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Hospitality And Tourism; The Hidden Industry, Chester Smolski
Hospitality And Tourism; The Hidden Industry, Chester Smolski
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"At the national level it generates $416 billion in sales and employs over 6 million people, and in Rhode Island it generates $1.4 billion in sales and employs 28,000 people. Now the second largest economic activity here and throughout the nation, this 'industry' is one that many do not recognize."
Urban Areas Offer Opportunities For Real Discoveries, Chester Smolski
Urban Areas Offer Opportunities For Real Discoveries, Chester Smolski
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"Many of us love, and long for, wide-open spaces, especially when coming from this crowded Northeastern part of the nation. And whenever time and money allow, we seek those quiet and serene spaces in order to get away from the rush and confusion of our own crowded landscape."
In R.I. Bad Driving Is A Way Of Life, Chester Smolski
In R.I. Bad Driving Is A Way Of Life, Chester Smolski
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"A transplanted Rhode Islander, now living in Portland, Oregon tells an amusing story about Rhode Island drivers. Having lived in Oregon's major city for two years and driving there every day, she became accustomed to the good driving habits of the residents of that city and its suburbs, containing a population about 50 percent greater than that of the Providence metropolitan area. She claims that in those two years of driving she was never once frightened by someone cutting into the traffic lane in which she was driving, until recently. And then it happened, the car to her left cut …