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To the Editor,
When the U.S. Congress was drafting, debating and ratifying the Second Amendment back in the late 1700s, they could have never imagined the advances in technology, weaponry and …
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8/24/22
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To the Editor,
I keep looking at the bigger picture and get the sense the voting public which pays attention is sick and tired of connected members of the School Committee beholden to their …
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8/24/22
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A couple of words can be used to describe what it’s like to get COVID, but as a rule, we don’t print them in hometown newspapers.
Turn back the clock to April 2020. The shutdown was in …
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Too many months of dealing with Covid has brought many people to the same conclusion: We can’t do anything about its place in our lives, so therefore it’s not worth worrying about …
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8/24/22
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8/24/22
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To the Editor,
Thank you Mr. Crowley for your realistic editorial about whether we should be strengthening schools or eliminating the threats of the shootings (8/11/22). You were actually my …
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8/17/22
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To the Editor,
How do you vote?
I trust a candidate who’s been around long enough to know the score. So given our mutual values she knows what counts.
But she also needs to know …
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8/17/22
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“Clam chowder?” Carol asked as I came into the kitchen.
I expected her to hold up a Campbell’s can that she would open with a bit of help from a cranky can opener and set to …
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8/17/22
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Another summer is flying by and parents are surely already looking ahead to the start of school a few weeks from now.
Compared to last autumn and the spring of 2020, there is certainly a more …
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8/17/22
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8/17/22
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8/17/22
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This is weird, unbelievably weird.
So with that as a warning, you may want to read one of the letters on this page, which could also be weird, or look at a Charlie Hall cartoon that can be …
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8/10/22
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To the Editor,
Electric cars run on coal and natural gas. Green energy advocates don’t tell you that, but it’s true.Here in Rhode Island, 80% of our electricity is generated by burning …
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By JOSEPH H. CROWLEY
The RI Department of Education recently completed All Hazards Site Safety Survey Reports for all schools in the State. A number of recommendations were made for each …
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By JOSEPH H. CROWLEY
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8/10/22
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8/10/22
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STORY OF THE WEEK
The primary election on Sept. 13 has big stakes for Gov. Dan McKee. If McKee loses, he’ll be remembered as the short-term gov who inherited the office, thanks to being …
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8/9/22
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8/9/22
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Rhode Island’s Central Landfill in Johnston will eventually reach capacity. When, however, is a topic of inconsistent debate.
Whether the landfill will fill to the brim by 2034, 2036, or the …
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8/9/22
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To the Editor,
Hospitals across the country are facing significant financial challenges due to a perfect storm of chronic staffing shortages resulting in a reduction in available inpatient beds, a …
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8/3/22
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To the Editor,
I attended the Warwick School Department informational presentation on the benefits of building two new high schools to replace Pilgrim and Tollgate.
The superintendent disclosed …
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8/3/22
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