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To the editor:
Tolerance, peace and compassion for our fellow humans – divisive ideas?
I read with sadness the letter to the editor from last week’s paper entitled …
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3/23/22
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To the editor:
With everything going on in the world, it was surprising to read the critical letter regarding the “Hate Has No Home Here” signs and the hypotheses on why people display …
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3/23/22
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To the editor:
In your article " Councilor shares insight into Memorial Day parade change ", the town council president provides an "after the fact" statement that appears to be an attempt to …
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3/23/22
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STORY OF THE WEEK: The approach of nicer spring weather makes it easy to think that COVID has been banished. But surges are sparking lockdowns in other parts of the world, and the Omicron BA.2 …
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By Ian Donnis
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3/22/22
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Every child in Rhode Island deserves to go to a school that is safe, warm, dry, and equipped for 21st-century learning.
In 2018, I co-chaired the state’s School Building Task …
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By Seth Magaziner
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3/18/22
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To the editor:
The political conflict we have been consumed by in the United States is becoming understood by many as a planned tactic to “soften” the American people. The …
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3/11/22
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In the first Star Wars movie—you know with the Jawas, Sand People, Greedo, “Let the Wookie win” and the trash monster—there’s a scene on the Millenium Falcon where …
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By Dr. Kevin M. Blanchard
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3/11/22
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To the editor:
The recent Town Council meeting reinforced to me that there is a Barrington Power Structure in place that feels overwhelming and intimidating. I received a stern admonishment from …
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3/11/22
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To the editor:
Have you driven through the tony neighborhoods of Barrington lately? Who are these people behind the "Hate Has No Home Here" yard signs infesting the the landscape like vestigial …
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3/9/22
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To the editor:
When it comes to promoting personal agendas and ignoring stakeholders, the Barrington School Committee makes us all feel like we are waking up every morning to “I Got You …
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3/3/22
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To the editor:
There is a philosophical exercise in the field of ethics known as the ‘trolley problem.’ There are many versions of the ‘trolley problem’, but in simple …
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3/3/22
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Throughout Rhode Island, school committees have been gathering to discuss what their indoor mask policies will be after Gov. Dan McKee’s executive order expires this Friday. It appears that …
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3/2/22
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To the editor:
We all owe a debt of gratitude to the individuals who step up to serve our community on our School Committee, Town Council and Committee on Appropriations.
Municipal …
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3/1/22
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This editorial will be straightforward and brief. The issue at hand is clear: why would the Barrington School Committee mandate a third COVID shot for teachers when:
• Our school committee …
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2/28/22
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To the editor:
Thank you, Alison Robey, for sometimes turning down Raffi and turning up Taylor Swift so that three preschoolers with much older sisters could sing and dance to music that …
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2/28/22
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By Dr. Kevin M. Blanchard, Ed.D., NBCT
For several years the Barrington Public Schools have been engaged in an effort to promote and instill Deep Learning in our graduates.
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2/23/22
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To the editor:
This statement is issued on behalf of the Barrington United Veterans Coalition and RI Coalition for Israel, the two grassroots organizations that have led the year-long fight …
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2/23/22
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To the editor:
Amazing the "woke" Interfaith Partners support Black Lives Matter. They fail to clearly mention that in the US this organization was formed by avowed Marxist individuals and claim …
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2/23/22
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To the editor:
I have to respond to the “Barrington Interfaith Partners” letter of Feb 9 giving reasons why the BLM flag should fly on the town’s flagpole. They wrote …
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2/21/22
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To the editor:
These words ring familiar to anyone who has sat through a Barrington school committee meeting. They are the words of the School Committee Chair after notifying people that …
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2/21/22
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The Barrington Town Council has decided not to repeat the flying of a Black Lives Matter organization flag that was flown at the town hall during Feb. 2021 to 'honor' Black History Month. Thank you …
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2/18/22
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Last week’s letter headlined “The emperor has no clothes” was disheartening. It was written by an erudite, apparently well-educated, but angry gentleman, whose main argument seems …
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2/18/22
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Where to begin with Matthew Fletcher’s anti-vaccine screed published in last week’s Barrington Times ? First, a few facts: 1. Unvaccinated adults are 16 times more likely to be …
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2/18/22
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Happy to see town council requiring members attend meetings in-person, as of Tuesday night, with remote option for the public. As it should be.
Why can they handle it, but the school committee …
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2/18/22
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It has been a month and a half since the school district fired three teachers who refused to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
And now, while news breaks that the Barrington School Committee has …
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2/16/22
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