If ever there was a worthy cause for taking righteous outrage to the vitriolic world of social media, the recent string of animal abandonment cases in Warwick in recent weeks and months certainly …
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3/7/24
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I wish I had taken physics, because I might better understand what happened to my dinner. I never got to eat it, or for that matter see it, although it was there.
Carol expected I would be late, …
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12/14/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: RI Attorney General Peter acause of government transparency, often saying that the state’s public records law should be a floor and not a ceiling. So how transparent is …
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11/8/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: At the ripe old age of 35, Gabe Amo has emerged as the bright new star among Rhode Island Democrats. While he will enter Congress as its most junior member, Amo seems poised to …
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11/16/23
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To the Editor,
The leaves fell softly like snowflakes. Although I wasn’t gifted with a good sense of direction, I embarked on the three-mile loop in City Park, despite the path being …
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11/16/23
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Buoyed by the success of a pilot Senior Fellows Program, Leadership Rhode Island (LRI) and Age-Friendly Rhode Island (AFRI) are now looking to raise about $30,000 to fund another session in the …
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By HERB WEISS
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12/14/23
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To the Editor,
Currently we are faced with the support of two foreign wars, civil unrest, and tragic active shooter incidents Also, Congress must act prudently by November 17 to avoid a …
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11/16/23
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Not in decades, and perhaps never like this before, has the state received such a sudden, dire reminder of the importance of our local infrastructure, and keeping up with the difficult process of …
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12/14/23
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To the Editor:
US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse recently spoke to a group of business leaders and referenced a RI Coastal Resources Management Council report that indicated Warwick is especially …
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11/16/23
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Warning: This is another column about dogs.
I know I’ve written a lot about canines over the last two weeks: a story featuring Hillary Gillinder of Rhody Home Adopt who has fostered 250 …
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11/16/23
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10/11/23
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There was something somberly fitting about the inconsistency among various government and private entities regarding when to observe the most recent Veterans’ Day, which fell on a Saturday this …
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11/16/23
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11/8/23
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12/27/23
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To the Editor:
As the holidays are here, this is a good time to talk about Roger Williams. I have been studying Roger Williams for six years, and here are some of his ideas:
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11/30/23
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To the Editor;
Shamefully, Treasurer Diossa has refused to change the location of the meeting of his “Advisory Working Group.” A number of State retirees asked that the meeting …
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11/30/23
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Dear Editor:
As a regular reader of Linda Petersen’s columns, I enjoy her homespun take on issues of everyday life that many of us—especially as parents and …
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11/23/23
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To the Editor,
I, like many, note with despair the seemingly intractable situation in Gaza. It likewise appears impossible at the same time, to have a rational, civil conversation about this war …
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11/30/23
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To the Editor,
History buffs will recall that President Teddy Roosevelt, after being unable to locate a wild bear to shoot during a hunting trip, refused to shoot an injured bear his assistants …
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11/23/23
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To the Editor;
City Council President Steve McAllister is worried about climate change. He wants us to be prepared for events that may or may not occur in the future.(“Now more than ever …
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11/30/23
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