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Last Tuesday, June 4, the RI House Judiciary Committee unanimously passed a bill (H 7165A) that’s a step toward decriminalizing prostitution.
Lobbyists for decriminalized prostitution have …
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By DONNA M. HUGHES
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6/6/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: During a fiery speech Tuesday in the House of Representatives’ chamber at the State House, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha warned of the growing healthcare crisis …
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6/6/24
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I’ve never been in a parade. Well, actually I have although not of my own planning.
Saturday is parade day, the center piece to Gaspee Days. Now, if you don’t know what Gaspee is …
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6/6/24
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Hi.
This is my first full week as the new publisher of the Cranston Herald. In my wildest dreams, this is not a sentence I ever thought I would write.
As Herald Editor Rory Schuler reported …
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By JOY FOX
Cranston Herald Publisher
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6/6/24
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To the Editor,
The Herald’s May 30th editorial headlined, “A win for common sense gun laws,” displays a remarkable misunderstanding of the Second Amendment, while its …
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6/6/24
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We are delighted to receive word that the Rhode Island House of Representatives will be moving forward a bill from Rep. Joseph McNamara during a vote this week to allow one member of the Rhode Island …
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6/6/24
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To the Residents of Ward 6
It is with great sadness that I announce that I will not be running for re-election. The last 30 years that I have served as your elected official on the City …
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6/6/24
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6/5/24
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6/5/24
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To the Editor,
To my friends and neighbors in Ward 3, thank you for the honor and privilege in representing you on the Warwick City Council the last eight years. As I’ve said …
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5/30/24
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To the Editor,
I am writing to express my sincere gratitude to the professional, caring members of our local Fire Department. This past week they assisted me into my home after I was …
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5/30/24
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To the Editor,
It used to be you could set your clock by it. The first jet took off at 6 a.m. from T. F. Green.
Over the past few years the time has gradually crept backwards. One morning a …
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5/30/24
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To the Editor:
In a letter (published on) May 16 (“Dems trying to tip the scales”) AH Liddle pointedly asks what Beacon readers think of Democrats via “an endless series of …
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5/30/24
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To the Editor,
Israel has to eliminate Hamas. That is the only just and proportionate response to the genocidal slaughter of innocent Israeli civilians that took place on October 7th, 2023.
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5/30/24
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“I’m a chlorine addict.”
Was I hearing Joe McGair correctly? Was he spending so much time in McDermott Pool that he actually has become addicted to chlorine?
Surely …
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5/30/24
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While it won’t yet be official as of the time of this writing, we have learned from credible sources that a bill currently in the Rhode Island legislature that would strengthen and bolster the …
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5/30/24
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5/29/24
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After two years of negotiation, faculty at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) are set to have a new contract with the Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education, which manages public …
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By ALEXANDER CASTRO
Rhode Island Current
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5/23/24
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As your Senator, my priorities always have been and will continue to be focused on fiscal responsibility and structural change in order to lower tax burdens, increase effectiveness, and improve the …
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By ANTHONY P. DeLUCA II
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5/23/24
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To the Editor,
We went to the Planning Board meeting earlier this month to hear about a plan that will affect us all. The airport is building a massive FedEx facility to move cargo, via …
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5/23/24
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