Christmas Spirit contest winners celebrate selfless giving
Nancy Bredbeck of Newport won first place in The Newport Daily News Holiday Spirit 2002 contest for an essay about the true meaning of Christmas as giving to others without expectation. Tearria Peterson of Newport finished second and Andrew Valente of Middletown third, with prize money and charity donations tied to their essays.
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Bredbeck
Newport
Little Compton
Sakonnet River
Bredbecks
Newport Daily News
Tearria Peterson
Andrew Valente
Middletown
Newport Art Museum
Norman Bird Sanctuary
Third Beach Club
Third Beach LLC
Tearria
Susan Mello
Broadway
Elizabeth Glaser
Santa Monica
Calif
Thompson spared school choice dilemma for now
Thompson Middle School escapes the No Child Left Behind school choice requirement for now due to missing Title 1 funding during past testing years. Officials say the district still faces possible action next September if performance targets are not met, with 14 schools already told to offer student transfers in January.
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Newport
Newport — Thompson Middle School
Thompson
David V. Abbott
State Department of Education
Central Falls
Pawtucket
Providence
Warwick
Woonsocket
Department of Education
Weekend weather watch Sunny windy in brief report
The weekend forecast calls for sunny skies with windy conditions. High near 43 degrees and a low around 33. Local readers should plan for crisp, bright days with brisk gusts.
Lott steps aside as Senate Republican leader
Trent Lott resigns as Senate Republican leader effective January 6 2003 after a firestorm over racially charged remarks. The move clears the way for Bill Frist of Tennessee to inherit the top post as the GOP takes control next month. Frist appeared set to become the majority leader amid broad backing from colleagues and White House allies.
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Trent Lott
Senate
Tennessee
Bill Frist
Chamber
Har
Bush
Lott
United States Senate
White House
Fri
Chafee backs a woman to lead Republicans in future
Senator Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island urged the GOP to consider a woman for party leadership after Trent Lott resigned as majority leader. He named Kay Bailey Hutchison as a strong candidate but said he would back Bill Frist if no woman runs. He called Lott's departure beneficial for the party.
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Lincoln Chafee
Rhode Island
Senate
Trent Lott
Chafee
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Texas
Bill Frist
R-Tenn
Lott
Frist
Bush
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