Letters to the Editor
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Years ago at a family wedding, my uncle read an excerpt from Robert Fulghum’s “All I Ever Really Needed to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten.” I liked it so much I got the poster and … more
During a Bristol Warren Regional School Committee meeting on May 24, a father and member of the community attempted to speak during public comment. He was cut off after only two or three sentences. … more
At the Bristol Warren Region School Committee meeting held on May 27, I had planned on speaking during public comment to share my opinions on school committee member Carly Reich’s sexist and … more
More than 600 Rhode Island students from grades 7 to 12 were featured in the 2021 RIMEA (Rhode Island Music Education Association) All-State Music Festival Concert, premiering on YouTube on May 2, … more
Parents and grandparents of children attending public schools, take special notice. Critical Race Theory (CRT) is a cancer that is infiltrating public schools everywhere. Traditional civics … more
At the school committee meeting on May 17, the meeting opened with a prepared statement by school committee member Carly Reich. While I had hoped that the statement would be an apology, it included … more
I once heard a college professor say that education is just a job factory. He seemed a bit disgruntled at the time. Maybe he was having a bad day. It stuck with me though. Really? Just a job factory. … more
Editor's note: This letter from a former Mt. Hope High School theatre director and teacher was sent to East Bay Media Group, as well as members of the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee, on … more
The East Bay Bike Path bridges were shut down in 2019 when regular inspections showed that they were unsafe. At the time, the Department of Transportation (DOT) said that they would replace the … more
This fancy new anagram only serves to confuse the issue and obfuscate the problem. Suddenly after the fictional plague of QANON and the real plague of Covid 19, we are treated by the Phoenix to a new … more
Experienced and inexperienced bicyclists are all welcome on the East Bay Bike Path. It is one of Rhode Island’s popular calling cards for tourism. The two bicycle bridges in Warren and … more
There is a fierce debate sweeping America and our local communities   centered on whether America is a systemically racist country. This view is at odds with history and the past 60 … more
As readers may know, there’s been a rash of “racially-incendiary” and “hate-filled” stickers in Warren — and now Bristol — which depict Nazism, the KKK and … more
The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) of the Bristol Warren Regional School District has once again completed its annual springtime budget deliberations , with the usual results of both an increase in … more
To the editor: As the likely legalization of recreational marijuana for residents over 21 years of age in Rhode Island is moving forward, I encourage parents to learn how this could impact their … more
To the editor: Several years ago, it occurred to me that I wanted to take greater responsibility for my safety and that of my family. I am a daughter, sister, mother, and a registered nurse. As … more
With all the negativity that has been going on lately, I wanted to write something about feeling good.   Getting my first Covid shot was so frustrating, to say the least. But … more
To the editor: John Adams was one of the foremost of the American patriots wanting to break from England. However, to his great credit, when the British soldiers in the “Boston … more
As well illustrated by Senior Chief Salesi’s letter of last week (“The 11th Commandment?”), neither the Church or the Constitution conveys a “God given right” to bear … more
To the editor: The abrupt closing of the two East Bay Bike Path bridges in 2019 displaced hundreds of riders, walkers, runners, kids on their way to school, workers heading to their jobs, out … more
To the editor: Legalizing recreational marijuana (RM) is now on the plate of our governor and legislature. The projection is that in as little as a year RM will be in our state, and in a … more
To the editor: Thursday, April 1 is the 400th anniversary of the signing of a treaty between the Pokanoket Massasoit Ousamequin and Plymouth Colony Governor John Carver. Their initial … more
I am also a gun owner, veteran and a naval war college graduate, but I disagree with Bill Bullard’s singular argument that the sole purpose for the 2 nd Amendment was to ensure the nation had a … more
An article in last week’s Bristol Phoenix noted that local legislators Walter Felag, June Speakman, Jason Knight and Susan Donovan expressed their support for legalization of marijuana for … more
As a gun owner, veteran, and a former Naval War College instructor, I agree the Founding Fathers saw the value in an armed citizenry. However, we need to take into account vast changes in the world … more
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