Letters to the Editor
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The Little Compton village center is a unique and valuable asset to our town. To relinquish control of any part of it would not be in the best interest of the residents and taxpayers.
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4/16/25
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You can put lipstick on a pig but it’s still a pig. And you can dress up Shell Oil’s big gas station with a “Seasons corner grocery” but …
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4/16/25
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This paper’s decision, based on some opaque policy, to print letters to the editor on local issues only is their rightful business. This decision may rest on the belief that national …
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4/15/25
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To the editor: I am writing regarding the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act which just passed the US House and is headed for the US Senate. I urge you to contact all senators to demand …
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4/15/25
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I am writing again to express my concern about the damage that DOGE is doing to Social Security. They are now changing policies on what actions can be handled online, which will force thousands of …
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4/11/25
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Twenty-two years ago, on March 2, 2003, East Bay Citizens for Peace was born out of a sense of great urgency to stop the U.S. government from invading Iraq, and to defend our civil liberties …
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4/9/25
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I have been a licensed private investigator in the state of Rhode Island since moving here in 1996. In my professional career, I have constantly been induced into battle with the majority …
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4/9/25
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Two proposals will be considered at the May Financial Town Meeting: Convert the Odd Fellows Hall and the old fire station to meeting spaces and four or five senior citizen apartments, by granting to …
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4/8/25
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Whoa!
What's the hurry to alter our historic buildings and take away meeting places for our community? I suggest voting against the options proposed by the council, options one and two, and give …
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4/3/25
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This Saturday, April 5, there will be a nationwide peaceful protest and rally against the Trump regime and Elon Musk. The 50501 Movement, HandsOff, and The Women’s March are collaborating …
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4/2/25
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To the editor:
This Saturday, April 5, there will be a nationwide peaceful protest and rally against the Trump regime and Elon Musk. The 50501 Movement, HandsOff, and The Women’s March are …
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4/2/25
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Our seniors are hoping that the director of the Little Compton Community Center, working on trying to solve the problems of our towns buildings, does not have self-interest in place. Our seniors want …
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3/26/25
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The Commons is a unique and treasured setting, and it must be protected, preserved and cherished by all who call Little Compton home. It is the heart of our town, a place that belongs to every single …
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3/26/25
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To the editor:
Rhode Island’s legislature is set to pass a law that puts you and your family in danger.
The bill — the “Assault Weapons Ban of 2025” …
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3/26/25
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Recently, a neighbor informed me via text that his generator had inadvertently taken his home off the grid. When the electric company inspected his property, they recorded a hazardous voltage of 270 …
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3/25/25
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To the editor:
I am writing this letter on behalf of a recently organized group, Islanders for Democracy. We are area citizens who are alarmed at the actions being taken at the federal level. …
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3/24/25
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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 …
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3/19/25
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Your colorful, clever illustration of a densely packed area filled with housing developments can never happen in Tiverton. Tiverton has no sewer and a limited water supply. It is impossible that …
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3/17/25
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Your colorful, clever illustration of a densely packed area filled with housing developments can never happen in Tiverton. Tiverton has no sewer and a limited water supply. It is impossible that any …
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3/13/25
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How can we give away our ability to keep our town center in Little Compton?
The historic Odd Fellows Hall is not the place for affordable housing!
Where is space for sewerage, water and …
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3/11/25
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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 …
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3/9/25
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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. …
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3/7/25
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What exactly is happening in Tiverton? We seem to have people who were, sadly, voted into positions of power for We The People that have no clue, or more appropriately, don't care about what We …
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3/5/25
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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 …
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3/5/25
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To the editor:
I’ve read with interest that 65 percent of Rhode Islanders support a gun ban (which, make no mistake about it, is what they are proposing, a near total gun ban).
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3/3/25
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