To the editor:
As I drive around some of the high-rent areas of the island, I see huge single-family homes, with perfectly kept lawns and hedges. It would be reasonable to assume that their …
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7/23/24
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Big thanks to the Westport Shorelines for hosting the critically important conversation regarding Offshore Wind, starting with the July 9 report, " Westport looks to organize as offshore wind …
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7/22/24
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Another letter in Shorelines that describes the supposed threats from running deeply buried transmission lines through the uninhabited roadsides of Route 88 is truly Trumpian in its distortion and …
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7/16/24
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The Mystic Aquarium marine rescue team arrived at Little Compton's Briggs Beach on July 10th when the young female minke was still alive . After her death, the team carved out a few inches here and …
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7/16/24
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In going through a 1974 baseball scrapbook belonging to my late father, Gary Jennings Sr., I came across these newspaper clippings and realized they were from 50 years ago! I remember spending lots …
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7/16/24
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To the editor:
If we continue to be the leading nation of the world, then certainly our politicians are the most powerful people in civil discourse.
Then how is it one party kowtows …
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7/12/24
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To the editor:
Nikki Haley has called Trump, among other things, “unhinged,” but has said she will support him because Biden has been a “catastrophe.”
Friday, it was …
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7/9/24
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You might be surprised to know that Henry Winkler, better known as “The Fonz” on TV sitcom “Happy …
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7/2/24
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If you watched the June 27 presidential debate you had to ask yourself one question: How dare the Republican and Democratic Parties leave you with a choice of two grievously flawed candidates for the …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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7/2/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: The Kennedy - Nixon debate in 1960 marked the dawning of a new age, when the optics of televised images carried more weight than the substance of what candidates conveyed verbally. …
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By Ian Donnis
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7/1/24
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To the editor:
As a small business owner running a pediatric occupational therapy institute in Rhode Island, I know that the struggle to find affordable, convenient child care is a daily reality …
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6/30/24
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If you live in the country you never can tell what you will see in your backyard, like the wild turkey, who chose to bring up her brood there as it was safer, or a released pheasant whom I …
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6/24/24
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To the editor:
The upcoming election is all about “saving democracy,” either from government overreach by Democrats or authoritarian Republicans. I’ve been thinking a lot about …
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6/3/24
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Note: This letter was sent to members of the Westport Select Board, and other officials in Westport, by the newly-formed Protect Our Westport Waters (POWW) group:
"Openness and transparency" are …
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5/28/24
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Spring is in the air, and so too are the noxious fumes and aural assault of overpowered lawn equipment. Bird song and children’s voices fill the air only to be abruptly halted by the roar of …
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By Cindy and Ed Moura
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5/21/24
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To the editor:
Well, one thing Will Newman and I agree on is to be careful what you wish for (Letter: 'Careful what you wish for,' The Post, May 2, 2024 edition). Several weeks ago he wrote an …
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5/16/24
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I think that the Westport Select Board has a serious challenge before it. The board needs to publicly address the effect of the failure of the override last year. Both the board and the private …
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4/30/24
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Welcome to Westport Health Notes, a monthly column from the Westport Board of Health (BOH). This month we are talking about PFAS, known as “forever”’ chemicals, their health …
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By Tanja Ryden, Board of Health
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4/23/24
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Thanks very much for your column on the status of Atlantic herring in the March 28, 2024, East Providence Post.
As you probably know, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken up the Atlantic herring …
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4/16/24
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Article sounds like it was written by a man suing the town
Editor's note: The Shorelines article referred to in this letter was published last week and was a summation of …
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4/16/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: “We’re leaving no stone unturned as far as accountability,” Gov. Dan McKee said last Friday, as he unveiled Max Wistow and Jonathan Savage as the lawyers who will …
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By Ian Donnis
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4/8/24
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Many readers will remember Ken Block as a two-time candidate for Rhode Island Governor and technology entrepreneur who helped the State of Texas save more than a billion dollars in food stamp fraud …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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4/3/24
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I want to be clear on what a “YES” vote on Question 1 means.
A YES vote on Question 1 allows the town to construct the water and sewer trunkline down Route 6. A yes vote does not …
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4/1/24
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The single most important thing you may ever do to help the Westport River is to get out and vote YES on Question 1 on Tuesday, April 9. We cannot overstate how important your vote is for the future …
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4/1/24
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI): These ideas are anathema to white Christian nationalists who fear losing their “rightful place” and their power and authority in America. DEI …
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3/28/24
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