Op-ed - Warwick Beacon

Let’s contain spending, not raise taxes

HIGH GROUND ON COLA: Governor Chafee is correct in pushing for a bill that will allow cities and towns to suspend COLAs to rein in the out-of-control costs of public employee pensions. Senate … more

2/2/12 | 85 views | 1 comment

Positive benefits of airport expansion to state‘ s economy

T. F. Green Airport and the recently completed Interlink connecting rail project provide multiple transportation functions for people traveling to and from southern New England with unmatched ease … more

2/2/12 | 88 views | 5 comments

Ensuring death with dignity

Armond and Dorothy Rudolph – 92 and 90 years of age, respectively – didn't set out to make national news; but their story should serve as a clarion call for overhauling the conflicting, … more

By Wendell Stephenson | 2/2/12 | 12 views

Let’s contain spending, not raise taxes

HIGH GROUND ON COLA: Governor Chafee is correct in pushing for a bill that will allow cities and towns to suspend COLAs to rein in the out-of-control costs of public employee pensions. Senate … more

By Lonnie Barham | 2/1/12 | 27 views | 1 comment

Hopelands, Rocky Hill School 4

The story of Hopelands from 1984 to the present is the story of the continuous development of the Rocky Hill School. Fortunately, Hopelands has been a huge part of Warwick’s history and it has … more

By Don D'Amato and Terry Spencer | 1/31/12 | 6 views

Legislators need to come clean on gifts from lobbyists

GIFT REPORTING: Astonishingly, Rhode Island ethics laws do not require legislators to report extravagant gifts, whether they are from businesses, unions, huge corporations, or lobbyists - even when … more

By Lonnie Barham | 1/26/12 | 11 views

Providence is the 99% while Brown is the 1%

CRANSTON PRAYER BANNER: In support of teen Jessica Ahlquist and her courageous actions in helping keep “freedom of religion” and “freedom from religion” in our schools, and … more

By Lonnie Barham | 1/18/12 | 86 views | 2 comments

Thanks Senators Reed and Whitehouse for cleaner air, water

All across Rhode Island and the United States, people are reflecting on the challenges, accomplishments and lessons learned from the past year, and making plans for the year ahead. For the … more

By Channing Jones | 1/12/12 | 19 views

Allowing 15 & 16 year olds in bars is nuts

TEENS IN BARS: Why in the world does Rhode Island allow teenagers under the age of 18 to frequent drinking establishments? It is even questionable why we should allow those 18-21 to enter such … more

By Lonnie Barham | 1/12/12 | 39 views | 1 comment

Hopelands, Rocky Hill School 3

Hope and Thomas P. Ives built a large 2 ½-story, five-bay federal house alongside the original farmhouse. Hope lived a long life at her mansion. When she died in 1857m Hopelands went to her … more

By Don D'Amato and Terry Spencer | 1/12/12 | 16 views