Opinion/Conley: Thomas Dorr made education a fundamental right
Dorr was influential in many major areas of Rhode Island life, and education was no exception.
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Dorr was influential in many major areas of Rhode Island life, and education was no exception.
The Rhode Island Historical Society and Frog and Toad join forces on classic rock tees honoring the state’s historic moments.
In 1842, an attempt to enfranchise all men in Rhode Island resulted in two governors, two constitutions and what we now know as the Dorr Rebellion.
The Elbert Files: Are farmers missing the future? Friday, February 19, 2021 6:00 AM In a recent column about the future of food, I noted the lack of imagination in Iowa’s two-crop rotation of corn and soybeans, much of which is grown for fuel. The column prompted Thomas Dorr to share a study about the future of agriculture that was sponsored by the U.S. Grains Council in 2011, when he was president of that group. You may recognize Dorr’s name. He’s an Iowa farmer who served on the Iowa Board of Regents (1991-97), as undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...