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Census Bureau Seeks Partners In Business, Chester Smolski Nov 1999

Census Bureau Seeks Partners In Business, Chester Smolski

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"By now you should have seen the advertisements for the U.S. Census Bureau to apprise us of the forthcoming census on April 1, 2000. And there will be plenty more since the Bureau has budgeted $167 million on this push for public awareness, something it has never perviously paid to do."


Westminster Mall: Mauled By Suburbia, But What's Next?, Chester Smolski Sep 1989

Westminster Mall: Mauled By Suburbia, But What's Next?, Chester Smolski

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"The reconstruction of Westminster Mall has caused some to ask what went wrong. The answer is complex, and yet quite simply explained: The suburbs are still the growth areas of this country."


How To Keep Teachers In R.I., Chester Smolski Aug 1988

How To Keep Teachers In R.I., Chester Smolski

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"Should Providence city employees be forced to live in the city? The Home Rule Charter, adopted five years ago, requires them to do so. The executive secretary of the Providence Teachers' Union states that this requirement should not apply to teachers. But, is dropping the residency requirement the answer to the problem of finding adequate numbers of substitute and full-time teachers?"


Lunching Crowd, See How They Spend, Chester Smolski Aug 1987

Lunching Crowd, See How They Spend, Chester Smolski

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"This year marks the 20th anniversary of an event that has had a marked impact on the shopping pattern of Rhode Island shoppers--Midland Mall, now Rhode Island Mall, opened its doors in Warwick."


The Stimulus Of City Success Stories, Chester Smolski Jul 1982

The Stimulus Of City Success Stories, Chester Smolski

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"When George Voinovich, mayor of this city, spoke to the 300 persons gathered from all parts of this country to discuss successes in cities, he had the undivided attention of the audience. After all, this was the man who brought the city back from the brink of bankruptcy and has now given it clear direction and a solid financial base."


Saving The Arcade Isn't Easy, But It's Worth All The Trouble, Chester Smolski Sep 1979

Saving The Arcade Isn't Easy, But It's Worth All The Trouble, Chester Smolski

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"The word tradition, when associated with an historic Providence, conveys a feeling of continuity and sensitivity to the past. To return to one's community after an extended absence and find the same drugstore, record shop and bank in the same location of familiar old buildings is somehow reassuring. Hometown signifies unchanging, comfortable and memories."


Downtown Malls: A Means To An End, Chester Smolski Nov 1978

Downtown Malls: A Means To An End, Chester Smolski

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"It has been a trying year for downtown Providence merchants. Roads that too long have been neglected are being repaired and a Westminster Mall is in the process of getting a new facelift. Dirt, dust, noise, hazardous walking and a general inconvenience have deterred potential shoppers from using downtown shops, and this is reflected in reduced sales."


Soul City Deserves To Succeed, Chester Smolski Jan 1978

Soul City Deserves To Succeed, Chester Smolski

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"Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream--a dream of equal opportunity and justice for all. An assassin's bullet prevented him from realizing his dream. His friend and well-known leader in the civil rights movement also had a dream--a dream to build a new town in which the injustices of society would be lessened. Today, in the rolling farmland country of North Carolina, Floyd McKissick is working to fulfill his long sought dream."