To the editor: Previously, Reps. Susan Donovan and June Speakman took a tip from “one of your readers” to be more forthcoming with all their constituents , not just the elect who receive …
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3/3/22
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To the editor: The essential history and character of Warren is embedded in the buildings, structures and sites that surround us. Destroy these and Warren becomes an endless string of housing …
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3/3/22
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As a high school Criminal Law teacher, I wanted to address some of Peter Hewett's comments about the new Sex Education Bill that was proposed. A huge part of my curriculum is about human trafficking, …
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3/3/22
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To the editor: Thank you so much for working on the piece about families wanting mask choice for their families. I am a first-grade teacher in Middletown and a parent and read every page of your …
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2/24/22
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To the editor: A couple of weeks ago, one of your readers suggested that we provide the community with information about legislation that we’re sponsoring in the interest of transparency and …
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2/24/22
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To the editor: The Arts is a core academic subject and has incredible value in the K-12 education system. Research shows that the arts also bring about many other advantages for K-12 students, …
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2/18/22
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To the editor: Last week's Phoenix contained a letter to the editor vilifying Bristol's two state representatives, Sue Donovan and June Speakman, for co-sponsoring House Bill 2022-7166, which would …
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2/18/22
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To the editor:I write in response to Peter Hewett’s letter to the editor on the proposed bill amendment by June Speakman and Susan Donavan.The sex education taught in our schools does have …
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2/18/22
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To the editor: What a breath of fresh air in the Bristol Phoenix and Warren Times-Gazette this week as the papers offered so many positive stories from the Bristol Warren Regional School District. …
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2/16/22
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To the editor: Our two local Statehouse representatives, Susan Donovan and June Speakman, recently co-sponsored Rhode Island House bill 2022-7166 that, if enacted, would amend existing sex education …
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2/10/22
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To the editor:
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.” C.S. Lewis
Over the past two years, it has become …
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2/9/22
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To the editor: Without taking all you good folks for a schmaltzy walk down memory lane let this grouchy old man get this off his chest. When I was a young boy and we had a blizzard, before my father …
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2/3/22
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To the editor: By alerting us to the proposed demolition of the 114 year-old Child Street pumping station, Ned Connors and Patrick Malone’s letter “BCWA’s Historical Buildings …
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2/3/22
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To the editor:
So here we are, recovering from the storm which will likely be among the top five in Rhode Island's
history. But we will also be dealing with one issue that prevails after …
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2/2/22
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To the editor: What a painful two years it has been for all of us, but especially for our communities’ children. They have lost times and experiences that they will never get back. And they …
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1/6/22
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To the editor: I want to praise the Warren Times-Gazette for having hit the trifecta in its Dec. 29 edition: Lucy Probert’s excellent reporting (“Stop Your Engines!”) on Sharon …
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1/6/22
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To the editor: Dr. Anthony Fauci has dedicated his long life to protecting us all from deadly viruses, including ebola, HIV, and COVID-19. Our nation’s New Year’s Resolution should be to …
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1/6/22
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To the editor:
It’s been a few weeks since you published a story called “Parents vs. The State.” I responded to the writer directly in my shock at this kind of attention being …
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1/5/22
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To the editor:
A modest proposal.
In this most intractable debate, a letter to last week’s Sakonnet Times drew my interest. Jean Ernster of Barrington made a most intriguing proposal to …
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1/3/22
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To the editor: Several recent letters to the editor apparently missed my point that the Bristol Warren School District lacks academic achievement. One called my suggestion that our tax dollars might …
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12/16/21
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To the editor:
The Newport County Community Healthcare Collaborative is an association of 10 community-based organizations that came together 18 months ago to combat vaccine hesitancy and limit …
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12/12/21
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To the editor: The Mt. Hope Student Union claims in their overlong public comment, quoted in toto by Tumblr-blog Uprise RI, that our doomed collegebound “are checked for their bigotry, …
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12/9/21
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To the editor: Like many East Bay residents, I’ve followed with growing dismay the ongoing actions and statements of the current leadership of the Bristol Warren School Committee. Their most …
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12/9/21
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To the editor: The concept of an arrival Gateway to the Town of Warren, as drivers travel east on 114 from Barrington, has been around for some time. Last week’s feature article in the Warren …
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12/6/21
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To the editor:
Imagine a world with no domestic violence — where no Rhode Islanders have their lives cut short by abuse, where children do not witness this violence, where our …
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12/6/21
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