Letters to the Editor
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While we have no quarrel with the choice of the editors, we do have objections to the process they used to come to that choice.
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9/4/23
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To the editor:
September has been designated Hunger Action Month by Feeding America, the largest charity working to end hunger in the United States. That makes it the perfect time to consider …
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8/31/23
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Last Sunday, Aug. 20, we went to see the band Trinity, and all they play is Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and they do it very well. We left our house in Warren at 4 p.m. and …
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8/31/23
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The letter in last week’s Phoenix from a BHS teacher makes eminent good sense and adamantly implores the BWSB not to continue in its poorly planned choice to build the new …
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8/31/23
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With rising tides and worsening floods I do not want to see out taxpayer money wasted on trying to build a new school on its present wet, flood-prone site. I have lived in Bristol …
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8/24/23
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The irony of two back-to-back articles in the Aug. 16, 2023 Warren Times prompted me to write this letter. The first article was “A worthy day for Warren’s first …
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8/23/23
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Judith Byrnes’ Letter to the Editor (A safer bike path should be everyone’s goal, Aug. 10, 2023) sounds reasonable enough. But within its logic are several assumptions …
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8/17/23
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To the editor: This summer, our daughter was fortunate to be part of a wonderful group of kids who worked with Bristol Theater Company. Their hard work culminated this past weekend in four …
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8/17/23
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Automobile speedometers are not marked STOP or GO; nor are they marked SLOW or FAST. They have gradations — in MPH or KPH — from 0 to 150 or so. We use common sense, road …
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8/15/23
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The Rhode Island General Assembly should consider making changes to its process. For example, If Rhode Island legislation has been recommended for passage by a committee and then …
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8/10/23
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Recently my wife and I went to Blue Trail Launch Site, which is at the end of Corys Lane in Portsmouth. My wife was scared of this surrounding area, scared to be in an area she …
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8/8/23
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To the editor:
Victory Day, is celebrated in Rhode Island on the second Wednesday of August. It marks the surrender of Japan, ending World War II. To celebrate termination of humanity’s …
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8/3/23
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Last week's paper questioned the validity of the BWSC site choice. The consultant's response was that the new building was outside the theoretical limits of the flooded area. As …
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8/2/23
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Thank you to the unnamed Warren veterinarian who refused to euthanize an abandoned dog brought to them by the Town of Tiverton Animal Control. I read about this story at EastBayRI …
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8/2/23
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There was a time in the not-too-distant past that Warren was strictly the pass-through town. Our role was to set the traffic lights to flash yellow on the Fourth of July so the …
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7/27/23
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I read the police entry but I didn’t see any comics or games. That’s why I think you should put comics and games in the newspaper. I’m sure there are a lot of …
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7/27/23
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To the editor:
Last week's Bristol Phoenix contained a completely erroneous contribution in their “Speakout” section regarding the wetlands at the current Mount Hope High School …
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7/27/23
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Once again I read some reporting in the Phoenix of some startlingly inept and unimaginative planning proposed for the creation of a new Bristol/Warren High School. There is no …
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7/20/23
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Last week's Phoenix featured an article regarding the need for a new high school to replace the existing Mt. Hope High School and the obstacles that may be encountered if a …
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7/13/23
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Last week's Phoenix contained a letter to the editor criticizing the Rhode Island Legislature for what he perceived were poor budget decisions, and while that letter writer is …
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6/29/23
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Having witnessed two separate screaming matches this past week alone on Water Street, each involving three cars trying to enter/exit/navigate restaurant locations, one involving a …
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6/21/23
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To the editor: The public is being told how today's kids are dealing with mental health issues due to the pandemic. Here is some perspective: If you were born in 1900 most Americans lived in rural …
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6/8/23
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Mr. Lint [author of the letter ‘The good old days weren't always good’, which published last week] seems to think the kids of today should just toughen up, because …
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6/8/23
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Some dear friends have a new granddaughter who is a healthy, happy, good baby. Yet they report that a recent overnight stay was harder than they expected or recalled. Babies often get fussy when …
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6/7/23
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To the editor:
All the latest hand wringing about gun violence belies the fact that sensible gun laws work. It is a fact that states with such laws have far fewer per capita gun deaths than …
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5/25/23
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