The Providence Phoenix News/Features


	Dangerous settings Rhode Island's aging population represents big bucks for the assisted-living industry. But some elderly residents face hazards because of greed, limited oversight, and a lack of public understanding BY STEVEN STYCOS

THE MEAN SEASON

RI gears up to nickel-and-dime the poor

WORKERS' RIGHTS
Death sparks inquiry into fish processing industry

CULTUREWATCH
An enigmatic archivist's multiple personas

New Bedford confidential
What defines the historic seaport? The gang rape at Big Dan's and the teenage Columbine wanna-bes? Or the downtown arts revival and fast-paced job growth?
BY NEIL MILLER

On the Ball & Off the Wall: Annus Weirdus
Trying to make some sense of strange times
BY CHIP YOUNG

SLAPPed down
Hats off to Nancy Tsu Fleming of North Kingstown, who settled for a landmark $400,000 award in her anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) lawsuit against Hometown Properties.

The business of strangers
Could I have done anything to help Shannon Sharpe? BY TAMARA WIEDER

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