Word: pawtucket
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Outside Providence--the title refers to Tim's native habitat, Pawtucket, R.I., as well as to the silence of God when it comes to doofus teenagers--works in mysterious ways its wonders to perform. For the coming-of-age cliches don't stop once Tim settles in at Cornwall. There are a sadistic housemaster, a hidebound headmaster, a geeky roommate and a duplicitous pal to contend with, and the prettiest girl on campus (Amy Smart) to woo, ruin and redeem. One finds oneself asking how such familiar stuff breeds contentment instead of contempt...
...question there must be some agreed-upon definition of what constitutes a "problem" gambler, and here the industry and its critics are far apart. "Twenty percent of the customers account for 80% of the gambling industry's earnings," says Henry Lesieur, president of the Institute for Problem Gambling in Pawtucket, R.I. "We know that 5% to 6% of the total population are problem gamblers, and those 5% are spending 30% to 40% of the money." Critics charge that because the industry is so dependent on this small group, it appeals deliberately and relentlessly to them. "It's not so much...
GIOVANNI CICIONE (R) District 1 (East--part of Providence; Pawtucket; Newport...
BORN: July 14, 1967, Brighton, Mass. EDUCATION: Providence College, B.A., 1991 FAMILY: Single RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Public official POLITICAL CAREER: Rhode Island House, 1989-94; U.S. House, 1994- ADDRESS: 50 Ann Mary Street, Box 303, Pawtucket...
BORN: May 10, 1948, Pawtucket EDUCATION: U of Rhode Island, B.F.A., 1971, B.S., 1976 FAMILY: Wife, Frances; three children RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Landscape architect; architectural-firm executive POLITICAL CAREER: Rhode Island House, 1985-93, lieutenant governor, 1993- ADDRESS: 708 Reservoir Avenue, Cranston...