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To the Editor,
I was glad to have the chance to read the messages of congratulation and encouragement offered to members of the Class of 2024(Supplement to the Beacon, June 27). But I was …
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7/3/24
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The Fourth of July will soon be upon us… Hopefully, a time for a sunny day with picnics or barbeques in the back yard or a day at the beach, followed by fireworks at night.
But it is not …
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6/27/24
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To the Editor,
“Hope” being our state motto, it’s very fitting that we never wanted to give up hope in finding a way to save Linn Health and Rehabilitation from closure.
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6/27/24
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To the Editor,
Recently, while driving down Veterans Memorial Dr. in Apponaug, I couldn’t help but notice the sad condition of the plantings in the median strip which runs between two …
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6/27/24
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This was a get-away and work weekend we had talked about but just couldn’t seem to pull off.
Then my son, Jack, suggested we stop at his home in western Massachusetts. A plan emerged; …
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6/27/24
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Judging by certain responses to our editorial last week, there is plenty of political polarization to go around, even in dark blue Rhode Island. In divisive 2024 America, not even a relatively bland …
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6/27/24
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6/26/24
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To the Editor,
In the 2024 Green Bond, $5 million is being allocated to logging and prescribed burning under the misleading name of, "forests and habitat management."
Two Foresters, to be …
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6/20/24
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To the Editor,
In the Spring & Summer of 2020 I was a Warwick resident and graduate student looking to make a difference in the lives of my neighbors. Determined, I ran for our …
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6/20/24
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To the Editor,
Councilwoman and former Council President, Donna Travis is not just the person that has done “more good than anyone else” for the residents of Oakland Beach. She has …
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There’s nothing like resuming a routine after an extended hiatus to notice change.
I haven’t resumed morning rows on the bay as much as I would like to. Nonetheless, I look out on …
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6/20/24
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6/20/24
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With the legislative session coming to a close last week, it seems an appropriate time to give a grade to Warwick’s own K. Joseph Shekarchi, the Speaker of the House since 2021.
When …
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6/20/24
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6/19/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: The General Assembly closed its 2024 session with a flurry of activity that ended around 1:32 last Friday morning. The Senate made a final vote on the $13.9 billion budget — …
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6/19/24
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There’s a new generation of film producers emerging in Rhode Island.
They will be a force to be reckoned with in Hollywood, New York and the global film industry in general.
We always …
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5/2/24
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Around kitchen tables in every community, people are talking about higher prices and fewer available services. Whether at the grocery store or the doctor’s office, whether through higher rent …
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By Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi
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6/13/24
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You have to get to the Gaspee Day early to really catch the show…and better yet, learn what could put Rhode Island on the national stage. Well, or at least, the next viral sensation.
As …
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6/13/24
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There is landmark legislation currently pending before the General Assembly that seeks to provide something most Rhode Islanders thought they already had: a remedy for violations of their state …
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By RICHARD SINAPI
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6/13/24
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Found within Governor Dan McKee’s nearly $14 billion budget were plenty of items and priorities to be encouraged by, including an unprecedented investment in the creation of housing and a …
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6/13/24
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