To the Editor:
Impaired driving accounts for almost a third of all traffic fatalities in the US. Here in Rhode Island we are experiencing a tragic surge in traffic-related deaths with 49 so far …
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8/30/23
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The Budlong Pool is as much a part of the folklore of Cranston as the St. Mary's Feast. Many generations of children have learned to swim there, and for Cranstonians that can't get to a beach …
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8/30/23
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I would like to place the following opinion article in your paper from a concerned Rhode Island resident on an upcoming day of week that receives strongest readership.
As an anonymous Rhode …
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8/30/23
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As back to school season kicks off, it’s a good time to remember the forward thinking of residents throughout our coverage area who saw the need to invest in our local schools through bond …
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8/30/23
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Tim Jones
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8/30/23
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8/23/23
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8/23/23
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A beloved father, brother and grandfather is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
As the incurable disease moves him toward inevitable death, the stress on him and his devoted family becomes …
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By G. WAYNE MILLER
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8/23/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: After being dogged for weeks by the signature-gathering controversy, Sabina Matos’s campaign is ramping up its criticism of Aaron Regunberg, buoying the perception that he is …
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8/23/23
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Doug is a breakfast person. I am not.
That doesn’t mean that I won’t eat breakfast when offered, but I’m rarely looking for it. We wake up in the morning, and breakfast is the …
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8/23/23
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This week we featured an op-ed written by Matthew R. Trimble, President & CEO of Saint Elizabeth Community, regarding a growing crisis involving Rhode Island’s nursing homes.
The issue …
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8/23/23
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8/16/23
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8/16/23
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I’m a big guy. As with most people of my size, I put out a lot of heat. I’m sure you’ve heard people say that they would sweat peeling an orange. While that isn’t, …
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8/16/23
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“Pick me,” read the wording on the package of Pacific Northwest granny apples. If I saw it, it registered subliminally. I knew what I wanted and pulled the green apples out of the cooler …
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8/16/23
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To the editor,
NAMI members that have had the procedure called ECT/electroshock now have an opportunity to pursue medical malpractice claims or participate in a national product liability suit …
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8/16/23
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Dear Editor
I would like to publicly and personally thank Mayor Hopkins, Gina Capuano, and those who were involved in cleaning the business zoned property, on Independence Way this past weekend.
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8/9/23
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8/9/23
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We drove over the bridge and back in one day. We then got a bill in the mail for $12. We paid by check and mailed. We then got a late bill for $92 for not paying.
The bridge authority mails you …
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8/9/23
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Rather than the road to hell being paved with good intentions, I suggest that the road to hell is paved with unexamined assumptions. In the case of RI Energy/PPL's proposal before the RI Public …
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By SHEILA RESSEGER, MA
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8/9/23
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