Coyotes, easy pickings a bad mix
Precisely what is behind the recent misbehavior by a pack of Portsmouth coyotes is unclear but it is refreshing that nobody’s first impulse has been the ‘shoot-’em-all’ tactic. Coyotes are common now throughout this region. They can be heard yipping at sunset in woods and fields from Westport and Little Compton to Aquidneck Island. They [...]
Read More →Important issues face those charged with guiding East Providence in 2013
The business of governance in East Providence begins almost immediately at the turn of New Year, bringing with it a host of challenges and unresolved issues. There are many matters of importance facing those charged with directing the city. It remains to be determined, however, if we, as residents, politicians and administrators, have the will [...]
Read More →With thanks for a great 2012
’Tis the season for giving and we are surrounded this December by far more fine examples than can be mentioned in this small space. A sampling: *The voters of Warren, who showed more involvement in their town’s matters than has often been the case in recent years. They approved the Hope and Main kitchen incubator [...]
Read More →Interim bike path — It’s a start
The big idea is that people here will someday be able to ride a bicycle or hike almost anywhere — from Rhode Island, along the South Coast out to the Cape, and down to Newport — without fear of getting run over. That goal is now getting a much-needed prodding from the Aquidneck Island Planning [...]
Read More →It’s time to change our amateur ways
Among a certain set, New Year’s Eve is disparagingly referred to as “Amateur Night” because of the immature nature of some peoples’ actions during the evening. Veterans of the party scene do their best to avoid contact with these types, understanding simply being in their presence does nothing but drag them down to that undesired [...]
Read More →There’s a war on civility, not Christmas
Let’s get this straight once and for all. There is no “War on Christmas,” real, imagined or otherwise. The alleged assault on the holiday is a product of talk radio and cable news networks. It’s their way of creating controversy, inflating ratings and driving yet another wedge between us. How else could either medium survive [...]
Read More →Everyday heroes
On this week before Christmas, it’s worth noting that we have heroes in our midst, every day. You may forget about them from time to time, and you may never need them — let’s hope you don’t. But if you ever do, Warren’s volunteer fire fighters will be there, as one was last week when [...]
Read More →Gifts given, big and small
’Tis the season for giving and we are surrounded this December by far more fine examples than can be mentioned in this small space. A sampling: • The Champlin Foundation whose extraordinary gift of $750,000 all but pushes the years-long Tiverton Library effort to fruition. It enables the organizers to finally put a date on [...]
Read More →Guns — The price we pay
Americans are horrified by the carnage delivered to Sandy Hook schoolchildren last week. They are frightened and they are furious. But they should not be shocked. Such tragedy has become the price of life in a country awash in guns and we seem bound to endure it again and again and again. At elementary schools, [...]
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