While we have no quarrel with the choice of the editors, we do have objections to the process they used to come to that choice.
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9/4/23
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To the editor:
September has been designated Hunger Action Month by Feeding America, the largest charity working to end hunger in the United States. That makes it the perfect time to consider …
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8/31/23
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To the editor:
Last Sunday, Aug. 20, we went to see the band Trinity, and all they play is Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and they do it very well. We left our house in Warren at 4 p.m. and …
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8/31/23
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To the editor:
Some 50 years ago, a bachelorette party was held with invitations to employees of various modeling agencies. A young, exquisite, classy, beautiful lady joined them as a chaperone …
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8/31/23
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To the editor:
If you've seen the news lately you have probably noticed the increase in union activities where workers are organizing and using collective bargaining to demand fair wages and …
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8/31/23
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Former U.S. Rep. David Cicilline put Rhode Island in a precarious position when he left office months after winning re-election to take another, more lucrative job. The result is an important federal …
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8/30/23
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To the editor:
Today was the first of day of school, and the bus transportation was far from smooth or reliable. Our son's bus was a half hour late this morning, one of several delayed buses, …
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8/29/23
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To the editor:
The Barrington Educational Support Team (BEST) thanks you for your support all these years and we hope we can count on you once again to support us as we draft our new contract …
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8/29/23
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The slight rumble which you may have heard on Wednesday evening during the Republican Presidential debate was former governor and U.S. Senator John Chafee, former Secretary of State Susan Farmer, …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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8/29/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: After being dogged for weeks by the signature-gathering controversy, Sabina Matos’ campaign is ramping up its criticism of Aaron Regunberg, buoying the perception that he is …
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By Ian Donnis
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8/22/23
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To the editor:
To my friends and neighbors on the DEI Committee, Allow me to introduce you to five famous (perhaps infamous) fellow Americans. Clarence Brandenburg, Gary Lee Johnson, Mary …
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8/16/23
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Automobile speedometers are not marked STOP or GO; nor are they marked SLOW or FAST. They have gradations — in MPH or KPH — from 0 to 150 or so. We use common sense, road …
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8/15/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: With a little more than three weeks until the Sept. 5 primary in Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District, the race has entered a more combative phase. A case in point was a …
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By Ian Donnis
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8/15/23
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To the editor:
The Rhode Island General Assembly should consider making changes to its process. For example, If Rhode Island legislation has been recommended for passage by a committee and then …
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8/10/23
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To the editor:
For the better part of a year now I have read every article written on the monastery. Many people have offered their concerns, ideas and advice. I believe the Council and the …
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8/10/23
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As the Rabbi and President of Temple Habonim, Barrington's one and only synagogue, we were deeply disturbed and offended by the Barrington Times's coverage of the explicitly …
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8/10/23
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As Jewish teens, we are no strangers to the many small acts of antisemitism that place on a regular basis, whether it be little pencil sketches of swastikas in the bathroom …
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8/10/23
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To the editor:
I read the article in the Barrington Times on the proposal to replace gas engine powered blowers and edgers with battery power; to eliminate annoying noise! At the FTM I …
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8/10/23
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We owe the community an explanation for our coverage of graffiti, vandalism and hate speech in the July 26 issue of the Barrington Times. As many remember, that issue included a front-page story …
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8/9/23
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To the editor:
Recently my wife and I went to Blue Trail Launch Site, which is at the end of Corys Lane in Portsmouth. My wife was scared of this surrounding area, scared to be in an area she …
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8/8/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: If you want to give Democrats agita, look no further than a New York Times/Siena College poll pointing to a potential neck-and-neck rematch between Donald Trump and President Joe …
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By Ian Donnis
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8/8/23
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To the editor:
Victory Day, is celebrated in Rhode Island on the second Wednesday of August. It marks the surrender of Japan, ending World War II. To celebrate termination of humanity’s …
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8/3/23
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Dear Members of the Barrington Community,
It is with a heavy heart that I write to you to express my dismay at how the events at Sherwood Park and my reaction to them in last week’s paper, …
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8/1/23
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To the editor:
I am very concerned that Little League president Aguiar downplayed the racist and anti-semitic aspects of the graffiti incident at Sherwood Field, as reported in the Barrington …
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8/1/23
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To the editor:
Beer cans and Gatorade bottles, potential food fights and condiment theft — typical teenage stuff? Is it “typical teenage stuff” to spray paint a NAZI SWASTIKA …
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8/1/23
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