Narragansett Smoke Shop Feud: Opinion: Governor a winner in smoke shop report

October 09, 2003

Opinion: Governor a winner in smoke shop report

"The report by Brown University President Ruth Simmons and her panel probing the July 14 state police raid on the Narragansett Indian smoke shop is a model of even-handedness.

It finds fault in the performance of Governor Carcieri, the police and tribal leaders.

But, in the world of political elbowing, Republican Carcieri emerges a winner: He's commended for delaying the raid so alternatives could be explored."

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M. Charles Bakst: Thinking about Simmons study of the raid (The Providence Journal 10/9)
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