To the editor:
I read in the Warren Times-Gazette about the proposed short-term rental ordinance being considered by the Warren Town Council and think there are several items of concern that are …
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2/1/23
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The drama is over, and Deb DiBiase is no longer principal of Mt. Hope High School. She announced on Wednesday morning that she had accepted another administrative position within the district , …
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6/24/22
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I have finally, at long last, figured out how to travel...from Providence to East Providence. My lifelong habit was to cross a little red bridge and voila! There I was, decade after …
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By Mike Fink
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1/20/23
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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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Based on recent discussions in Bristol Warren school board meetings and subsequent letters to the editor, misconceptions remain in our community regarding the benefits of culturally responsive …
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11/11/21
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To the editor:
Congrats to the teachers, administration, parents and, especially, students on the latest RICAS scores ! The numbers could not be more encouraging. Growth and actual scores are …
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12/7/22
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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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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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As Hurricane Lee passed by this weekend, it left behind a variety of trees that have been uprooted or completely fallen as a result of the wind. Trees are the stalwarts of our New England landscape, …
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9/21/23
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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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Welcome to January, the season of rebirth, when all hope springs eternal …
Something seem amiss? It is.
Gov. Gina Raimondo’s State of the State address was easy to cheer. She …
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1/17/20
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The Bristol Warren Regional School Committee is a mess. Even the nine people sitting in those seats should admit that.
Aside from the string of controversies running through the school department …
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9/22/21
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To the editor: In the last few weeks there has been a considerable amount of debate in Bristol regarding social and historical issues regarding monuments in town, and while I have very strong …
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4/6/22
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Bristol Warren’s schools aren’t racist … Worse, they are not succeeding at teaching math and science to the majority of children of any color or religion.
The real problem …
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11/11/21
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STORY OF THE WEEK: When women run for office in Rhode Island, they usually win. Years of gains in the state Senate, for example, resulted in the chamber being equally divided between male and female …
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By Ian Donnis
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2/11/22
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To the editor: As the high school sports seasons are in transition, please give me the opportunity to share a thought on this past winter season. The Mt. Hope High School gymnastics team had, as …
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4/6/22
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By now you know whether the Republican House got its act together and continued the funding to run the government. To think that these do-nothings continue to receive a whopping salary while our …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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10/3/23
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I recommend that the Bristol Warren Regional School District raise the local funds for the school construction program by having Bristol and Warren share it in proportion to their taxable property wealth as they would if the school district were issuing the bond.
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10/19/23
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This is in reference to the Afgans being brought into this country by the Biden administration. Once again our government picks and chooses who they will help.
As a Vietnam veteran, I watched …
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11/5/21
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Student voice and distrust were communicated forcefully Monday night during the public comment section of the Bristol Warren Region School Committee meeting. It is a brave thing to stand up in front …
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11/11/21
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Following months of debate and collaboration with the Rhode Island Music Education Association (RIMEA) and other RI arts education groups, the Rhode Island Department of Education’s Council on …
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By David Neves
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12/9/22
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To the editor:
Judith Byrnes’ Letter to the Editor (A safer bike path should be everyone’s goal, Aug. 10, 2023) sounds reasonable enough. But within its logic are several assumptions …
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8/17/23
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There is one group of Americans we have not heard much from or much about during the past year and a half. That group comprises seniors who are not in nursing homes, who are healthy and productive, …
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9/23/21
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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (DOT) will soon re-number all the exits on Interstate 95, marking the end of an era — the era of common sense.
Unlike a rim-rattling pothole, …
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8/10/22
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Like almost everyone else who cares about our kids, I've been reading — and kvetching with friends and neighbors — about the School Committee’s apparent decision to not extend a …
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6/24/22
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