Opinion
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To the editor:
On Thursday, Sept. 7, the continuation for the special-use permit application of AP Enterprise, LLC. to operate 13 beach volleyball courts with sand on four acres of this …
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9/6/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: If Aaron Regunberg and Gabe Amo finish first and second, respectively, in the CD1 Democratic primary election on Tuesday, it will be not be a surprise. The former state rep and the …
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By Ian Donnis
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9/5/23
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To the editor:
The last acceptable citadel of fashionable public prejudice seems to have been confirmed in the Portsmouth Times’ editorial cartoon drawn by Charlie Hall this past week. The …
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9/4/23
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While we have no quarrel with the choice of the editors, we do have objections to the process they used to come to that choice.
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9/4/23
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Large signs with obscene language continue to be displayed on East Main Road in Portsmouth. Apparently some citizen with a gripe wants us all to know. His captive audience are commuters on a …
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9/1/23
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To the editor:
September has been designated Hunger Action Month by Feeding America, the largest charity working to end hunger in the United States. That makes it the perfect time to consider …
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8/31/23
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Former U.S. Rep. David Cicilline put Rhode Island in a precarious position when he left office months after winning re-election to take another, more lucrative job. The result is an important federal …
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8/30/23
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The slight rumble which you may have heard on Wednesday evening during the Republican Presidential debate was former governor and U.S. Senator John Chafee, former Secretary of State Susan Farmer, …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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8/29/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: After being dogged for weeks by the signature-gathering controversy, Sabina Matos’ campaign is ramping up its criticism of Aaron Regunberg, buoying the perception that he is …
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By Ian Donnis
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8/22/23
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To the editor: This summer, our daughter was fortunate to be part of a wonderful group of kids who worked with Bristol Theater Company. Their hard work culminated this past weekend in four …
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8/17/23
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Automobile speedometers are not marked STOP or GO; nor are they marked SLOW or FAST. They have gradations — in MPH or KPH — from 0 to 150 or so. We use common sense, road …
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8/15/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: With a little more than three weeks until the Sept. 5 primary in Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District, the race has entered a more combative phase. A case in point was a …
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By Ian Donnis
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8/15/23
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To the editor:
The Rhode Island General Assembly should consider making changes to its process. For example, If Rhode Island legislation has been recommended for passage by a committee and then …
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8/10/23
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I am writing to you both in strong opposition to OffShore Wind (OSW) because I am a resident of Watertown with a house in Westport.
Why am I writing now?
Because a baby …
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8/9/23
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To the editor:
Recently my wife and I went to Blue Trail Launch Site, which is at the end of Corys Lane in Portsmouth. My wife was scared of this surrounding area, scared to be in an area she …
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8/8/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: If you want to give Democrats agita, look no further than a New York Times/Siena College poll pointing to a potential neck-and-neck rematch between Donald Trump and President Joe …
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By Ian Donnis
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8/8/23
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To the editor:
Victory Day, is celebrated in Rhode Island on the second Wednesday of August. It marks the surrender of Japan, ending World War II. To celebrate termination of humanity’s …
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8/3/23
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Another legislative session in Rhode Island has come and gone without any action on a perennial issue, reform of the Law Enforcement Bill of Rights. To be sure, some Constables on Patrol (COPS) have …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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8/1/23
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To the editor:
I want to briefly comment upon the almost dystopian appraisals of the access to water being exercised in our town.
While I don't wish this to be CSI CFP, I do …
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7/31/23
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After pausing for a few months in the first three months of this year, East Bay residential real estate values show a resumptive trend of increasing values. With one rare exception, an analysis of …
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By Douglas Gablinske
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7/25/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: With a bit more than six weeks until the Sept. 5 primary in Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District, the race took a dramatic turn last week. Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos, …
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By Ian Donnis
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7/25/23
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To the editor:
It was a bit ironic that the front-page article on the June 22 edition of the Times applauded the expanded shoreline access law recently passed by the State of Rhode Island …
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7/3/23
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June was pockmarked by events which suggest to me that ethics as a guiding force is in full decline. Locally, we had the pathetic saga of two administrators of Gov. Dan McKee engaging in unchecked …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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6/27/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: The troubled March trip to Philadelphia by two Rhode Island officials continues to make waves. Following revelations, via ProJo, about a January lunch at the Capital Grill that …
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By Ian Donnis
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6/27/23
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This letter is in response to Constance Gee’s letter in last week’s The Portsmouth Times, “ Too much ignorance on wind farms’ impacts .”
To the editor:
Thank …
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6/26/23
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