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1/24/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK : Will the real Rhode Island stand up? Is it the place where Gov. Dan McKee’s latest budget proposal “will help ensure our state reaches its fullest potential,” as …
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1/24/24
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As sure as life, death, and the Buffalo Bills losing in a high-stakes playoff game, so too is there a certainty that no state budget will satisfy every taxpayer that ultimately helps to foot the …
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1/24/24
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It seems a little silly to be pontificating about the weather in a region that is nationally known for being absurdly inconsistent when it comes to the moods of Mother Nature.
However, given …
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1/18/24
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It’s rare that I’m early to an event. Just ask Lauren Slocum at the Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce or the mayor’s office, which schedules in the course of a year anywhere …
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1/18/24
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To the Editor,
Some years ago, I think in the 1990's, I read an open letter which was published in the New York Times and written by the Central Rabbinical Congress Of The U.S.A. and Canada, …
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1/18/24
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To the Editor,
It has been very obvious from reading local papers over the last few weeks how much of a tussle Rhode Island Green Airport and the City of Warwick have found themselves in. …
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1/18/24
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1/18/24
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To the Editor,
According to the General Laws of Rhode Island, the number one duty of a school committee is: “To identify educational needs in the community”.
Based on the low …
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1/18/24
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1/17/24
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To the Editor,
On Monday, January 8, 2024 I sent an email to Rhode Island Speaker of the House K. Joseph Shekarchi. My email was in reference to restoring meaningful cost-of-living adjustments …
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1/11/24
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When Karen Daniel of Los Angeles l and her film team suggested visiting the Beacon offices Sunday I imagined she hadn’t followed the forecasts of a possible snow storm.
I was wrong.
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1/11/24
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To the Editor,
Martin Luther King Day is a national holiday to remember and honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his work for racial justice. He was an ordained minister, as was his …
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1/11/24
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There are few qualities we value more in the media world than that of transparency. As the famous slogan of the Washington Post has long declared: “Democracy dies in darkness.”
It …
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1/11/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: The Rhode Island General Assembly returned to business last week, with the usual feeling of something akin to students returning to the classroom for the first day of school. House …
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1/10/24
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1/10/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: The Rhode Island General Assembly returned to business last week, with the usual feeling of something akin to students returning to the classroom for the first day of school. House …
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1/10/24
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1/10/24
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To the Editor,
The biblical Goliath apparently felt free to wreak havoc wherever he wished, simply because of his size. The Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) and the Federal Aviation …
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LETTERS
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1/4/24
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It was a rhythmic clanking like snow chains only barely audible. We put down our forks and looked at each other across the dining room table. My first thought was that it was a new sound from our …
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1/4/24
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