behavior. Why does it keep happening?

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Bugged Out: Just How Much Should We Worry About Ticks in Rhode Island?

As local researchers and clinicians continue the fight against Lyme Disease, a new tick threat is brewing across Long Island Sound.

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Meet the Rhode Island Business Behind Fierce "RuPaul's Drag Race" Crown

The rhinestone symbol of glory was designed and crafted in North Scituate by John Griffin of Fierce Drag Jewels.

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Not Back to School: An Explainer on Rhode Island's Teacher Shortage

As kids flood into Rhode Island classrooms this fall, one school essential is proving especially hard to find: teachers.

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Providence is Undergoing Its Biggest Makeover Since the 1990s

The Downcity revival includes projects which aim to reshape the Superman Building, Kennedy Plaza, Waterplace Park and Union Station.

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Is Rhode Island Ready to Light Up?

After years of pushing for legalized recreational use, the state's budding marijuana industry is about to take off.

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Southside Community Land Trust Remains at the Forefront of Urban Farming in Rhode Island

As urban farming continues to expand in response to neighborhood food woes, Southside Community Land Trust's Good Earth Farm in western Cranston is leading the charge.

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Alzheimers And Dementia

What Remains When Alzheimer's Takes Over?

A local writer recounts her mother's journey with Alzheimer's disease and the love that shines through even as darkness takes hold.

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