Dec 23rd, 2008 · Over 30 years ago, Midwestern writer David Rhodes published three much-praised novels in quick succession. But he went silent after a motorcycle accident left him paralyzed. Now he has published a new book: Driftless.
Nov 24th, 2008 · Myron Rolle, the starting strong safety for the Florida State Seminoles, has been awarded the Rhodes scholarship to study at Oxford University. The pre-med student had to miss part of Saturday's game against Maryland because he was being interviewed for the scholarship.
Oct 23rd, 2008 · The host of MSNBC's nightly political roundup The Rachel Maddow Show offers a combination of perspectives not often seen on cable television — that of a former Rhodes scholar, an AIDS and prison reform activist, a left-leaning radio host and an openly gay woman.
Oct 7th, 2008 · Host Michel Martin kicks off Rhode Island's Freedom Festival with a conversation on a bicentennial commemoration, marking the end of the transatlantic slave trade. Martin is joined by filmmaker Katrina Browne, Africana Studies professor Dr. James Campbell, Mary-Kim Arnold and the Rev. Jeffery A. Williams, head pastor at the Cathedral of Life.
Mar 1st, 2008 · All attention in Tuesday's primaries is on Texas and Ohio, but voters in two other states are going to the polls that day as well. In one of those states, Rhode Island, Hillary Clinton is hoping to win delegates and end Barack Obama's winning streak.
Feb 26th, 2008 · You've probably heard that Ohio and Texas hold their presidential nominating contests a week from today. Much less attention has been paid to two other states that will also be voting on March 4: Vermont and Rhode Island. Melissa Block talks with Candace Page of the Burlington Free Press and Scott Mackay of The Providence Journal.
Aug 4th, 2007 · States are conducting hasty inventories of their infrastructure problems in response to the Minneapolis bridge collapse this week. Among them is Rhode Island. The state may be small, but it has more than its share of dilapidated roads and bridges.
Jul 19th, 2007 · Rhode Island's child welfare system is being sued for neglecting foster children by its own child advocate. The suit says thousands of children are living in foster homes that the state hasn't screened, which has led to abuse.