Letters to the Editor
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Election Day 2020 — A day that will live in infamy. Wanting to avoid the big crowds I decided to …
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11/12/20
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In last week’s edition of the Phoenix there was an article which contained interviews with various local candidates and their belief that Bristol voters cast their ballots for more …
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11/12/20
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To the editor:
I am very disappointed in the vote to remove our 387-year-old name from the State's nomenclature. I realize that those who voted to remove it probably did not know the origin behind …
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11/11/20
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I implore the editorial board to work a little harder as it develops its pieces and ask yourselves, or really any woman who might be close by, to reconsider headlines such as “... Mr. …
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11/5/20
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In last week’s edition of the Phoenix, arguing that the word “Plantation” be removed from the name of Rhode Island, Stephan Brigidi stated that “History is constantly …
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11/5/20
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To the editor:
Raimondo’s new lockdowns are a disgrace! Cancel Halloween Parties! When Halloween falls on a Saturday the economic impact is the greatest compared to any other day!
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11/5/20
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On behalf of the Bristol BookFest 2020 Steering Committee, I would like to thank the many people and organizations that made our inaugural event such a success Oct. 16 to 18. It was not the BookFest …
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11/5/20
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To the editor:
As a voting citizen, I am tired. I am tired of the political hysteria I am witnessing all around. I am tired of the anxiety about this election, watching the completely different …
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11/2/20
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To the editor:
Yesterday, I was talking with someone who I deeply respect about the current political situation and the upcoming election. She is black and a leader in the community, and we were …
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11/1/20
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To the editor:
It is very disheartening to see no Republicans on the local Barrington ballot for the election this year.
It was not so long ago when one could not get elected to any post in …
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10/31/20
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In his letter to the editor in the Oct. 22 issue, “ Look at everything the Diversity group can accomplish, ” Zachary Cooper attempts to poke fun at the concept of a Diversity, Equity and …
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10/30/20
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As a lifelong Bristolian, I’ve always found it interesting how many Bristol residents barely leave the town or the state, and look at the world through a very narrow lens, especially when it …
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10/30/20
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To the editor:
Barrington’s Town Council is not listening.
There has been a lot of talking and perhaps some “hearing” of sounds that are coming from the community, but …
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10/29/20
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To the editor:
There are five local ballot questions put to Barrington voters this year. All would change the town charter. The specific language of the change is accompanied by a brief …
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10/29/20
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History is constantly evolving, with new interpretations and meanings arising from any particular historic event. The official name of our state, with the choice word “ plantations” is on …
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10/29/20
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The Oct. 22 Bristol Phoenix published Kevin Faria’s letter, entitled “ Who are the real terrorists ?”
He wrote: “I’ve noticed several letters to the editor …
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10/29/20
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To the editor:
In filling out my mail-in-ballot today I was struck by the lack of clear information provided in the local questions pertaining to the town charter, and really to all the …
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10/29/20
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I am not a racist. I make this candid statement to avert such an unfounded charge against me in response to the position I will herein assert against changing the formal historical name of our state …
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10/28/20
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To the editor:
“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” - George Orwell.
One of the best indications that someone has …
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10/28/20
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To the editor:
Contrary to the view of the Barrington Veterans Council, Black Lives Matter, Rainbow, and MIA flags refer more to moral and social concerns, than politics.
These flags …
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10/28/20
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To the editor:
The Barrington Town Council recently approved a proposal submitted by Councilor Kate Weymouth to establish a Listening Project. This project would invite residents of Barrington …
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10/28/20
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Two weeks ago, you wrote an editorial on a very important point in the guarantee of citizens maintaining their freedoms. Not only the significance to voting, but of “being informed” …
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10/23/20
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Stephen Brigidi has done it again. This is the second time in recent weeks that he makes my case, although that was clearly never his intent.
In his letter to the editor last week, “ Each …
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10/23/20
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The Phoenix is always an entertaining read on Thursday evenings. The Police Report and Letters to the Editor are a pretty good “snapshot” of life here in Bristol.
This election …
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10/22/20
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On Oct. 6, East Bay Citizens for Peace (EBCP) held a virtual program on white supremacist militia groups and the threat to our democracy. Since then, I’ve noticed several letters to the editor …
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10/22/20
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