Opinion
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To the editor:
Rhode Island’s legislature is set to pass a law that puts you and your family in danger.
The bill — the “Assault Weapons Ban of 2025” …
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3/26/25
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I am writing to express how important it is for our community to hear more about the outstanding achievements of the students at Mt. Hope High School. While challenges and concerns often make the …
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3/25/25
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A resolution being pushed before city and town councils throughout Rhode Island is asking for their support in making access to public records more challenging.
Most of the thousands of bills …
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3/25/25
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To the editor:
I am writing this letter on behalf of a recently organized group, Islanders for Democracy. We are area citizens who are alarmed at the actions being taken at the federal level. …
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3/24/25
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1. STORY OF THE WEEK: As we roll into the weekend, perhaps you’re savoring the emergence of spring, the arrival of March Madness in Providence, an expected return to form of the Red Sox or any …
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3/24/25
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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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Originating in the (aptly named) rainforest’s hills, a heavy nighttime downpour sluiced palm fronds, bamboo and other plant life into the sea. In the dawn, coconuts sporting long hairlike …
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By Rick Massie
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3/18/25
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To the editor: The organization that is fighting the proposed overdevelopment of the historic 1680 Kinnicutt/Bettencourt Farm is excited to announce that our fundraising ‘Dinner at the …
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3/18/25
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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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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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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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To the editor:
The report prepared by the Town’s consultant, Weston and Sampson, presented to the Town Council at its February 11 meeting, offers persuasive evidence of the housing crisis …
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2/19/25
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To the editor:
Fellow citizens of Warren, we need you!! The massive Settler’s Green development proposal will be returning to the Warren Planning Board for a Public Hearing on Monday, …
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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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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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Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Jan. 31, 2025
1. STORY OF THE WEEK: If the past week tells us anything, here are a few starting points: 1) Democratic-leaning states like …
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By Ian Donnis
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2/4/25
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To the editor: The Warren Tree Commission appreciates two articles written in the January 22 Warren Times (Council confirms 'voice of the forest' Largess as new tree warden," "Willow at Town Beach …
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1/30/25
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To the editor:
This is the most dangerous time of year for Rhode Islanders. It is when the legislature is back in session and the politicians gather to play their games.
Every year, our …
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1/28/25
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STORY OF THE WEEK: President Trump ’s use of an executive order to try to eliminate birthright citizenship — a right enshrined in the Constitution not long after the Civil War — …
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By Ian Donnis
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1/27/25
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