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Letter: What can you do to help clean our community?

We should all be proud of ourselves that, as a nation, we have set aside one day every year to celebrate the Earth and hopefully do a small thing to help keep it clean and livable. For … more

4/28/21

Editorial: Theater company deserves better than eviction

Perhaps this drama will have a happy ending, but the plot to pry the Bristol Theatre Company from its home in the former Reynolds School building feels unnecessarily dark. First, the theater … more

4/22/21

Letter: Consider a ‘tax holiday’ to help state and businesses

There exists in Bristol a pithy expression of truth: “What happens after the Fourth of July Parade?” The answer is “Winter.” Each year Rhode Island … more

4/22/21

Letter: Maybe it’s time for more regionalization

The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) of the Bristol Warren Regional School District has once again completed its annual springtime budget deliberations , with the usual results of both an increase in … more

4/21/21

Letter: Learn how legalized pot could impact teens’ lives

To the editor: As the likely legalization of recreational marijuana for residents over 21 years of age in Rhode Island is moving forward, I encourage parents to learn how this could impact their … more

4/20/21

Letter: Why I decided to get a firearm

To the editor: Several years ago, it occurred to me that I wanted to take greater responsibility for my safety and that of my family. I am a daughter, sister, mother, and a registered nurse. As … more

4/18/21

Editorial: ‘Tax the rich!’

When state governments need money, they often focus on familiar targets: personal sins (drinking, smoking and gambling), fossil fuels and the rich. In the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing … more

4/15/21

Letter: Thank you! Getting my shots was easy peasy

With all the negativity that has been going on lately, I wanted to write something about feeling good. Getting my first Covid shot was so frustrating, to say the least. But … more

4/15/21

Commentary: Hiking personal income taxes is ill-timed and short-sighted

Several bills have been introduced in the Rhode Island General Assembly to add a new top state personal income tax bracket, thereby threatening to impose a higher tax burden on business, and … more

4/14/21

Letter: Discussion on virus is overlooking the public interest

To the editor: John Adams was one of the foremost of the American patriots wanting to break from England. However, to his great credit, when the British soldiers in the “Boston … more

4/8/21

Letter: God is part of our Declaration of Independence

After reading the letter of Paul Salesi (“ The 11th Commandment? ” ), I must remind him of the Declaration of Independence, which states “that they are endowed by their Creator with … more

4/8/21

Letter: Keep selling guns, just don’t sell the bullets

As well illustrated by Senior Chief Salesi’s letter of last week (“The 11th Commandment?”), neither the Church or the Constitution conveys a “God given right” to bear … more

4/8/21

Letter: Is the 11th Commandment about guns?

In response to Peter Hewett’s letter of March 25, “ The 2nd amendment - a different perspective ,” I offer the following for your consideration. I am not a gun owner, but a … more

4/1/21

Letter: Biking is more inviting when you feel safe

As I’ve been following progress on the Bristol Bicycle Connector, the question I hear repeatedly is, “Why should we let people bike through our town? They have the whole East Bay Bike … more

4/1/21

Letter: Writer’s marijuana claims were misleading at best

I would like to respond to the misleading letter from last week by Michael Byrnes about marijuana legalization . Mr. Byrnes selected six bullet points from “an article that appeared in the … more

4/1/21

Letter: Marijuana legalization is 'legislative malpractice'

To the editor: Legalizing recreational marijuana (RM) is now on the plate of our governor and legislature. The projection is that in as little as a year RM will be in our state, and in a … more

3/31/21

Letter: 400 years later, Pokanokets stand for recognition

To the editor: Thursday, April 1 is the 400th anniversary of the signing of a treaty between the Pokanoket Massasoit Ousamequin and Plymouth Colony Governor John Carver. Their initial … more

3/31/21

Editorial: The government giveth and taketh away

The main notion behind the multi-trillion-dollar federal bailout was to pump aid directly and immediately to citizens who have suffered financial harm during the pandemic. That injection of cash will … more

3/26/21

Letter: The 2nd amendment – a different perspective

I am also a gun owner, veteran and a naval war college graduate, but I disagree with Bill Bullard’s singular argument that the sole purpose for the 2 nd Amendment was to ensure the nation had a … more

3/26/21

Letter: Yes, please, to a bike path in our front yard

I am writing in support of the proposed Bristol Bicycle Connector . It will provide a safe, attractive multi-use path for walkers, runners and casual bikers who live south of the current East Bay … more

3/25/21

Letter: Brown needs to open up the Pokanoket lands

Some weeks ago I brought my 10-year-old grandson to Mt Hope Farm to continue our exploration of the history and lives of the Indigenous peoples who once inhabited the very land where we live … more

3/25/21

Letter: State has a history of misusing precious properties

My wife Gail and I have walked in Colt State Park with a small group of other health-conscious Bristolians for nearly three decades. Our trip through this beautiful park takes us by the massive Colt … more

3/25/21

Letter: What are our legislators thinking in legalizing marijuana?

An article in last week’s Bristol Phoenix noted that local legislators Walter Felag, June Speakman, Jason Knight and Susan Donovan expressed their support for legalization of marijuana for … more

3/25/21

Letter: National defense and gun rights — not the match they once were

As a gun owner, veteran, and a former Naval War College instructor, I agree the Founding Fathers saw the value in an armed citizenry. However, we need to take into account vast changes in the world … more

3/18/21

Letter: Fair Pay Act is like tilting at windmills

In the March 4 Phoenix , State Rep. Susan Donovan and Kelly Nevins (who?) urged us to leap for the nearest phone and ask our legislators to support the Fair Pay Act. I cannot find a bill on the … more

3/18/21