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7/10/24
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To the Editor,
An open letter to Speaker Shekarchi,
In November of 2011, the General Assembly enacted the Rhode Island Retirement Security Act of 2011 (RIRSA). According to the Economic …
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7/4/24
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The Fourth of July often serves as a time for family and friends to come together, through picnics, barbeques and firework shows. Children run to the beach while grandparents retell stories from …
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7/4/24
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It’s been decades since a cat was a member of our household. While there have been some wonderful felines, including Sam, we’ve always adopted dogs. The cats, more or less, adopted …
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7/4/24
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To the Editor,
Without umpires the game of baseball would be less exciting. They call the balls and strikes and perceive from their own point of view. If there were not umpires the game of …
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7/3/24
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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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Usually after a debate ends, a new debate begins as to who won it, or whether it will affect the election. Instead, the debate swirling after this recent Biden-Trump debate is over whether Biden …
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By STEVE FRIAS
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7/3/24
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It started with no handshake between two candidates who don’t like each other. When the inevitable question came about the candidates' advanced age and why they didn’t think it was an …
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By KEN BLOCK
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7/3/24
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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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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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6/26/24
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6/20/24
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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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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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