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R.I. News Digest (The Providence Journal)
Rhode IslandNew group to promote, assist R.I. farms (Providence Business News) MIDDLETOWN – A group of local farmers have formed a new organization, the Rhode Island Agricultural Partnership, to respond to the increasing demand for fresh, nutritional foods.
Bill would counteract skewed census figures (The Brown Daily Herald) By: Nicole Friedman Pending bills in the Rhode Island General Assembly would require the state to count prisoners as residents of their hometowns — not the town the prison is in — when determining state and county legislative districts....
Charged Chicago Donor Also Gave to Obama’s Campaigns (Update1) (BusinessWeek) A restaurateur charged with writing $1.8 million in bad checks from a troubled Chicago bank run by the family of U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias is also a political donor to President Barack Obama.
Charged Chicago Donor Also Gave to Obama’s Political Campaigns (Bloomberg) Nick Giannis , 62, gave $4,600 -- the maximum allowed by law -- to Obama’s presidential bid in September 2007, campaign finance records show. The owner of the Boston Blackie’s chain in Chicago also donated $2,000 to Obama in 2003 and 2004 when he was campaigning for the U.S. Senate.
Visual arts calendar | March 18-24 (The Kansas City Star) WINNER AND STERLING: Englewood Third Friday Art Walk. Galleries in Englewood Station shopping district in Independence open their doors to art lovers. 5 p.m. March 19. Free.
3-18 Sports Scoreboard (Minot Daily News) Pro Baseball Major League Baseball Spring Training American League W L Pct Tampa Bay 11 3 .786 Cleveland 6 4 .600 Toronto 7 5 .583 Boston 8 7 .533 Detroit 8 7 .533 Kansas City 6 6 .500 Chicago 6 7 .462 Oakland 6 7 .462 New York 6 8 .429 Seattle 5 7 .417 Minnesota 5 8 .385 Baltimore 5 9 .357 Texas 4 8 .333 Los Angeles 3 9 .250 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct Atlanta 10 5 .667 Philadelphia 8 4 .667 San ...
The Thursday Morning Rush for 3-18-10 (WCPO Cincinnati) Bearcats cruise in NIT opener... Kentucky highlights NCAA play... Chapman strong in first start... Moeller and LaSalle win at regionals...
The Thursday Morning Rush for 3-18-10 (The Kentucky Post) It's the start of March Madness...I envy people who don't have to work today. MINI-MADNESS Cincinnati won its NIT opener on Wednesday 76-62 over Weber State. UC went into a half-court trap midway through the first half, and the Bearcats went on a 17-0 run.
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