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[View email with images]( [Providence Journal]( Half-scale Vietnam Memorial When Charlie Vallor got back from Vietnam in 1971, he was told not to wear his Marine Corps uniform because of the protests and anger that veterans were greeted with when they returned. Buzz off, he would say, in not exactly those words. And even a half-century later, as he was taking part in the welcoming ceremony for The Moving Wall on Thursday morning in Glocester, Vallor was proudly wearing the camouflage bush hat he’d kept in his pack as a lance corporal in Vietnam. [READ MORE]( Find sample ballots, voting hours, race previews for Tuesday's election Here s a practical guide for voters heading to the polls in Rhode Island next Tuesday to decide congressional, statewide, General Assembly and local races, plus the three ballot questions. [READ MORE]( R.I. governor candidates go negative in final debate The last chance for Rhode Island s candidates for governor to confront one another before voters head to the polls on Tuesday was a rhetorical brawl of a televised debate Thursday night as challengers Allan Fung and Joe Trillo tried to stagger incumbent Gina Raimondo while Moderate William Gilbert appealed for civility. [READ MORE]( Providence: Mayoral hopefuls see city rising or lacking leadership Incumbent Democrat Jorge Elorza says he s been "stabliizing the patient" and wants another term to push Providence to the next level. Independent Dianne "Dee Dee" Witman says Elorza has failed the city s Police Department, lost Nordstrom and had no contingency plan during the bus strike. Independent Jeffrey Lemire calls for more people who aren t politicians to run for office. [READ MORE]( Pawtucket: Mayor's fiscal focus vs. challenger's social agenda The race for mayor of this city of 72,000 pits four-term incumbent Donald Grebien, who earned a statewide reputation for his tireless attempt to keep the PawSox in town, against internet marketing consultant David Norton, who has never held public office. [READ MORE]( Woonsocket: Property revaluation, education heat up mayor's race Sipping a cup of coffee at the McDonald s on Diamond Hill Road, Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt smiled as she recounted what she s accomplished in two terms as the city s chief executive. Her opponent, former City Council president Albert G. Brien, hopes to take her job. [READ MORE]( Rescue dog is scene-stealing Toto in “The Wizard of Oz” at PPAC Rescued by music director Lizzie Webb and her fiancé, Scoob Decker, a member of the ensemble, Murphy has a calm nature suited to a life in show business. He just steals the show,” Webb says. “There’s one scene where he lays down and puts his paw in the air for a belly rub. The audience loves it.” [READ MORE]( Warwick rabbi urges lighting of candles, two by two ... As the one-week anniversary of the mass shooting of 11 people at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue approaches, Rabbi Yossi Laufer, co-director of Chabad of West Bay in Warwick, proposes this for the Sabbath: Light a pair of candles Friday evening: the pairing will look like eleven. [READ MORE]( Block Island gets a National Wildlife shout-out on newly minted quarter The U.S. Mint will launch the new quarter, part of the America the Beautiful Quarters program, at an event in Charlestown on Nov. 15. The new 25-cent coin depicts a black-crowned night heron in flight with the historic North Light in the background. [READ MORE]( Patriots defense looking to carry Monday's momentum against Packers The Patriots defense is coming off one of its best efforts of the year in the Pats 25-6 corralling of the Buffalo Bills. The game marked the 30th time under coach Bill Belichick that the defense disallowed any touchdown. [READ MORE]( Editorial: The ugly death of an evil man On Tuesday, a feeble, 89-year-old inmate was killed inside U.S. Penitentiary Hazelton, in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia. He’d been transferred to the high-security prison only the day before. James Joseph “Whitey” Bulger Jr., was one of the most vicious criminals in U.S. history. [READ MORE]( [providencejournal.com]( Connect with Us! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Connect with Us! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [WWW.PROVIDENCEJOURNAL.COM]( You are receiving this communication as a member of the Providence Journal. Providence Journal values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( Providence Journal 75 Fountain St Providence, RI 02902 © 2018 Providence Journal. All rights reserved.