Bristol’s former town administrator joining Congressional team
After a brief retirement from local politics, former Bristol town administrator Diane Mederos started a new job on Monday, May 6. Her new role – deputy district director for U.S. Congressman David Cicilline. “Diane Mederos is a talented, extremely dedicated and committed public servant and I am delighted that she is joining my team,” Congressman [...]
Read More →Cicilline stands against ‘War on Women’
To the editor, Brendan Doherty claims he wants to protect women in Congress, but this is the same Brendan Doherty who says Paul Ryan has some great ideas and Mitt Romney would be fantastic for Rhode Island. Doesn’t he know that Ryan and the House Republicans have been waging a war on women for two [...]
Read More →Violet: National Republican Committee goes too far
Last Thursday the National Republican Committee launched an attack website against incumbent democrat, David Cicilline. Mr. Cicilline’s apparent “malfeasance” was that, during his tenure as a lawyer, he defended folks found guilty, ultimately, of heinous acts. The national Republicans should know better. The website is actually anti-American and bound to hurt their candidate, Brendan Doherty, [...]
Read More →What do we really know about Doherty?
To the editor, What do we really know about Brendan Doherty? We know he is a retired colonel in the Rhode Island State Police. We know his wife believes him to be a loving husband and doting father. These things are commendable. But Brendan Doherty has admitted that, if elected to represent the First Congressional [...]
Read More →Letter: Vote Cicilline in Tuesday’s primary
To the editor, As I drove through Riverside yesterday, I became aware of what I thought a very strange sight – a sea of Doherty lawn signs in a relatively “blue” community in a very “blue” state. To the best of my knowledge, Brendan Doherty has never run for, been elected to, nor served in [...]
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