I just returned from Florida and I can attest to how terribly hot it can be if you are not in A/C or under a tree.
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4/4/24
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There's only going to be one thing that's going to attract and retain quality employees, and that is money.
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4/4/24
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How many of deaths were caused by a violation of our current safe storage law?
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4/4/24
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The failure of the Washington Street Bridge has been extensively reported. It seems there may also be reasons to raise questions about the Mt. Hope Bridge.
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4/4/24
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Committees in both the Rhode Island House of Representatives and Rhode Island Senate have listened to testimony on a bill that would update and improve the state’s public records law. …
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4/4/24
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Many readers will remember Ken Block as a two-time candidate for Rhode Island Governor and technology entrepreneur who helped the State of Texas save more than a billion dollars in food stamp fraud …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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4/3/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Add Ken Block to the lengthy list of people who’ve told Donald Trump or his campaign that his fake narrative about a stolen election in 2020 is a lot of baloney. In …
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4/2/24
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I want to be clear on what a “YES” vote on Question 1 means.
A YES vote on Question 1 allows the town to construct the water and sewer trunkline down Route 6. A yes vote does not …
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4/1/24
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The single most important thing you may ever do to help the Westport River is to get out and vote YES on Question 1 on Tuesday, April 9. We cannot overstate how important your vote is for the future …
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4/1/24
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If a majority of the Barrington Town Council would never, under any circumstances, consider installing an artificial turf playing surface anywhere in Barrington, maybe they should have shared that …
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3/29/24
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I wonder, given these budgetary practices, how will the Town’s surplus be rebuilt?
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3/28/24
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When we take care of trees, trees take care of people and entire ecosystems.
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3/28/24
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No single political-party always works in the best interest of all people.
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3/28/24
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Dredging in the Sakonnet should be prevented and the attendant difficulties in bringing ashore the power cables returned to Massachusetts where they belong.
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3/28/24
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI): These ideas are anathema to white Christian nationalists who fear losing their “rightful place” and their power and authority in America. DEI …
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3/28/24
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After seeing how the winter storms have remodeled South Shore Beach once again, it became apparent to me that nature is taking the beach back. A breakwater of sorts is built every winter season, this …
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3/27/24
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To the editor:
It’s very upsetting that the only option left for the Barrington United Veterans Council was to resign.
There are so many locations, near town center and beyond, that …
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3/26/24
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To the editor:
In December I had the honor to participate in the Wreaths Across America event at the RI Veterans Cemetery. The only flags displayed in official capacity on the 280-acre property …
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3/26/24
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To the editor:
I’d like to commend the Town Council for their affirmative vote on proceeding with RIDOT’s plan for a roundabout at the East Main/Turnpike Avenue intersection. …
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3/26/24
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The long-planned North Westport water and sewer system is a public investment whose time has come. The Town of Westport has arrived at a unique confluence of new opportunities and old needs. It is …
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3/25/24
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To the editor:
Are the members of the Barrington Town Council above the law? Their unwillingness to abide by or enforce the law seems to suggest so.
It's always bothered me when …
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3/21/24
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To the editor:
It is a disgrace and an incredible sign of disrespect to our veterans who served our country.
I applaud the Veterans Council for the effort they made to come up with …
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3/21/24
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To the editor:
There is no nobler sacrifice than to risk your life for the safety and freedom of those you do not know. Men and women who enter the military make that conscious decision and …
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3/21/24
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To the editor:
The Portsmouth Garden Club would like to recognize and thank Brian Woodhead, director of the Portsmouth Department of Public Works, for his conscientious and swift completion of …
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3/21/24
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I am a 30-year resident of East Briggs Road in Westport, where I raised my two children, and where my husband and I plan to retire. Our home is on a parcel of five lots which, when added together, do …
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3/21/24
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