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The greatest obstacle to policymakers enacting a modest personal income surtax on Rhode Island’s highest earners, those in the Top 1%, is the fear that any such measure will trigger a mass …
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3/19/25
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Your colorful, clever illustration of a densely packed area filled with housing developments can never happen in Tiverton. Tiverton has no sewer and a limited water supply. It is impossible that …
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3/17/25
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1. STORY OF THE WEEK: “Don’t tax you, don’t tax me, tax that fellow behind the tree!” -- the timeless aphorism from the late U.S. Sen. Russell B. Long of Louisiana -- speaks …
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By Ian Donnis
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3/17/25
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Your colorful, clever illustration of a densely packed area filled with housing developments can never happen in Tiverton. Tiverton has no sewer and a limited water supply. It is impossible that any …
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3/13/25
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How can we give away our ability to keep our town center in Little Compton?
The historic Odd Fellows Hall is not the place for affordable housing!
Where is space for sewerage, water and …
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3/11/25
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Tariffs “will always tend to crush the spirit of enterprise and cripple the productive energies of a country.” If that sounds like a gripe from Canadian Prime Minister …
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By Ian Donnis
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3/10/25
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To the editor:
It’s a wonderful month — “Irish Heritage Month,” and like many of you I am a descendent of Irish immigrants.
My grandparents left Ireland in …
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3/9/25
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To the editor:
Mr. Trump is right about a few things.
First, the long-standing dispute between Israel and the Palestinians can be resolved by asserting that Palestinians don’t matter. …
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3/7/25
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What exactly is happening in Tiverton? We seem to have people who were, sadly, voted into positions of power for We The People that have no clue, or more appropriately, don't care about what We …
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3/5/25
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Most Americans a month ago had zero awareness of the US Aid Program — what it did; who it benefitted; what it cost. But since Trump and Musk tried to cut off funding for these programs, we have …
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3/5/25
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Despite the breakneck pace of President Trump and Elon Musk as they try to remake the federal government, Attorney General Peter Neronha said, “I think you can, for the most part, put Humpty Dumpty back together again.”
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By Ian Donnis
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3/3/25
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To the editor:
I’ve read with interest that 65 percent of Rhode Islanders support a gun ban (which, make no mistake about it, is what they are proposing, a near total gun ban).
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3/3/25
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Editor's note: An abridged version of this commentary will be published in the Thursday, March 6 edition of the Sakonnet Times.
The decision to close Fort Barton Elementary School in my hometown …
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By Samantha Cookinham
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2/27/25
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As Little Compton continues to mark its 350th anniversary this year, here’s a look back on one of Little Compton’s hardest nights:
On December 31, 1917, a fire of massive proportions …
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2/26/25
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The Tiverton Zoning Board of Review (ZBR) has held numerous meetings regarding the Colbea Enterprises application for three special use permits for an eight-bay, regional gas station, convenience …
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2/25/25
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Editor’s note: This letter was sent to members of the Little Compton Town Council, which has directed town solicitor Anthony DeSisto to research the proposed ordinance introduced by the Rhode …
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2/24/25
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The Tiverton Zoning Board of Review (ZBR) has held numerous meetings regarding the Colbea Enterprises application for three special use permits for an eight-bay, regional gas station, convenience …
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2/20/25
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Little Compton seniors in town are residing where they love to be — home!
The Little Compton Town Council with such incredible speed have hired an architect and are working on …
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2/19/25
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Nobody would argue that government is not corpulent and needs a diet, which the President is doing. While scholars are focused on whether much of President Donald Trump’s purge of programs and …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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2/18/25
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Providence is Rhode Island’s ground zero for an array of possible cuts sparked by the administration of President Donald Trump and his GOP congressional supporters. With …
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By Ian Donnis
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2/18/25
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Everyone talks about waste and fraud, but no one does anything about it. That may sum up the view of many, if not most, supporters of President Donald Trump as his administration …
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By Ian Donnis
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2/11/25
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I recently read an article in the Sakonnet Times regarding town councilor John Edwards’ proposal to transition Tiverton to an automated trash pickup system. I have several concerns …
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2/6/25
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Tiverton should think twice before it replaces its existing ‘Pay As You Throw’ (PAYT) trash collection with huge and expensive and wasteful plastic bins.
The …
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2/6/25
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Democracy is messy because everyone has an opinion. Governing in a democracy is hard because finding common ground among swirling opinions is often exceedingly contentious. This dilemma can …
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2/5/25
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This is a bit of a follow up to the Town Crier's article of last week.
It was the summer of 1968. I had just graduated from high school and took a job working on the greens crew at the Sakonnet …
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2/5/25
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