To the editor:
I have always been proud to be an American. I am thankful for the beautiful country that I live in.
After watching the State of the Union, I cannot express the emotion, love and …
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2/6/20
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Thank you for bringing attention to my legislation to ban the release of balloons into the environment. I would like to add a few more reasons we need this bill: released balloons not only pose a …
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2/6/20
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To the editor:
On Monday evening (Jan. 27), Tim White did an article on the Rhode Island Blue Card. He started out by saying that due to the shooting in Westerly, he wanted to know if the …
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1/31/20
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Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were close friends back in 1965. They shared the dream that our nation should be “a place where civil and human rights …
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1/10/20
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Newspapers are dying. I hear it all the time; on the news, from strangers, acquaintances, even from some customers. To be sure, it’s hard to hear … every single time. Not because this is …
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1/9/20
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In the spirit of Columbus Day 2010, 2015 and 2017, one or more moonbats continued the new Elmwood tradition last year — bloodying the explorer’s likeness — and chained to its base a …
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1/9/20
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To the editor:
This is soooo much drivel! Both the Federal Labor Relations Authority and the National Labor Relations Board honor the labor law and regulation of "Status Quo Ante". Which means …
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12/11/19
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There are certain recurring things in life that you can always set your clock by, such as long lines at the mall on Black Friday, hot and humid weather in July, and of course a regular bashing of …
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11/27/19
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As a former municipal employee, now retired, I want to respond to the Bristol Phoenix editorial, entitled ”The end of contract give-and-take.” The editorial paints such a bleak picture …
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11/27/19
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To the editor:
Everyone is making plans for a festive Thanksgiving except Indians, many of whom will be in Plymouth at their 50th national day of mourning.
They will walk for miles and talk …
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11/21/19
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To the editor:
As a lifelong East Bay resident, I have always enjoyed the beauty of Narragansett Bay. But behind this cozy New England life, the beauty is often marred by the sound of helicopters …
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11/14/19
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Joseph Crowley’s recent letter, entitled “ The real problem with our schools is poverty, ” continues a theme that he pursued in two previous letters. As I noted in a previous …
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11/14/19
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The scores were unacceptable. Something needed to be done to fix the schools. Rhode Island? Yes, based on the second year of administering the RICAS. Massachusetts? Yes, based on the first years …
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11/13/19
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To the editor:
Across the state in recent months, there has been an enormous amount of hand-wringing by some school officials over an advisory opinion issued this past April by former state …
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11/7/19
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To the editor:
I am writing you with the hope you can answer a question for me in your weekly paper.
I am a resident of Bristol, but my business is located in Portsmouth.
Our so-called …
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11/6/19
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