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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We have a beautiful state, we really do. We enjoy the miles of ocean, beautiful parks, wonderful restaurants, and good people. You can get from one point in Rhode Island to another in one hour.
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By JOANNE GIANNINI
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1/4/24
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It may very well give a reader whiplash at how rapidly the onset of the artificial intelligence (AI) era has been ushered into our everyday discourse — but make no mistake, it is here, and not …
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1/4/24
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1/3/24
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