Commentary: Study land routes for massive Mayflower Wind cables Editor’s note: This letter was sent to the chief officer of the Environment Branch for Renewable Energy at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in Sterling, Va. It was titled: “An open …more By Greg Vespa|1/12/23 |
Letter: Is nuclear an alternative to offshore wind? In 2022, Rhode Island passed a law to change our renewable energy standard "to achieve the goal that one hundred percent of Rhode Island's electricity demand is from renewable energy by 2033 and each …more 4/26/23 |
Letter: Thanksgiving — For some a day of sadness, not celebration To the editor:Everyone is making plans for a festive Thanksgiving except Indians, many of whom will be in Plymouth at their 50th national day of mourning.They will walk for miles and talk …more 11/21/19 |
Letter: General Assembly is asleep at the wheel To the editor: Rhode Islanders have lost our voice. Whether or not we approve of how our governor is responding to this crisis, we have lost our voice. Regardless of our individual opinions …more 5/28/20 |
Letter: Never mind bike path, how about East Main Road? To the editor:The Oct. 6 issue of the Portsmouth Times (“State replacing East Bay Bike Path bridges”) speaks volumes of our Rhode Island government in general and specifically the …more 10/10/22 |
Letter: How students are teaching us at the Portsmouth Dog Park To the editor: For the last year, the Portsmouth Dog Park Committee has had the pleasure of working with students from Salve Regina University and the University of Rhode Island. We turned to …more 5/8/23 |
Letter: If you don’t trust ballot box, be a poll worker To the editor: The upcoming election is all about “saving democracy,” either from government overreach by Democrats or authoritarian Republicans. I’ve been thinking a lot about …more 6/3/24 |
Letter: Either Columbus stands, or we fall In the spirit of Columbus Day 2010, 2015 and 2017, one or more moonbats continued the new Elmwood tradition last year — bloodying the explorer’s likeness — and chained to its base a …more 1/9/20 |
Letter: Gun ownership in the U.S. is outrageously high In the Feb. 18 Bristol Phoenix, the opinion page includes a long letter disputing the fact that the rise in violent crime is directly related to the rise in gun ownership. The author neglects to …more 2/26/21 |
Letter: Too many unanswered questions on senior center plan To the editor: The Nov. 2, 2021 Portsmouth special election will have a question about authorizing the Town Council to transfer 5.2 acres of town property known as the Ann Hutchinson School. …more 10/5/21 |
Letter: Those who wanted state name change should pay for it To the editor:I am very disappointed in the vote to remove our 387-year-old name from the State's nomenclature. I realize that those who voted to remove it probably did not know the origin behind …more 11/11/20 |
Letter: Bond Question 5 will support working families When the pandemic first hit, I thought to myself, “I can get through these next couple of weeks working from home with my 12-, 6-, and 3-year-old.”Well, I was in for a rude …more 2/24/21 |
Letter: Re-igniting America's chilled melting pot We Americans are different.We’re different from all other industrialized countries, and we’re different from one another.The U.S., for example, is the only industrialized …more 9/6/23 |
Letter: 400 years later, Pokanokets stand for recognition To the editor: Thursday, April 1 is the 400th anniversary of the signing of a treaty between the Pokanoket Massasoit Ousamequin and Plymouth Colony Governor John Carver. Their initial …more 3/31/21 |
Letter: Marijuana legalization is 'legislative malpractice' To the editor: Legalizing recreational marijuana (RM) is now on the plate of our governor and legislature. The projection is that in as little as a year RM will be in our state, and in a …more 3/31/21 |
Letter: Town is trying to squash citizen’s free speech rights To the editor,The Portsmouth town government has embarked on an all-out attempt to crush the freedom of speech of one of its citizens. This process is now in the courts and should the town …more 2/2/21 |
Letter: Mike Pence: hero or opportunist? To the editor: Only once has Mike Pence stood up to Donald Trump and that was a political calculation rather than a courageous response. Pence’s silence during the Trump presidency, …more 7/8/22 |
Letter: What I’d do if I were elected RI's governor To the editor:I imagined I just got elected governor of Rhode Island. I have had no prior connection to Rhode Island politics, so I am beholden to no special interests. I am honest, smart, …more 10/11/22 |
How I am surviving in China Quarantined in a highly censored and monitored country while the spread of a possibly deadly virus is on the loose. Well, that’s where I am now.My name is Kevin, age 26, and I am an …more By Kevin Spencer|2/19/20 |
Letter: Greed is the root of many modern problems To the editor: Remember when - it was only a few years ago - that Boston’s parking lots near Fenway Park were gouging fans with ridiculously astronomical parking fees.Why would …more 11/4/21 |
Letter: Let’s stick to the facts on SouthCoast Wind proposal To the editor: Regarding the SouthCoast Wind proposal, it never ceases to amaze me how much misinformation and disinformation gets thrown around on this subject. But, when you examine the …more 6/2/23 |
Letter: Concerns cast aside, Revolution Wind lumbers ahead Although the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) invites public comment on offshore wind energy projects and I duly submitted one, I know Revolution Wind is a done deal. There’s just too …more 10/19/22 |
Letter: Wind companies, explain acoustic suppression systems Constance Gee has raised the alarm concerning marine mammal deaths that appear to be linked to high-resolution geophysical mapping in preparation for the pile-driving of the Vineyard and Southfork …more 6/26/23 |
Letter: Portsmouth Democrats don't support taxpayers’ interests To the editor: During the last 30 years of my residency in Portsmouth, my taxes have gone up every year but one. That year, a Republican council majority existed. What is it about …more 6/20/22 |
Letter: Plate-readers on bridge add to government surveillance To the editor:The Portsmouth Town Council's approval last week of a plan to put license plate reading cameras at the Mt. Hope Bridge is fatally flawed, and if they are at all concerned about the …more 6/21/22 |
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