To the Editor,
Rhode Island Airport Corporation’s President, Iftikhar Ahmad, PE, rarely puts himself before a public body that can say no to his demands for airport expansion and make it …
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8/8/24
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“Weather alert”
There was no missing the words. There they were on my screen just as I was prepared to watch NBC coverage of the Olympics. Were we going to get hit with severe …
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8/8/24
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8/7/24
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With Rhode Islanders getting a much-needed reprieve from recent, relentlessly scorching heat waves this week, it provides an opportunity to ponder the transitional nature of August; a month that …
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8/7/24
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8/1/24
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It was a warm summer night and we were a world away from Rhode Island although hardly 20 miles from Newport Harbor where it all started that morning.
It was dark, very dark. Occasionally, the …
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8/1/24
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The Summer Olympic Games kicked off in Paris last week, heralding the beginning of a three-week period where the world’s most talented athletes gather to seek glory for their homelands on the …
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8/1/24
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To the Editor,
In March of 2023, I wrote about how the needle was moving on student achievement in our schools. At the July 9th School Committee meeting, Dr. Lisa Schultz, Director …
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8/1/24
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To the Editor,
My name is Alexis Forsberg, and I am 11 years old. I am writing to share my thoughts and point of view about something very important that is happening in our forests and …
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8/1/24
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To the Editor,
How often do Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse ride to work on a RIPTA bus? I think we all know the answer to that, but I wish, just the same, that columnists Ryan Doherty …
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8/1/24
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7/31/24
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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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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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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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