March 5, 2004:
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Focus Rhode Island airs on WRNI 3-4p.m. every Friday, Saturday 6-7 p.m., and Sunday 8 - 9 p.m. Audio of the entire show is archived on the web two hours after the end of Friday's broadcast. The archived programs are streamed in the Real Audio Format.
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The Haitian Project
Since the early 80's, a Providence based group has been working for education, peace and justice in Haiti. The Haitian Project began at St. Joseph's Parish in Providence to provide humanitarian aid. The project's mission now focuses on educating poor, academically talented children in Haiti. We talk about the project and the current crisis in Haiti with the projects president, Patrick Moynihan.

URI Basketball Program Violations
We talk with journalist Stefan Fatsis about his column in the Wall Street Journal that raised new questions about the University of Rhode Island's NCAA violations in the late 1990's.

The Founding Mothers
We talk with Marion Gagnon, the producer of HER Story: The Founding Mothers of Johnson and Wales University, a new historical documentary about Gertrude Johnson and Mary Wales.

Art from Woman at the ACI
We tour an exhibit of art by women who are, or have been incarcerated in Rhode Island. Rosemary Wentworth tells about her work using art to help women transition out of troubled circumstances.

Paradox and Truth
We talk with local author, Mardy Grothe, about his new book Oxymoronica: Paradoxical Wit and Wisdom from History's Greatest Wordsmiths.

Trinity Review
WRNI's Bill Marx reviews Trinity Rep's production of Hughie/A Pound on Demand. Two one act plays starring Brian Dennehy.

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To Contact Focus Rhode Island:
email: focusri@wrni.org
phone: 401-351-1699