To the editor:
Every day 100 Americans are shot and killed.
Read that again.
Every single day we lose 100 Americans to preventable gun violence. That is 100 Americans too many. And yet …
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7/18/20
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To the editor:
Over the past months I have become increasingly alarmed by the hyper-partisan nature of American politics. Before the advent of COVID 19, political views felt extremist and …
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7/17/20
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To the editor:
I want to thank everyone for sharing their thoughts and voices about flying a rainbow flag - or any other - along with the stars and stripes on town property. I have to say I am …
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7/17/20
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I would like to answer a letter placed in the Bristol Phoenix on July 9 by Lisa Peterson ( Who are these ‘Citizens’? Bristol voters deserve answers ).
We rent the VFW building to a …
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7/16/20
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America has lot its way.
No other country has sacrificed or legislated or spent more than America to foster equality. In spite of this, America is locked in a modern-day civil war.
The …
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7/15/20
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To the editor:
In response to Mr. Rimoshytus , I absolutely disagree that cutting the school budget would make any sense given the uncertainties and costs of reopening the schools. We do not yet …
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7/3/20
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To the editor:
The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is considering dropping the “and Providence Plantations” part of its name. I grew up in Barrington, an almost …
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7/2/20
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Peter Hewett’s letter in the June 18 Phoenix (“Of Course black lives matter ….”), and other recent related events, compel a rational, factual response.
Mr. Hewett …
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7/2/20
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In response to the Black Lives Matter march and flag flying over Town Hall, a new group, Bristol County Concerned Citizens (BCCC), has petitioned to march to promote “traditional American …
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7/2/20
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To the editor:
I’ve lived in Barrington for 19 years and I’ve never understood why all the streets in neighborhoods closest to beach access have No Parking signs on every utility …
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7/2/20
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I read with great interest in last week’s Phoenix about a new organization called “Bristol County Concerned Citizens” and then paused in astonishment at the blatant …
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7/2/20
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I read with both admiration and dismay about the new group calling themselves, “ Bristol County Concerned Citizens. ” I admire their passion and desire to honor first-responders with a …
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7/1/20
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To the editor:
For the past month, I have thoroughly enjoyed driving through town and seeing the vibrant colors of the Pride flag flying along with our nation’s flag. During a time when even …
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7/1/20
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To the editor:
To the Barrington Town Council: The Barrington United Veterans Council would like to express its opposition to the Town Council's recent decision to fly an unsanctioned …
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6/30/20
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Apparently, to disagree with the Black Lives Matter movement is to be a racist. So, at the risk of being labeled a racist, which I am not, permit me to express my First Amendment rights to disagree …
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6/18/20
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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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To the editor:
You either overlooked the facts or cast them aside in your June 10 editorial comparing the pandemic responses of Barrington and Bristol. Like you, I commend Bristol for the wise …
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6/17/20
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To the editor:
As a forty-three-year resident of Barrington and a Nana of eight grandchildren, who also live in town, I would like to give a great big THANKS to our police department.
Two …
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6/17/20
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To the editor:My grandfather once told me that a person needed just three shirts: one in the drawer, one in the wash, and one on the back. He never could have imagined needing a special Hawaiian …
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6/11/20
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To the editor:
I loved seeing so many Little Comptoners on Sunday standing up against our nation’s recent racist murders. Standing up is beautiful, but we must also commit to working for …
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6/11/20
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To the editor:
Rhode Island is on the precipice of a cataclysmic housing disaster stemming from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. But swift, decisive action would avert this crisis.
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6/4/20
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To the editor:
I don’t know whether anyone else has noticed the irony of it all.
Last year everyone in town was fighting tooth and nail over school start (and end) times. It turns out …
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6/4/20
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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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