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From the July 6, 2009 edition
POLITICS
Is R.I.’s official state name insensitive?
A debate has begun over whether voters should reject the chance next year to shorten the state’s official name – the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations – to drop the latter phrase, which for many has become a controversial reference to slavery. At left, the state crest. More »
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