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To the editor: In the last two weeks there have been a number of letters from individuals criticizing the Bristol Warren Regional School District, specifically blaming the teacher's union, the former …
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7/27/22
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To the editor:
Approval of the redevelopment of the Robin Rug Building appears to be a done deal, pending resolution of the affordable housing component of the plan. Bristol has seen much …
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7/27/22
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To the editor:
Last week’s edition of the Bristol Phoenix printed a letter to the editor, which was titled, “We are spending more and getting less in our schools,” authored by …
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7/27/22
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To the editor:
Rosa and I were chosen by the General Chairman, Chuck MacDonough, to be this year’s 237th Chief Marshals of the Bristol 4th of July Celebration. When Chuck came to see us in …
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7/27/22
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To the editor: In the last two weeks there have been a number of letters from individuals criticizing the Bristol Warren Regional School District, specifically blaming the teacher's union, the former …
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7/27/22
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To the editor:
I am writing this letter in response to the recent letter from Georgina Macdonald criticizing the Bristol Warren Regional School District and its teachers for failing to provide …
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7/27/22
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Not so long ago, being teased (bullying was always wrong) was just part of growing up. And being needled was just part of being a public figure. Teasing and needling once …
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7/27/22
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On the surface, a new Morning Consult finding showing Gov. Dan McKee as the lowest-ranked governor in the nation (with a 38% approval rating) doesn’t reflect well on the incumbent. But if McKee …
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By Ian Donnis
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7/25/22
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To the editor: There were three very interesting and connected pieces in last week’s Phoenix. Letters to the editor from Bill Bullard and Michael Byrnes, and a piece about White Nationalist …
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7/21/22
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Apparently, Mr. Bullard is so enamored with Bristol’s former high school principal that facts presented by Messrs. Byrnes and Hewett and Ms. MacDonald in their letters to …
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7/21/22
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Last week's Phoenix contained a very well written but totally irrelevant letter from a highly regarded person of our town about Black Lives Matter in the inner courtyard of the …
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7/21/22
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I am writing in response to Michael Byrnes' letter to the editor in last weeks paper , and to give my opinion about the BLM Mural recently put up in a courtyard at the Mt. Hope …
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7/20/22
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I found myself feeling sorry for Bill Bullard after reading his letter to the editor in last week’s Phoenix. First, he failed to note that he is married to Sarah Bullard, a …
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7/20/22
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To the editor: Last week's Phoenix contained an article regarding candidate filings for the upcoming November elections, and while there were very few surprises, there was one thing that really stood …
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7/14/22
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To the editor: Honorable members of the Bristol Town Council: Downtown Bristol is unique. There is no other place like it in Rhode Island. We do not want to become another Newport — which is …
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7/14/22
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To the editor: At the July 11 meeting, the Portsmouth Town Council voted 7-0 to rescind their approval of the pilot program to place Automated License Plate Readers at the approaches to the Mt. Hope …
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7/14/22
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To the editor: I miss my town. And surely there are many like me who have experienced this same feeling after moving away from such a wonderful place. After graduating from BHS in 1987, I went …
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7/14/22
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To the editor: Recently a Black Lives Matter mural, with Marxist clenched fists, was painted on an inside wall in a courtyard at Mt. Hope High School. To put up such a politically charged mural, …
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7/13/22
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At the July 11 meeting, the Portsmouth Town Council voted 7-0 to rescind their approval of the pilot program to place Automated License Plate Readers at the approaches to the Mt. …
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7/12/22
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To the editor:
Only once has Mike Pence stood up to Donald Trump and that was a political calculation rather than a courageous response.
Pence’s silence during the Trump presidency, …
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7/8/22
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This legislative year the Rhode Island General Assembly agreed to allow the issuance of driver’s permits/licenses for undocumented immigrants who can prove they have income and income tax …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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7/8/22
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I've never been much for parades or overt patriotism, but then I went to my first Bristol 4th of July Celebration.
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By Ethan Hartley
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7/7/22
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To the editor: I would like to send a special thank you to the Town officials of Bristol, Bristol Police Department, Bristol Fire Department, Department of Public Works and paramedics for assisting …
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7/6/22
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To the editor: The 237th Fourth of July celebration has come to a close here in Bristol and the longest continuous run remains a part of our history. But too often we take things for granted. …
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7/6/22
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To the editor: Well, we just completed another year, 237 celebrations under our collective belt, and we are already looking at number 238. What are we going to do to make it better, last longer (in …
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7/6/22
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