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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2005

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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

STRONGLY URGING THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL TO REDUCE THE PER AGATE

LINE COST OF OBITUARY SUBMISSIONS FOR PUBLICATION

     Introduced By: Senators Bates, Walaska, Felag, Ciccone, and Tassoni

     Date Introduced: February 02, 2005

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, It is a sad fact of life that those left behind must bear the emotional and

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financial burdens of laying their family and loved ones to rest; and

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     WHEREAS, The ever-rising costs associated with burial can be a major financial setback

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for many families; and

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     WHEREAS, The recent rise in the per line agate cost of obituary submissions for

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publication in the Providence Journal newspaper has increased the burden and has left many

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families with no way to notify family and friends of their loved one's passing; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby urges the Providence Journal to reduce the per agate line cost for publishing of obituaries;

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and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Providence Journal employees Maura Brodeur,

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Vice President of Advertising, Larry Ricardo, Senior Sales Director for Classifieds, Sue Walsh,

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Sales Director for Classified, Mike Harwood, Sales Director for Local Advertising.

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