To the editor:
I never know day to day if another community will be devastated by gun violence once again. Even more worrisome is if I turn the news on and hear one of those communities is right …
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6/11/25
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To the editor:
I had intended to write a much different letter this week with information on No Kings Day. I will get to that, but first I feel the need to express my horror and heartbreak at …
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6/11/25
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To the editor:
Attorney General Peter Neronha recently announced several important actions related to healthcare that seek to address the problems facing our state and all RI citizens. These are …
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6/11/25
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Little Compton has a $3 billion tax base and a lean budget, giving homeowners some of the lowest property taxes around. However, over six years reserve withdrawals have hollowed out our fiscal …
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6/10/25
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To the editor:
On June 14th the nation will be subjected to the spectacle of a military parade the likes of which we generally do not have in our country, and to make matters worse, the chief …
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6/9/25
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1. STORY OF THE WEEK: When does the calculus of doing nothing outweigh the value of doing something at the Statehouse? That question will hang over Smith Hill until the resolution of the proposed …
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By Ian Donnis
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6/9/25
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Editor’s note: This letter was sent to the United States Coast Guard as officials c onsider removing Bell Buoy 2A (AKA the middle buoy) one mile west of Sakonnet Harbor. He asked that it be …
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6/4/25
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Regarding last week’s story on the USS Thresher disaster, there was another local family impacted by the USS Thresher being lost at sea. My father, James G. Rooney, worked his entire …
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6/2/25
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1. STORY OF THE WEEK: When Attorney General Peter Neronha makes a presentation, he really goes to town. A case in point was the news conference in his office Wednesday, about confronting Rhode …
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By Ian Donnis
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6/2/25
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Politicians in the state no longer hide their conflicts of interest. It is probably because the voters have become anesthetized to abuses. Here are just a few recent examples.
Speaker of the …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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6/2/25
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To the editor:
I am writing to encourage East Bay readers to contact their representatives to voice support for House bill H 6207 pending in the Rhode Island legislature that would create a …
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5/29/25
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To the editor:
In a recent letter to the editor, Zachary Cooper apparently thought he was being clever and funny when he made snarky remarks about elderly Rhode Islanders’ concerns for …
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5/29/25
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To the editor:
Hereabouts in our little towns we are fortunate to have local newspapers featuring unbiased local story reporting, and importantly, editing by responsible journalists.
In an …
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5/28/25
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Many American states conduct special observances on the date that they entered the Union under our Constitution. Rhode Island does not. Is that reluctance because of embarrassment over the fact that …
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By Patrick T. Conley
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5/28/25
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To the editor:
Hereabouts in our little towns we are fortunate to have local newspapers featuring unbiased local story reporting, and importantly, editing by responsible journalists. In an age …
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5/28/25
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The Warren Fire Museum, Washington Lodge 3 (Masons), Charles Whipple Greene Museum, Warren Athletic Hall of Fame, Historic Warren Armory, Massasoit Historical Association’s Maxwell House, and …
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5/28/25
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Thank you for keeping us informed about so many opportunities in our local community.
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5/22/25
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Editor’s note: Little Compton Town Council member Gary Mataronas sent this letter to the Coast Guard earlier this month, and asked that we publish it here as the federal agency considers a plan …
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5/21/25
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Please don't call the Tiverton Zoning Board of Review a “zoning board"! The members apparently don't understand what zoning means. They don't seem to know the zoning definitions. They don't …
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5/20/25
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I would like to have corrected several items made in last week's front page article on the Tiverton Zoning Board of Appeals. First, my last name is "Driggs,” not "Griggs,” as …
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5/20/25
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For those that are following, a two-hour hearing on April 15 in Providence County Superior Court marked the latest chapter in Rhode Island’s long-running …
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5/20/25
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To the editor:
Kudos to Sen. Linda Ujifusa for cosponsoring the Trade in Farmed Animal Fur Products Act (S.25), which would prohibit the sale of new products made with fur sourced from fur farms …
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5/19/25
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1. STORY OF THE WEEK: Three primary factors seemingly fueled Donald Trump’s win for the White House last year -- Democrats’ slow response to voters’ concerns about inflation and …
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By Ian Donnis
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5/19/25
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Legislative leaders in Rhode Island have for years reflexively opposed efforts to raise broad-based taxes. The trend has been more in the other direction, with a four-point cut in …
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By Ian Donnis
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5/12/25
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In my 30 years of traffic management in some form, I don't make this recommendation lightly.
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5/9/25
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