By: Joan Chrissos (KRT) Posted In: Opinion Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Fabulous food, sharing recipes and spending hours with family and friends at the table. And, oh, the desserts. Pumpkin cheesecake. Coconut flan. Sweet potato bread. They’re rich, wonderful and not low in calories or fat. Now I don’t want to put a damper on your holiday, but maybeRead More

`Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price’ (NR, Disinformation Company/ Bravenewfilms.org)

According to Robert Greenwald’s latest documentary, there exist, in the U.S. alone, nearly 27 million square feet of abandoned Wal-Mart stores that nobody knows how to fill.

By: Kimberly Osborne Posted In: News Last year David Spalding, PC lab technician and library support, graduated with Salve Regina University’s Class of 2005. Upon graduating, Spalding took many memories along with him into that frightening place that college students have coined “the real world,” but there is one thing that Spalding couldn’t take away from his college experience, aRead More

By: Posted In: News Pictures: Photo credit: Melanie CilfoneThe Dalai Lama and Sister M. Therese Antone, president of Salve Regina University, touch foreheads after giving each other gifts.

Everything’s ready for the holidays at Christmas by the Sea on Thames Street in Newport. The store is filled with Christmas trees decorated with vibrant ornaments and brightly colored lights that offer a warm holiday atmosphere. Christmas shoppers can only be around the corner.