Has it felt to anyone else like we’ve gone through a year’s worth of chaos, disruption and uncertainty in less than a month? That’s because we have. And this dizzying strategy of …
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2/19/25
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By Tim Jones
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2/19/25
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Everyone talks about waste and fraud, but no one does anything about it. That may sum up the view of many, if not most, supporters of President Donald Trump as his administration …
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By IAN DONNIS
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2/12/25
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I was heartened to read in the article, Willkommen an der Garden City School , that Roxanne Gustafson, Executive Director of Curriculum, Assessments, and Grants for Cranston Schools, …
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2/12/25
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The article, “Willkommen an Der Garden City School” in last week’s Herald the educators of Frankfurt International School in Oberursel Germany, Jean-Marie Kahn principal of the …
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2/12/25
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To the Editor,
In light of the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Agency for International Development, I’d like to offer my observations as a former USAID contractor.
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Rhode Island’s health care system is in crisis, and it cannot be ignored any longer.
As many Rhode Islanders can attest, booking a doctor’s appointment has never been more difficult. …
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By Michael Wagner, MD and John Fernandez
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2/12/25
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2/12/25
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Why does everything just seem a little less dark when it snows? There’s actually a scientific reason for that. Snow is really great at reflecting light, so any time there is a covering of it …
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2/12/25
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2/12/25
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STORY OF THE WEEK: If the past week tells us anything, here are a few starting points: 1) Democratic-leaning states like Rhode Island are in no way immune from the changes emanating from the White …
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By TIM JONES
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2/5/25
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2/5/25
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To the Editor,
I wish the Cranston Police Department’s Capt. Justin Dutra would have done his research before making his statement. If he did check the current information with the city …
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2/5/25
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The comments made by city spokesmen Mr. [Anthony] Moretti [Mayor Kenneth Hopkins’ chief of staff], and [police Capt. Dutra] in the article Council’s Baptism: Thorny Issues Surface …
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2/5/25
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To the Editor,
The uneducated statement by [Mayor Kenneth Hopkins’ Chief of Staff] Anthony Moretti that "indoor [gun] ranges don’t substantially reduce the noise" is so very untrue. …
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2/5/25
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Upon reading the recent story entitled “Council’s baptism: Thorny issues surface again,” I noticed a few inaccuracies shared by our city leadership concerning the issue with the …
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By HEIDI LAVIGNE
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2/5/25
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To the Editor,
As a proponent of moving the police training gun range, I was disappointed to see Capt. [Justin] Dutra characterize concerns about the range as an “anti-firearm” …
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2/5/25
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2/5/25
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