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To the editor: A child pretending to be a leader

Some dear friends have a new granddaughter who is a healthy, happy, good baby. Yet they report that a recent overnight stay was harder than they expected or recalled. Babies often get fussy when … more

6/7/23

Letter: Offshore wind has vast benefits for the public

Editor’s note: The writer submitted this letter to the Portsmouth Town Council in advance of its May 25 workshop on SouthCoast Wind, which he was unable to attend. more

6/6/23

Letter: The AR-15 is indeed an assault-style weapon

To the editor: While I appreciate Mr. Huth’s bringing facts to the discussion of firearms safety (“Preventing criminal gun use requires facts, not fiction,” May 25 Portsmouth … more

6/6/23

Letter: Volleyball complex would create chaos for area

To the editor: I am responding to your article, “From town dump to sports Oasis”? As a longtime Portsmouth resident, I am familiar with this area. AP Enterprises would be … more

6/4/23

Letter: Let’s stick to the facts on SouthCoast Wind proposal

To the editor: Regarding the SouthCoast Wind proposal, it never ceases to amaze me how much misinformation and disinformation gets thrown around on this subject. But, when you examine the … more

6/2/23

Letter: Windpower benefits are legion, with few downsides

Apropos of your recent correspondence I would like to contribute some facts regarding wind power, and in general the transition away from carbon dioxide emission, which will fairly soon render much … more

5/31/23

Letter: What to do with yard waste in Tiverton?

Will someone please tell me where we Tiverton homeowners are supposed to take our yard waste now that our town dump is closed? The town gave us one week this Spring when its trucks picked … more

5/31/23

Letter: Onus for new septic system costs should be on the state

Once the Department of Environmental Protection promulgates the rules regarding private home owners’ septic systems with nitrogen filtering upgrades, it will undoubtedly create a very … more

5/31/23

Letter: Efficiency is not an indication of ‘lack of investment’

To the editor: Numbers can be manipulated to tell an inaccurate story. I have seen this often done in public discourse here in Barrington. And it happened again at last night’s FTM . … more

5/31/23

Letter: Don’t let offshore wind cable come down Sakonnet

To the editor: I writing today because of my concern and opposition to the proposed cable coming down the Sakonnet River. I have lived near the water’s edge in Portsmouth all of my 64 … more

5/30/23

Letter: Concerned about environmental impacts of offshore wind

To the editor: Thank you for reporting on the recent offshore wind rally at Island Park Beach. Having been a participant, I can attest to the accuracy and fairness of the coverage. The issue of … more

5/30/23

Letter: Oh, how I wish …

To the editor: Oh how I wish I was there with thee, next to the sea we would be, skipping stones and feeling the breeze, the smell of salt air would set us at ease. Oh how I … more

5/30/23

Letter: Knights thank residents for Kandi Drive support

To the editor: The Knights of Columbus, Rooney Council 3618, located in Portsmouth, would like to thank all the people of Portsmouth for their overwhelming generosity during our annual Kandi … more

5/29/23

Letter: It’s just a fact — more gun laws equals less gun violence

To the editor: All the latest hand wringing about gun violence belies the fact that sensible gun laws work. It is a fact that states with such laws have far fewer per capita gun deaths than … more

5/25/23

Letter: E-Bikes on the path would be immensely dangerous

To the editor: A very precise and sensible letter was written last week by Jerry Blitefield of Warren about the imminent danger to the East Bay Bike Path . He talks about the current law with no … more

5/25/23

Op-Ed: ‘Secure Choice’ is good for Rhode Island

Nearly 200,000 working people in Rhode Island do not have access to an employer-provided retirement savings plan. This savings deficit could push the state over a costly retirement cliff resulting in … more

5/25/23

Letter: Offshore wind critics and their disinformation campaign

To the editor: The recent rally and other calls to ban the SouthCoast Wind offshore wind farm has produced a remarkable number of complete misconceptions, misinformation and disinformation. I … more

5/19/23

Letter: Be factual, not emotional, about wind energy

To the editor: Our gang of wind turbine protestors claim that wind turbines are killing sea creatures (“A rally cry against offshore wind,” The Portsmouth Times, May 18). Let’s … more

5/19/23

Letter: Preventing criminal gun use requires facts, not fiction

To the editor: Every reasonable person favors preventing the criminal use of guns. But we are not going to make progress on that until the gun control lobby ends its campaign of misinformation … more

5/19/23

Letter: Don’t argue with success on the bike path

To the editor: Thank you for coverage of a bill to legalize all classes of Electric Motorized Bikes (EMBs) on state bike paths (“The battle over e-bikes,” May 11). Your coverage of … more

5/18/23

Letter: The danger of gun violence becoming so common

To the editor: During a recent trip to the grocery store I ran into a friend who was also shopping, and because it was the day after our country's latest mass shooting at a similar venue in … more

5/18/23

Letter: Questions unasked at the CNN Town Hall

The moderator of the recent CNN Trump Town Hall tried valiantly to ask pertinent, newsworthy questions to a declared presidential candidate, now convicted and under other legal duress. He … more

5/17/23

Letter: No more 'white washing' of Native history here

Why does the Little Compton Historical Society need until 2025 to give a report on the abysmal history of the area’s Native population? We have the town records right at the Brownell Library, … more

5/17/23

Letter: Barrington has a serious planning and communication problem

To the editor: Although Barrington is a town of only 16,000 residents, the Council and a majority of the School Committee belong to the same political party and the Town Manager has an advanced … more

5/17/23

Letter: The state legislature’s plan to ruin the East Bay Bike Path

To the editor: It’s ludicrous that the state legislature can deem a motor not a motor, as in the pending e-bike legislation (covered in these pages last week) that deems e-bikes – … more

5/17/23