Letters to the Editor
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To the editor:
The Town of Barrington’s next Financial Town Meeting (FTM) will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25, in the Barrington High School auditorium for registered voters to …
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5/19/22
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To the editor:
Among recent national and global media attention on our small town, an article in The Daily Signal mentioned, “Parents United Barrington”, and we’re aware …
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5/18/22
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To the editor:
Please vote NO at the next FTM on a resolution that would open the door to demolition of the monastery building on Watson Avenue.
At last year's FTM, a resolution to …
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5/18/22
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To the editor:
Dear Barrington neighbors, I write to ask you for your support to preserve the Carmelite Monastery building on Watson Avenue by attending the upcoming Financial Town Meeting and …
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5/18/22
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To the editor:
At the upcoming Barrington Financial Town Meeting (FTM), the town will bring a motion to investigate tearing down the monastery building at 25 Watson Ave. I encourage all …
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5/18/22
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To the editor:
Dear fellow residents. After the recent leak of the Supreme Court’s draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Barrington State Representative, Liana …
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5/17/22
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To the editor:
The writing is on the wall: the US Supreme Court will issue its opinion overturning Roe v. Wade next month. The time is now to act in Rhode Island to do all we can to protect each …
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5/17/22
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To the editor:
The following is a joint statement issued by TJ Peck and Frazier Bell who are running a coordinated campaign as independent candidates for the Barrington School Committee.
We …
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5/17/22
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I am writing to bring attention to the two bills recently filed in the RI Senate (S2549) and RI House (H7500) proposing taxpayer dollars be used for abortion. As a Christian, I believe I have a moral …
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5/13/22
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When I served on the council, the state offered to sell Haines Park to the town for $1. As the town was maintaining the property, it was thought to be a good idea.
The sports groups got together …
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5/13/22
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I am writing in strong opposition to taxpayer funding for abortion on demand in Rhode Island.
There is a bill in the state legislature (S2549 and H7442) which will allocate your tax …
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5/13/22
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To the editor:
It was such a long wet winter that the fields couldn’t be mowed until a few weeks ago. This did not please my beautiful pheasant and he fled next door where there was a nice …
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5/13/22
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To the editor:
Ka-Boom! Could our democratic society implode from internal causes? Tragically, this is becoming thinkable and even likely. Many Americans seem clueless or …
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5/6/22
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To the editor:
I have lived in town for over 31 years and for most of that time had a favorable impression of the BUVC, the Barrington United Veterans Council, and I knew that the group had …
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5/4/22
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To the editor:
The proposed 2022-2023 school budget was presented to the Barrington School Committee on Thursday, April 28. While I am certain much time and planning went into developing this …
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5/4/22
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To the editor:
I feel obliged to clarify facts in response to Josh Bickford’s April 27 editorial about the 8 reasons to reject the Haines Park plan.
The two proposed fields at Haines …
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5/4/22
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To the editor:
Town Hall's flagpole fetish fortunately is ending.
In 2020 the Town Council adopted a blatantly discriminatory, unconstitutional policy of allowing private flags on the town …
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5/3/22
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To the editor:
Liberty, in common usage, means “freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control.” Thankfully, because of our constitution, we have a system of laws to …
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4/29/22
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To the editor:
It’s that time of the year again. The onslaught of gas powered lawn equipment usage and associated hazards are upon us yet again. If you’ve ever had a peaceful morning …
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4/28/22
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Dear community members,
Be Great For Nate was created four years ago to support youth in our community by raising suicide awareness. It has been our honor to serve in this organization in memory …
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4/26/22
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The highest-and-best use of the town-owned, former Carmelite Monastery property on Watson Avenue would be luxury townhouses for ages 55-plus. That may be considered an elitist stance in a community …
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4/22/22
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To the editor:
I attended in person (and spoke at) the April 5 Planning Board meeting to get a general sense of the current status of the plans for the Carmelite Monastery and the Shine Harmony …
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4/22/22
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To the editor:
My wife and I regularly walk our dog on leash in our neighborhood, and we are always careful to pick up any poop our dog might leave on lawns and take it home to dispose of …
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4/22/22
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To the editor: Scott Pickering's extensive article in East Bay Life on the extremely complex issue of rights to our shoreline, a cause championed in the 1986 Constitutional Convention by Bristol's …
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4/21/22
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To the editor: Several days ago I entered my local gym only to see a twenty-something guy hoofing it on a treadmill, earbuds in, wearing a “F*** BIDEN” t-shirt. Writing this, I …
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4/20/22
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