Letter: As a country, we need to learn from our mistakes What do Vince Lombardi and Arturo Toscanini have in common? Lombardi was the revered football coach and Toscanini the great orchestra conductor. If you had attended their practice sessions and listen …more 9/4/20 |
Letter: R.I. gun control laws will not make you safer To the editor: Rhode Island’s General Assembly is about to consider a number of bills that can make you and your family less safe. These bills will restrict your firearms ownership, while …more 4/17/23 |
Letter: Pray for change, because goodness matters Prayer plays a prominent part in many American lives.Many pray for peace.Some kneel or bow in regular prayer.Others call for "thoughts and prayers" for victims. And some even make …more 4/27/23 |
Letter: Offshore wind has vast benefits for the public Editor’s note: The writer submitted this letter to the Portsmouth Town Council in advance of its May 25 workshop on SouthCoast Wind, which he was unable to attend.more 6/6/23 |
Letter: Council needs better transparency on transfer station To the editor: My name is Jennifer Abbate and I have lived in Portsmouth for 40 years. I am a former teacher at St. Philomena School, and still very involved there as a volunteer. I …more 11/13/23 |
Letter: Atom bombs were actually the least worst option Those who seek to revisit history to in order to learn lessons from mistakes of the past should take care to understand the full historical context and its relevance before categorizing actions as …more 9/3/20 |
Letter: Legislature should abandon school funding formula To the editor: The burden for Rhode Island education is not fairly distributed among its citizens. The state’s funding formula unfairly distributes citizens’ money; disrespects …more 2/27/23 |
Letter: Legislative process needs to be changed As citizens we don’t get to vote for the leadership or the statehouse rules; our representatives do that. Therefore, we should also press our representatives to place democracy above party and reform the rules of the legislature.more 1/4/24 |
Letter: Discussion on virus is overlooking the public interest To the editor:John Adams was one of the foremost of the American patriots wanting to break from England. However, to his great credit, when the British soldiers in the “Boston …more 4/8/21 |
Letter: Please support bill to ban sale of new fur products To the editor: Rhode Island legislators are currently voting on H.5258, a bill to ban the sale of new fur products in Rhode Island. This bill is a step in the right direction toward eliminating …more 2/27/23 |
Letter: I took part in a candidates forum To the editor: The letter from Jill Kassis and Christine Keyser in the Bristol Phoenix was misleading. I am a Republican candidate for Senate District 11 and I did participate in a forum sponsored by …more 11/3/22 |
Letter: Gun rights are simple, and boil down to Constitution To the editor:Well it’s that time of the year and they’re trying to infringe our gun rights again.more 4/17/23 |
Letter: Short-term lessons for a long-term project We should not dismiss ferry service as a long-term public transportation option altogether.more 1/4/24 |
Letter: Please, put an end to the Route 138 racetrack To the editor:I am writing because I am very concerned about public safety on East Main Road (Route 138) in Portsmouth and Middletown. I drive on this road daily on my commute from Bristol to …more 2/27/23 |
Letter: School district employee was libeled on Facebook page To the editor: Defamation is defined as the act of making false statements about another in order to harm their reputation. When those statements are put into writing, they are known as libel. …more 10/5/23 |
Letter: Courage comes by making change, not slinging an AR-15 Special kudos to Republican senators! They have instilled courage into every student in America. You see, as astute people know, there is no courage without vulnerability. And because the GOP is so …more 6/10/22 |
Letter: Help Rotary Club positively impact people’s lives To the editor: The Portsmouth/Tiverton Rotary Club is a fellowship of business, professional and community leaders dedicated to improving our community. We connect passionate people with diverse …more 12/13/22 |
Letter: Keystone XL order is a green initiative in optics only To the editor: Our new climate czar John Kerry was asked after an executive order cancelled the Keystone XL pipeline how the folks who lost 11,000 jobs could be helped. His answer was a …more 2/16/21 |
Letter: Change in school grading policy is troubling To the editor:My name is Kelly McKenney Golden, and I am a licensed mental health counselor and have been working in public schools for over 20 years. I have actively worked in schools as a …more 12/13/22 |
Letter: Support school bond to support entire Portsmouth community To the editor: I am a Portsmouth resident and voter, and I have no school-age children. Here’s why I am enthusiastic about supporting the $21.44 million school facilities bond in the …more 10/18/21 |
Letter: More information on Mayflower Wind plans, please Please, may we have from the companies involved in laying the prospective Mayflower project power cable from the windmills to the storage power station, diagrams of the process: the barge that holds …more 9/22/22 |
Letter: Save our Portsmouth senior citizens To the editor:(Town Administrator Richard Rainer Jr.) and the council again, during the last Town Council meeting on Feb. 8, avoided, transparency, failed to address many questions posed, and …more 2/16/21 |
Letter: What’s the rush on Stone Bridge purchase? To the editor:The Town of Portsmouth is poised to purchase the dilapidated Stone Bridge and (now known as) Billy’s Beach for $150,000 on June 3 from RIDOT. What’s the rush?Last …more 3/7/23 |
Letter: Indoor smoking should be banned in casinos To the editor:As a therapist working very close to the Rhode Island border, I am concerned for the workers and non-smokers who are again being exposed to second-hand smoke inside the casino.I …more 4/30/23 |
Letter: Accuracy matters to reduce gun violence To the editor: In “The AR-15 is indeed an assault-style weapon,” (letter to the editor, June 8), which was prompted by a May 25 letter of mine, the writer makes several inaccurate …more 6/19/23 |
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