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To the Editor:
With National Guard and Marines being deployed in downtown Los Angeles, the scene is now ripe for serious and possibly fatal incidents. These demonstrations could spread to other …
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6/11/25
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To the Editor:
The Coast Guard is planning to eliminate many navigational buoys in Narragansett Bay, including the Patience Island Lighted Bell Buoy 8 between Patience Island and Warwick Point. …
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6/11/25
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6/11/25
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To the Editor:
It is with a sense of hope and great relief that I extend my appreciation to the Rhode Island House of Representatives for its courage in helping to pass H 5436A last …
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6/11/25
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Rhode Islanders searching for a home in today’s housing market experience a cruel game of musical chairs. With too few homes available to rent or buy, wealthier families who can win a bidding …
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By CLAUDIA WACK
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6/11/25
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June is by far the most wonderful time of the year for those of us in education. And no, not just because summer is around the corner and the beautiful beaches of Rhode Island beckon us.
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By JEANNINE NOTA-MASSE
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6/11/25
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6/11/25
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Hi there, young Rhode Islander.
Congratulations on graduating high school and getting ready to enter the exciting world of adulthood. Although it might not be coming to you in your preferred …
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6/11/25
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6/4/25
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If Rhode Island drives out its top earners with higher taxes, it’s not just the wealthy who leave – it’s their tax dollars, too. And when that happens, the rest of us are left …
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By LAURIE WHITE
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6/4/25
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Paid family leave in Rhode Island – referred to on Smith Hill as TCI, or Temporary Caregiver Insurance – is long overdue for an update.
For too many years, low-wage workers in our …
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By BECKA CARROLL
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6/4/25
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For the last year and a half, a House commission I have led has studied the economic and social effects of the short-term rental industry in Rhode Island. We have met with state and municipal leaders …
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By Rep. LAUREN H. CARSON
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6/4/25
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To the Editor:
In 2008, Andrew was born five weeks early, and instead of being able to take enough leave from work, I had to resign my position as a special education teacher. Over the course of …
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6/4/25
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To the Editor: It often takes a good person with a gun to take out a bad person with a gun. That simple fact is lost on gun control advocate Emily M. Howe. (“Make weapons of war illegal in …
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6/4/25
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6/4/25
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For too long, the pathway from graduating high school to starting a good career has been filled with an overabundance of complexity, and more than a little elitism.
For multiple generations, the …
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6/4/25
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5/28/25
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To the Editor:
What did they know and when did they know it? I think that question should be asked of each of the four members of our congressional delegation regarding Joe Biden’s failing …
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5/28/25
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I got another perspective of Kent Hospital on Friday, one that I haven’t seen in more than 50 years of reporting news in Warwick. I was a patient at the hospital’s ambulatory care center, …
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5/28/25
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In today’s highly polarized, overly politicized society, holidays like Memorial Day can stir up complicated feelings, particularly if your family has never been touched by the loss of someone …
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5/28/25
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