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February 12, 2008

Update: Cicilline assesses 'State of the City'

PROVIDENCE -- Mayor David N. Cicilline focused his fifth State of the City address this evening in part on the city's economic concerns relative to the state's and the nation's financial difficulties.

Cicilline, a Democrat, was slated to begin speaking at 7 in the fifth-floor rotunda of the Rhode Island Convention Center -- a speech open to the public.

Couldn't make it? See a copy of the mayor's prepared remarks, now available on the city's Web site.

Among the quotes:

“The human soul can handle tremendous adversity if we know it’s necessary for something better in the long run. That’s called sacrifice. After all, it is that spirit of possibility, innovation, and original thinking that has powered the incredible story of Providence.”

The Journal reported today that Cicilline spokeswoman Karen Southern's advisory said this speech will focus on city economic issues, among other things.

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 7:26 PM | Permalink

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