Letter: Constituent urges East Providence Sen. Conley to support same-sex marriage legislation
To the editor, I voted for Sen. William Conley in 2012 because I really supported his stance on issues. As his constituent, I’m writing to ask him to support marriage for same-sex couples by voting yes on marriage equality legislation. I live here in East Providence. I’ve been committed to the person I love for [...]
Read More →Letter: No salary raises, no tax raises for Bristol
To the editor: As if taxes are not enough now, our town council has approved raises of up to 13 percent for town workers. In a state that the rate of unemployment ranks in the top three nationwide this is a slap on the face of Bristol taxpayers. Especially the 13 percent raise to Mr. [...]
Read More →Letter: Many Thanks to My Visiting Nurses
To the editor: The spirit was willin’, but the flesh was weak is an apt summing up of my condition when I was recently briefly hospitalized before following home recovery. Thank the Lord for the Visiting Nurses and associates of Aquidneck Island and East Bay who sure speeded my recovery. I owe a lot to [...]
Read More →Letter: Clarifying the Bristol budget
To the editor: Some clarification is in order for reporting the Town of Bristol Budget provisionally set for Fiscal ’14 (July 1, 2013 through June 31, 2014). First, the Bristol-Warren Regional School budget representing more than 50% of the Bristol town budget: For the first time ever the Bristol-Warren School Finance Committee voted unanimously to [...]
Read More →Letter: DPLA offers digitized resources for students and scholars
To the editor: On Thursday, April 18 the Digital Public Library of America, or DPLA, is being launched at the Boston Public Library. Created by a group of libraries, museums and research institutes the goal is to provide free access to the contents of all these institutions. To reach the goal, more holdings need to [...]
Read More →Letter: Don’t give up — toll battle not over
To the editor: Government is not more important that the citizens of our state. When the horse ends up on top of the rider we encounter ideas such as the people of East Bay having to pay for their own transportation infrastructure while continuing to pay for the roads and bridges in the rest of [...]
Read More →Letter: Next election, remember Chafee and tolls
To the editor: Aquidneck Island has been scorched once again by the Chafee legacy. The late Senator John Chafee, as Secretary of the Navy back in the 1970′s, presided over the removal of the Navy fleet from Newport. It devastated Newport’s economy and it took years for Newport to rebuild its economy around tourism. This [...]
Read More →Bristol Speakout caller was out of line
To the editor: I find it laughable that someone would anonymously call speakout to complain about the portrait of a Town Clerk who served in that capacity for 22 years. The longest serving Town Clerk in this community, who served without fanfare: keeping records accurate and serving taxpayers with a “yes” and a smile. The [...]
Read More →Tests not the only measure of good teaching
To the editor: I applaud the stellar NECAP test results of the Wilbur McMahon School (WMS) students and recognize the hard work of their teachers. For years, our students have consistently scored among the top school districts on state tests. I readily admit to a bit of self-congratulation when my WMS fourth graders “beat Barrington.” [...]
Read More →Save the Monarchs: Don’t cut fields until mid November
To the editor: Much to my surprise, we have seen newly emerged Monarchs on our house screens in mid October in Little Compton for the last several falls. In the fields surrounding our lawn, they were feeding on autumn asters. Our fields contain both marsh milkweed and common milkweed, the larval food source for Monarchs, [...]
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