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Big bills, small answers, at RI Energy forum
A group of East Bay residents filled the Herreshoff Room at Rogers Free Library Monday evening hoping to answer one big question: Why have my energy bills increased so dramatically this winter? They …
School buses have turned into tiny houses on wheels. Vans have become synonymous with a nomadic existence that enables travel. And one … Read More
PORTSMOUTH — Despite it being in the works for more than two years and vigorously debated at several well-attended public hearings, … Read More
PORTSMOUTH — “I’m not the only weirdo from eighth grade who feels alone in my experience. I felt the same way as a kid as you … Read More
Some people just want to sit down. Rhode Island’s foodie culture calls for more than just chain restaurants and drive-throughs that … Read More
Rick North says his competitive arm-wrestling days pretty much ended six or seven years ago, but he still gets a thrill out of helping … Read More
Referring to cuts to the USDA affecting local food organizations as well as proposed cuts and what they could mean for SNAP funding … Read More
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Portsmouth takes fitness and wellness on the road
PORTSMOUTH — About 30 women followed Wendy Bulk’s every move inside the Middletown Knights of Columbus hall last week as she taught them basic line dancing moves such as the sliding step, …
The fast and the curious
Falling asleep on the job is typically a fireable offense. Maybe that’s why office chairs tend to have wheels — so no one gets too comfortable. A more comfortable chair might invite a …
Winter lights up
There aren’t many times when it is appropriate to scream. However, a local display of puppets in downtown Providence actually invites people to do just this. People of all age groups are …
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Letter: Moving beyond the mass exodus tax flight myth
The greatest obstacle to policymakers enacting a modest personal income surtax on Rhode Island’s highest earners, those in the Top 1%, is the fear that any such measure will trigger a mass …
Letter: Most all of us are descendants of immigrants
To the editor: It’s a wonderful month — “Irish Heritage Month,” and like many of you I am a descendent of Irish immigrants. My grandparents left Ireland in …
Letter: Trump’s wrongs are too many to be listed
To the editor: Mr. Trump is right about a few things. First, the long-standing dispute between Israel and the Palestinians can be resolved by asserting that Palestinians don’t matter. …
Letter: USAID’s destruction will impact all of us
Most Americans a month ago had zero awareness of the US Aid Program — what it did; who it benefitted; what it cost. But since Trump and Musk tried to cut off funding for these programs, we have …
Letter: Town has been doing just fine without nonpartisan elections
To the editor: In 1946, in the immediate aftermath of World War II, my father, an adult Army veteran born in the town of Portsmouth, went to the town clerk’s office with a question about …