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Media Training for Generals
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- A Little 4th of July
Optimism about My Country
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Greetings!  

Building a great team is the key to our success here at New Harbor Group, so we're excited to announce the arrival of our newest team member, Ted Kresse.

Ted comes to us from the DCI Group, a well-regarded public affairs firm in Washington, DC, where he provided clients with strategic counsel in public relations and media relations.  

Ted Kresse and Tim Russert

Previously, Ted spent more than four years as an Associate Producer for NBC News. There, he was one of only two full-time researchers assigned to Tim Russert and the Meet the Press program. Ted has also worked in the newsrooms at The Washington Post and the Newshour with Jim Lehrer.  

Ted began his professional career in Washington working in the U.S. Senate - first in the office of the legendary Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, then as an aide to Sen. Harry Reid, the current Majority Leader.  

A Buffalo native, Ted has New England roots - he is a Holy Cross graduate, and his wife Charlotte is from North Kingstown.

We are thrilled to welcome him to our team.

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Helping Rebecca

Rebecca Beaton with URI students  


Getting Off on the Right Foot



Tradition - and Remembering 9/11
  • Rhode Island's Camp Yawgoog was founded by the Boy Scouts in 1916.  In the ensuing 96 seasons Yawgoog has established and maintained many traditions. One of those is the evening ceremony to "Retire the Colors." Photojournalist Steve Szydlowski of the Providence Journal recently captured the flag ceremony on video, and recorded some of the Scouts talking about what 9/11 means to them. Click here to view the video. 
Show Me the Money: 2010 Edition

What does it cost to run for the General Assembly in Rhode Island?

The answer in 2010 remains the same as in previous elections: surprisingly little, in most cases.  The average winner in the state Senate spent $25,064, while the House figure was $17,308.  

However, you can still get elected for a lot less. For instance, in the House, 25 members spent less than $10,000 on their campaigns, including five newcomers. And most of these races were competitive - 18 of the 25 had credible opponents who received more than one-third of the vote. Meanwhile, ten Senators spent less than $10,000 to get elected, including three first-timers.

To learn more, take a look at our recently completed bi-annual survey of what every candidate for the General Assembly raised and spent on their campaign in 2010, which is online at the New Harbor website.
Bottom Line: While new rules about "Independent Expenditures" do throw a wrinkle into what had previously been a relatively straightforward process, the fact remains that getting elected to the General Assembly is well within the grasp of any Rhode Islander who is willing to put in the hard work it takes to run a winning campaign.