I'm from Kingston, R.I., sort of on the University of Rhode Island campus - on the margins of that, actually.

This story is based on a gentleman who indeed did... used to come to my parents' house in 1971 from Bangladesh. He was at the University of Rhode Island. And I was four, four years old, at the time, and so I actually don't have any memories of this gentleman.

The place of exciting innovation - where the action is - that's Rhode Island!

But Connecticut and Rhode Island have originally realized the most perfect polity as to a legislature.

My vision for a better Rhode Island starts with a simple idea - we are all in this together.

I grew up in Rhode Island. Most of my family on both sides is from Rhode Island.