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7/25/24
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To the Editor,
Last week, property owners in Warwick received a letter from the City Finance Dept informing them that there will be a Property Tax Revaluation and that government agents are to …
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7/25/24
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Okay, we’ve had a few hot and sticky days…well, actually a string of those days until last Thursday when it felt like we’d been released from a pressure cooker. People were …
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7/25/24
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It would be challenging to list the highlights of Doris Brennan Weir’s athletic career without omitting some accomplishment, title or record. She was simply among the finest female swimmers in …
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By KEN DOOLEY Special to the Herald
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7/25/24
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While our focus here has always been, and always will be, on the local events, people, and incidents that shape our daily lives, sometimes nationwide or worldwide events occur that require some level …
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7/25/24
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7/24/24
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The Rhode Island Interscholastic League football schedules have been released for the upcoming season, and although I will be diving in much deeper as we get closer, I do have a few initial thoughts, …
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7/24/24
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I knew her; the blonde hair, the bright smile and the eyes. Yet I couldn’t place her. She was out of context. But she knew me. The fact I was carrying a notebook and holding a camera was a …
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7/18/24
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To the Editor,
Once again I must disagree entirely with the Beacon's editorial in last week's paper headlined, "Open season on illicit fireworks must end."
Yes, there are state …
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7/18/24
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To the Editor,
As reported in the Beacon, it seems entirely appropriate that Oliver Perry, the 9th ranked student in Hendricken's 2024 graduating class, will attend the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. …
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7/18/24
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To the Editor,
In light of the shocking attempt on President Trump’s life this past Saturday, our nation stands at a critical juncture. Such a harrowing event not only …
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7/18/24
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To the Editor,
Executives at the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) are making bundles of cash. The President and CEO enjoys $800,000 per year in salary and bonuses.
And we get an …
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7/18/24
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We want to utilize this space this week to give Governor Dan McKee some credit. Not for magically making a new Washington Bridge appear out of the ether two years ahead of schedule, but for finally …
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7/18/24
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7/17/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: With 122 days until the Nov. 5 election (as of the writing of this column), Democrats find themselves in a fix. Various news reports this week had President Biden weighing a …
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7/11/24
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“I felt a drop,” Jonathan Knight said looking up at the gray clouds overhead.
He looked at his watch. It was approaching 10 a.m.
“It was about this time last year when it …
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7/11/24
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To the Editor:
In an editorial of June 27 (“Action on climate change must be bipartisan”) you write “While the state has set forth on a bold course to cut zero emissions by …
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To the Editor,
Why is the city of Warwick allowing individuals to set off illegal fireworks every 4th of July without arrests being made?
Why aren’t officers enforcing Rhode Island …
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7/11/24
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If a tree falls in the forest but no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? We don’t have the expertise or requisite philosophy degree to answer that, but we do know one thing for …
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7/11/24
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7/10/24
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