Opinion
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To the editor:
Stop confounding the issues of leveled education and equity in the honors program and offer leveled classes with honors opportunities.
"It is easiest to reach the most …
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4/6/22
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To the editor:
I went to the School Committee meeting the other night to learn once and for all why we can’t have honors English classes for 9th and 10th graders anymore. According to …
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4/6/22
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To the editor:
On April 1, many news stations began reporting that data surrounding the AP exams that were administered in 2021. Nationwide, 22.5% of students tested scored a 3 or higher on at …
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4/6/22
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The Barrington Middle School basketball courts are not the only places in town plagued with trash these days.
A quick tour of Barrington’s roads and parks reveals way too much litter …
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4/1/22
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Three years ago, as a principal on an eighth-grade winter field trip to Winter Carnival in Quebec City, we were regaled by the Parliament historian regarding the province’s rich history. Their …
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4/1/22
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Letters in March 16-17 Barrington Times were painful to read. Veterans who have honorably served voicing anger toward Town Council members who are honorably serving. Both groups deserve our gratitude …
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4/1/22
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I’m happy to see the Providence Journal pick up the story of Barrington eliminating ELA honors classes for 9th and 10th grade students. Perhaps the additional scrutiny will encourage more …
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4/1/22
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To the editor:
As primary care physicians and Barrington residents, as parents, friends, and neighbors of students, teachers and staff at Barrington Public Schools, we applaud with gratitude the …
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3/25/22
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Over the past month or so, a small, vocal group of people and their complaints against the school committee have received a lot of press. As a parent of an elementary and middle school student, I …
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3/25/22
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To the editor:
Over the past 8 weeks, the East Bay Times has continued to highlight the anger of a small number of Barrington residents directed at our public officials - officials that WE the …
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3/25/22
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The benefits of more people accessing, following and interacting with their government far exceed the negative, or potential negative, impacts. Government is best when it not only represents citizens, but involves them.
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3/24/22
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To the editor:
I’m trying to find words to address Robert Pease’s diatribe against passive “Hate Has No Home Here “signs in Barrington.
Unfortunately I …
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3/24/22
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To the editor:
This is truly is a very dark day in the history of Barrington.
I am a former resident of Barrington for 30 years. All of my children (four) graduated from Barrington High …
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3/24/22
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To the editor:
As an educational consultant, focused on helping students navigate college admissions for the last 16 years, I have had a front row seat in observing how both conceptual and …
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3/23/22
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To the editor:
Tolerance, peace and compassion for our fellow humans – divisive ideas?
I read with sadness the letter to the editor from last week’s paper entitled …
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3/23/22
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To the editor:
With everything going on in the world, it was surprising to read the critical letter regarding the “Hate Has No Home Here” signs and the hypotheses on why people display …
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3/23/22
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To the editor:
In your article " Councilor shares insight into Memorial Day parade change ", the town council president provides an "after the fact" statement that appears to be an attempt to …
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3/23/22
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STORY OF THE WEEK: The approach of nicer spring weather makes it easy to think that COVID has been banished. But surges are sparking lockdowns in other parts of the world, and the Omicron BA.2 …
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By Ian Donnis
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3/22/22
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Every child in Rhode Island deserves to go to a school that is safe, warm, dry, and equipped for 21st-century learning.
In 2018, I co-chaired the state’s School Building Task …
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By Seth Magaziner
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3/18/22
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To the editor:
The political conflict we have been consumed by in the United States is becoming understood by many as a planned tactic to “soften” the American people. The …
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3/11/22
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In the first Star Wars movie—you know with the Jawas, Sand People, Greedo, “Let the Wookie win” and the trash monster—there’s a scene on the Millenium Falcon where …
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By Dr. Kevin M. Blanchard
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3/11/22
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To the editor:
The recent Town Council meeting reinforced to me that there is a Barrington Power Structure in place that feels overwhelming and intimidating. I received a stern admonishment from …
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3/11/22
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To the editor:
Have you driven through the tony neighborhoods of Barrington lately? Who are these people behind the "Hate Has No Home Here" yard signs infesting the the landscape like vestigial …
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3/9/22
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To the editor:
When it comes to promoting personal agendas and ignoring stakeholders, the Barrington School Committee makes us all feel like we are waking up every morning to “I Got You …
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3/3/22
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To the editor:
There is a philosophical exercise in the field of ethics known as the ‘trolley problem.’ There are many versions of the ‘trolley problem’, but in simple …
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3/3/22
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