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National Education Association Rhode Island Executive Director Mary Barden released the following statement in reaction to Donald Trump's reported Executive Order pushing to end the Department of …
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3/26/25
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The American Revolution was a struggle for independence from a king whose abuse of power made him a tyrant. To prevent a repeat of history, the founders built guardrails into the United States …
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By JAMES C. SHEEHAN
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3/26/25
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A sudden spring in March reminds the world that faithful change can come without our doing.
All of a sudden, or so it seemed, the icy crust on the lawn became a mere memory as we could see some …
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3/26/25
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3/26/25
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To the Editor,
Recent statements by the president regarding Canada and Greenland have sparked considerable debate. While the president's pronouncements often generate significant media …
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3/26/25
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To the Editor,
Mr. Trump: Hands off my Social Security.
When I was a teen, I jumped on the bus going down to the city square, went to the Post Office and applied for Social Security.
I …
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3/26/25
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3/26/25
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In today’s political climate, it seems increasingly that two people can have entirely different interpretations of one objective reality.
We can see this clearly in how people react to any …
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3/26/25
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Over three months, 10,000 California homes were lost. Wildfires are no longer a crisis in Los Angeles, but they are a growing threat in Rhode Island and beyond. With increasingly dry conditions, …
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3/18/25
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To the Editor,
The clock is ticking for Rhode Island. In February, the FDA cancelled its annual meeting to pick which flu strains should go into next winter’s flu shot. The virus changes …
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3/18/25
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3/18/25
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The greatest obstacle to policymakers enacting a modest personal income surtax on Rhode Island’s highest earners, those in the top one percent, is the fear that any such measure will trigger …
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3/18/25
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We’re not breaking news to say that there are millions of reasons to visit Rhode Island, and New England in general. People flock here throughout the year, every year, because of our history, …
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3/18/25
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3/18/25
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3/18/25
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Election officials performed vital work throughout 2024 to successfully administer the presidential election – along with elections for numerous federal, state, and local offices and ballot …
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By NICK LIMA
Cranston Canvassing Authority
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3/12/25
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3/12/25
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To the Editor,
I am writing to express my profound disappointment regarding the apparent lack of acknowledgment from the Democratic Party concerning the recent honor bestowed upon Devarjae DJ …
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3/12/25
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To the Editor,
I am 69 years old and I lived through Vietnam, Nixon and the Reagan years, but I have never seen an attack on our democracy like this.
In the past, there was bipartisan …
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3/12/25
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To the Editor:
I just finished reading my Beacon and two articles force me to send a response.
The first article is written by Mr. Howell concerning Joy Fox’s story about seeing deer …
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3/12/25
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