On a recent Saturday morning I was out for my daily run when I came across hundreds of racial bias protesters assembling at the entrance to Colt State Park on Asylum Road, preparing to march …
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6/17/20
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Are you distraught by what our fellow Americans have done to our black American brothers and sisters over the last several weeks/months?
Can you “accept” what happened to George …
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6/4/20
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With regard to the police ‘dispersing’ groups of any size, the First Amendment reads, in part: "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the right of the people peaceably to assemble …
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5/28/20
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To the editor:
Rhode Islanders have lost our voice. Whether or not we approve of how our governor is responding to this crisis, we have lost our voice. Regardless of our individual opinions …
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5/28/20
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This is regarding the high school senior class of 2020. The heartbreak is there.We realize the frustration you are experiencing.
The graduating Class of 1943 went through a bad ordeal. We were …
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5/28/20
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ACLU of Rhode Island executive director Steven Brown released this statement after Gov. Gina Raimondo’s announcement and release of the “Crush Covid RI” app:
As the Governor …
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5/20/20
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On Sunday, May 10, Mothers’ Day, Bristol’s Arthur Medeiros celebrated his 100 th birthday.
His many friends and family members organized a motorcade, including by one person’s …
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5/15/20
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When the world changed in March 2020 due to Covid 19, and our communities were shut down to shelter in place and socially distance, we started a campaign with two goals — support our struggling …
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5/14/20
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, I have observed the Bristol police report becoming larger every week, with the majority of incidents being so called “concerned citizens” …
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5/14/20
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President Obama’s Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel believed that a crisis was an opportunity to do things that you once thought were impossible.
We are facing a pandemic of historic …
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5/7/20
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To the editor:
A Twin River billboard on I-195 captures the irony of the age. “Let’s all come together. Stay home. Stay safe.” How do we come together when we are practicing …
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5/7/20
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Letters have appeared recently that appear to seek to shield the president from any responsibility for the fact that with just over 4 percent of the Earth’s population, we have about one-third …
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5/7/20
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I feel it necessary to point out not only the bias demonstrated in Thomas Brown’s letter regarding President Trump’s handling of the present pandemic , but also his regrettable …
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5/1/20
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Well, it was a good laugh. The closing sentence in the letter titled " Thankfully our Presidential Leadership gives us hope ” states that we should all have a little love, compassion and …
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4/23/20
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When Goglia’s market closes its doors, Bristol won’t lose just a great neighborhood market, it will lose an institution. No other place shares its one-of-a-kind character.
Built by …
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4/23/20
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It bothers me that the noose constricting our freedoms has been so continually tightened of late that our rights have been all but dissolved in the name of protecting us from ourselves and others …
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4/17/20
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We can all agree that our nation has entered uncharted waters over this Covid 19 virus, and Congress is already planning to go even deeper into those waters.
Last week our federal government …
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4/16/20
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Why do so many intelligent, successful people support our president? In the face of never-ending, wacky, and unsubstantiated claims as illustrated in Thomas Browns’s letter (“ These days, …
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4/16/20
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To the editor:
During these challenging times, postal employees are working hard to ensure residents stay connected with their world through the mail. Whether it’s medications, a package, …
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4/10/20
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As a member of many organizations, I receive invoices via my mail carrier to continue my membership. Often these invoices ask for additional funds at my discretion to help with building maintenance, …
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4/10/20
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Last week’s editorial makes the strange suggestion that because the schools are closed now, the Town should rebate the equivalent cost of running these schools to the parents of the students. …
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4/9/20
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I have been saying for several years that we — America — are in trouble because we seem unable to do well even the most fundamental things, such as maintain adequate streets, roads, and …
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4/8/20
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I am writing this letter in desperation to get someone’s reply.
When will someone come forward and announce that all activity for the Bristol Fourth of July celebration will be postponed …
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4/2/20
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With millions of Americans now working and learning at home, many of us are spending more and more time online. While the internet offers us many opportunities for communication, exploration and …
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4/2/20
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We at the Bristol Historical & Preservation Society believe that history can help advance our town’s economic development and provide solutions to current problems. To that end, last …
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3/6/20
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