Letter: Little Compton sadly indifferent to the needs of seniors, children
To the editor: It is no secret that our students are now being housed in containers which viewed from any distance could be confused with storage pods except for the absence of the big letters on the outside of the real Pods. This situation was not brought about by a fire or other sudden unavoidable [...]
Read More →Letter: Greenhouse’s good deed: One more reason to buy local
To the editor: This is my first time submitting a letter to the paper. I felt compelled to do so in order to recognize the acts of kindness that occur every day and too often go unrecognized. Please allow me to share my story: Last Christmas, my brother purchased a gift certificate from Leo’s Greenhouse [...]
Read More →Letter: Face it, marijuana is medication
To the editor: So you’re having trouble wrapping your head around state law, Councilwoman Pedro? Regardless of personal feelings, preconceived notions or years of propaganda to the contrary, it is now a widely accepted fact that marijuana, a non-processed seed-bearing plant, is medication. Councilwoman Pedro, Larry Fitzmorris, The Portsmouth Town Council and Portsmouth Concerned Citizens [...]
Read More →Letter: State must stand by and strengthen UMass
To the editor: Graduations are among the most important and joyful milestones that we encounter in life, as a student is rewarded for years of hard work and looks to a future full of possibilities and promise. The recent graduation ceremonies at UMass Dartmouth also appeared to be a significant moment in the life of [...]
Read More →Letter: Sakonnet car rally cancelled thanks to tolls
To the editor: In reading the RI-Taxpayers’ website about concerns that the tolls on the Sakonnet River Bridge will come to bear and the effect they will have on people using that bridge, tourism, regional traffic, etc., I can personally attest that that will be the case. I just officially canceled a portion of a tour [...]
Read More →Letter: Support our school at the Financial Town Meeting
To the editor: To the residents of Little Compton, As the May 21 Little Compton Financial Town Meeting nears, we at Little Compton Community First (LCCF) support the Budget Committee’s recommendation of the passage of the school budget for FY ’14. Despite the adverse conditions created by the school building project, our children at Wilbur [...]
Read More →Letter: Buck no longer stops at the top
To the editor: The IRS and Benghazi scandals suggest an increasingly apparent pattern. Accounts of each divorces the top executives from any involvement. We are subjected to the phrase, and attempt to attribute actions to “lower level employees.” How pathetic is that? The “buck” no longer stops at the top. Instead, we are asked to [...]
Read More →Letter: Thief may pay dearly for those stolen flowers
To the editor: Unfortunately thievery still exist at the Pocasset Hill Cemetery. In the past others have lost statuary as well as flowers. This time it was the Bond family. To the heartless thief that stole the beautiful Mother’s Day potted plants from the grave of my wife and also the grave of my recently departed mother-in-law, [...]
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