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The Providence Phoenix | March 8, 2013 3 ART THEATER a visual paying feast their dues the ‘2013 ocean State rISD faculty HOMEGROWN PRODUCT theatre BIennIal’ co.’S rent _by Greg cook | p 16 keeping it real _by Bill rodriguez Dylan Sevey & the Gentlemen p 17 _by chris conti | p 14 FEBRUARY 22–28, 2013 | RHODE ISLAND’S LARGEST WEEKLY | FREE last chance! POLLS CLOSE VOTEON MARCH NOW! 15 SUPPORT@ THEPHOENIX. YOUR FAVORITESCOM/BEST AT THEPHOENIX. COM/BEST March 8–14, 2013 | rhode island’s largest weekly | Free SCHOOL REFORM Can Providence pull it off? _by David Scharfenberg | p 6 THE NEW this words, words, words anywhere on earth Just in Can literature save your life? | p 5 ! 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Salvation Army captain’s uniform on Feb- kids in the country to undergo open heart McCarthy is a good, rock-ribbed TV parTY ruary 25, at age 96. So put out that Kool surgery. Bostonian who appears ready to talk shit Jorge’s proposed television project with 100 cigarette in memory of the man, an (The modern version of the procedure and take none from the GOP. She will Nate Flynn for Rhode Island PBS, Meet anti-smoking crusader who also brought leaves about a six-inch scar. P. got a enforce stricter regulations — especially Me at the Met, dipped a toe in the water early attention to the threat of AIDS. Ya “patent pending” incision that runs half- in the area of air pollution, a division on Monday evening when the generous done good, Ev. way around his body — and the requisite she led in the EPA prior to her nomi- folks at the station gave the pair an entire Koop also played a major role in broken sternum and pried-apart ribs, to nation. evening to promote and raise money for Phillipe’s life, in a strange and wonderful boot.) She also worked for Mitt Romney the new show. way. If not for Koop’s genius, and that of when he was governor of Massachusetts As we mentioned last week, the aim P. was born with a hole in his heart. his fellow pediatricians, Phillipe would on global warming issues, which shows of Meet Me is to showcase Rhode Island At the time, open-heart surgery was in have been unable to take part in gym class she can communicate effectively with musicians playing live at the Met Cafe in its infancy, and there was no way to put after age 12.
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