To the editor:
I write to address some points regarding the proposed development of the Water Street project reported in the Times-Gazette on Oct. 5 , the most pressing of which is that contrary …
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10/19/22
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To the editor:
Joe Merrill’s description of Jason Knight as a representative who blindly follows leadership and does as he’s told in his recently published letter to the editor could …
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10/18/22
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To the editor:
I’m writing to respond to last week’s letter to the editor from Joe Merrill. Mr. Merrill said that he did not know of “an instance when [I] voted on anything, no …
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10/13/22
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To the editor: Federal Judge Smith of Rhode Island made a decision that truck tolls, not applicable to automobiles, is unconstitutional by the Commerce Clause of the federal constitution.
That …
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10/13/22
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To the editor:
Last week, Scott Fuller wrote , “firearms crimes are dismissed at high rates with perpetrators quickly back onto the streets.” Nothing could be further from the truth.
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10/12/22
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To the editor:
I imagined I just got elected governor of Rhode Island. I have had no prior connection to Rhode Island politics, so I am beholden to no special interests. I am honest, smart, …
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10/11/22
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To the editor:
The Oct. 6 issue of the Portsmouth Times (“State replacing East Bay Bike Path bridges”) speaks volumes of our Rhode Island government in general and specifically the …
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10/10/22
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To the editor: One has to feel for the citizens of the sunshine state, et.al., who have had their lives ripped apart by hurricane Ian this week.
At the same time you can only feel distain for …
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10/5/22
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To the editor:I would like to commend the East Providence Post for the high degree of editorial bravery displayed in your call to divert a higher amount of tax dollars from the general fund towards …
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9/29/22
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The following letter was sent from the Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to the board of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority and its executive director, Lori Silviera, as …
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9/9/22
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To the editor:
I live in Bristol, and whenever the day is warm enough, I take my Blix Packa Cargo e-Bike on the East Bay Bike Path. My husband and I have used our e-bike to bring our daughter to …
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9/8/22
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To the editor: I have just finished reading the editorial “Protect the Path” (The East Providence Post, August 25 edition) , while I strongly agree with no motorized vehicles on the path, …
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9/8/22
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To the editor: In his letter to the Aug. 25 edition of The Post , Matthew Fletcher uses the faulty reasoning so popular to the NRA, Fox News, et. al., to bolster their argument that allowing the …
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9/8/22
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To the editor: The e-bike article (“E-bike uncertainty”) in last week’s East Bay Life section ends with a quote from Mark DeStefano: “The key thing is, when it comes to …
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9/1/22
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To the editor: I have just finished reading the editorial ‘Protect the Path’, and while I strongly agree with having no motorized vehicles on the path, I think you overlook the fact that …
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9/1/22
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To the editor:
I want to thank Mr. Clyne and Mr. Crosby (August 11 and 18 editions) for replying to my article on gun control (August 3-4 editions); I appreciate the opportunity to discuss this …
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8/28/22
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To the editor:
On Saturday the Collaborative, headed by Uriah Donnelly and supported by a committed Board of Trustees and corps of loyal volunteers, organized its 6th annual Folks Fest …
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8/24/22
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I am sure you have noticed how an ordinary looking teenager suddenly changes into someone you want to look at again and again. I call it their time of beauty and that is what is happening in the Back …
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8/11/22
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I enjoy watching major league baseball games, and the Washington Nationals, the Nats, are my team. To date they’re in last place in the NL East Division with a record of 35-68 and are beginning …
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8/11/22
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I read the letter “Shall not be infringed ” with amusement and despair. I would like to address a few of the claims the writer made in his letter:
1. When did a …
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8/11/22
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As we look ahead to the fall, I have two major concerns about student safety while riding bicycles to school based on my observations this summer.
1. I have seen many young bicycle riders (and …
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8/10/22
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I’m writing in response to a letter dated Aug. 3, entitled “ Shall not be infringed. ”
I appreciate that the author took the time to reference some American history, …
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8/10/22
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A wonderfully scenic, and generally gentle ride, the Path provides a (mostly) safe place for bicyclists as an alternative to increasingly dangerous surface roads. Unfortunately, there is trouble in paradise...
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By Frederick Massie
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8/3/22
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To the editor: In the last two weeks there have been a number of letters from individuals criticizing the Bristol Warren Regional School District, specifically blaming the teacher's union, the former …
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7/27/22
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To the editor: In the last two weeks there have been a number of letters from individuals criticizing the Bristol Warren Regional School District, specifically blaming the teacher's union, the former …
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7/27/22
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