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Letter to The Editor: Endorsement of Ellen Pinnock for Ward 1 Newport City...
I will be voting in the Primary on September 10th for Ellen Pinnock, Dir. of Community Engagement at FabNewport, as my First Ward Councilor for the following reasons. 1) First, as a Newport School...
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Letter To The Editor: My concerns as we welcome our students to the new...
I wish to share this letter to the Newport Superintendent and School Committee Members should you wish to publish. Dear Dr. Jermain and Members of the School Committee, I write to you to express my...
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Letter To The Editor: Dr. Pattavina has the credentials and qualities to move...
To the Editor: In this primary election, Ward 1 voters have three candidates to choose from. While all are excellent individuals, who we elect to replace hard working, vocal and informed Angela Lima,...
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Letter To The Editor: Vote to keep Lauren Carson fighting for the good of our...
To the Editor- Over the past 3 years, I have worked in close proximity to State Representative Lauren Carson on issues concerning Newport's waterfront. I am consistently impressed by her work ethic...
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Dr. Michael Fine: What’s crazy about living with dementia?
Basically, everything is crazy, for the caretakers of people living with dementia. If you have dementia, it’s hard for you, because you can sense what you don’t know or understand, and sometimes see...
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Gerry Goldstein: An ideal day for pressing your luck
Friday the 13th is fast approaching, and contrary to prevailing opinion, it could be your breakout day. So when it arrives, throw caution to the wind – walk under a ladder, cross paths with a black...
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RIDEM Op-Ed: Will Rhode Island meet the mandates in the Act on Climate?
As the chair of the Rhode Island Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council (EC4), the most frequently asked question I receive about our climate work is “will Rhode Island meet the mandates in the...
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Letter to The Editor: Open house should be a night of engagement, not...
To my child’s teacher: I absolutely respect you honoring your unions request to not attend your schools open house, a night for teachers, parents and students to gather together, I just wish it...
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Rep. Carson: Thank you election staff for all of your hard work
I am writing today to recognize the hard work and commitment of the Newport Canvass Authority, the Newport Canvass Authority staff, and the poll workers and volunteers that made Primary Day 2024 in...
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Dr. Michael Fine: What’s crazy about health care and the presidential election
Before I start talking about the current presidential campaign, I thought I’d disclose my biases. I’m an independent with complicated political views: fiscally conservative, small government oriented,...
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Politics as Usual: Uncontested races, robust finance accounts
Politics as usual. What does that mean? Almost two-thirds of state legislative races in Rhode Island are uncontested, and legislative leaders in both houses are raking in the dollars. The number of...
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Letter To The Editor: The loss of civility and accountability
This past Friday night I attended the Short-Term Rental (STR) Subcommittee meeting at town hall. The subcommittee is considering increasing fees on STRs again, attempting to justify the increase with...
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Letter To The Editor: League of Women Voters forum
To the editor, my family has had a very long connection with the Common Fence Point Improvement Association. At one point my brother, Thomas, was the president. For a long period of time I was the...
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Letter To The Editor: Taxation without representation for Middletown...
By Dennis Turano, Middletown Town Councilor / Candidate for Middletown Town Council This is one of the primary reasons America was born, taxation without representation. Middletown nonresidents and...
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Letter to The Editor: Endorsement for Beth Cullen, candidate for Newport...
Dear Editor, I met Beth Cullen while we served on the Alliance for Livable Newport (ALN). Five years ago, we then partnered on Citizen’s Exploring School Unification (CESU), a group that requested...
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Letter To The Editor: Endorsement for Dave Carlin, Newport City Council Third...
Although Dave Carlin is running unopposed in the 3rd Ward, I feel a shout out is warranted for his ongoing appreciation for spending resident taxpayer dollars wisely. The upcoming bond request for...
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Letter To The Editor: Endorsement for Ellen Pinnock, Newport City Council...
I endorse Ellen Pinnock in the general election for Ward One City Councilor. I put considerable thought into this after having the pleasure of meeting my opponents for the first time on election day....
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Letter To The Editor: Councilman Turano’s letter was disappointing and...
In today’s toxic and challenging political environment, we need all political leaders to speak honestly and without hidden agendas. I believe Councilman Turano’s letter was disappointing and...
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Letter To The Editor: Endorsement for Beth Cullen, Newport School Committee
Dear Newport Voters, I am pleased to endorse Elizabeth (Beth) Cullen for the school committee. I first met Beth ten years ago when her son was a student at Cranston Calvert Elementary School and...
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Gerry Goldstein: Voting is no laughing matter – or is it?
In 1924, the poet Arthur Guiterman wrote, Anger drives away the Peace of Men; Pleasant laughter calls it back again. Words to ponder now that Labor Day is past and the presidential campaign has heated...
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