Opinion
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These are dark times when the very foundation of our democracy is under attack through hateful words and actions coming from the Oval Office.
I am enraged and horrified by the executive order to …
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2/2/17
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President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Friday, Jan. 27, that violates the bedrock principles upon which Roger Williams founded Rhode Island.
I’ve always been proud to work at a …
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By Jared A. Goldstein
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1/31/17
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To the editor:
My fellow townspeople are justifiably proud that Barrington native Sean Spicer has been named White House Press Secretary.
Our school system is another point of justifiable …
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1/30/17
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President Barack Obama left the White House last week. He should hold his head high. History will rank him in the top 15 of America’s 45 presidents to date. Here’s why:Domestic …
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By Arlene Violet
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1/30/17
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To the editor:
What's wrong with the libs in this town?
At one time the Republican Party was in the majority in this town. We never complained about Carter or Clinton or Obama winning …
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1/18/17
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I’m calling in response to last week’s Speak-Out regarding the basketball coach at Mt. Hope High School. I will use his name because I am a parent who is PROUD TO CALL HIM MY …
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1/18/17
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Denys Eftekhar's store isn't just a place to shop - it's a destination
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Kim Tingle
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1/13/17
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For most of us, our home is the largest investment in our lives and we should trust its care with experienced professionals who’ll protect its value and integrity. Site Specific has been handling …
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Dan Schwartz
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1/13/17
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By PETE FONTAINE Mayor Joseph Polisena, whose opening speech at the inaugural ceremony spoke volumes of many success stories, delivered a power-packed greeting that was included a hint of continued development on Hartford Avenue in the spring and more
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By Pete Fontaine
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1/12/17
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By PETE FONTAINE They are professionals personified. They are legends who have written their own chapter of Rhode Island's tradition-rich history book. They have motivated many others and epitomize the meaning of the extraordinary female athlete""
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By Pete Fontaine
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1/12/17
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Saturday’s snowstorm dumped 9½ inches of powdery snow on Johnston.
“As usual, the DPW was on top of its game and did an excellent job,” Mayor Joseph Polisena assessed. “For us, this was …
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By Pete Fontaine
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1/12/17
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By PETE FONTAINE Last month, Peter A. Goneconte, president of the Young Pannese Social Club, an Italian-American organization founded in 1912, joined Administrator Gerry Coulliard and Johnston residents Elly and Vinny Palumbo to present Donna Russillo,
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By Pete Fontaine
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1/12/17
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snowcr1 jpg DIGGING OUT: Gabby Orabona, age 8 of Cranston, a second-grade student at Glen Hills Elementary, enjoys the snow and helping her parents clean off the cars. (Herald photos by Steve Popiel) snowcr2 jpg FIRST TIME IN THE SNOW: Alexander
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1/12/17
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By MARY JOHNSON Colin Parkhurst thinks there are better ways to honor Cranston's dead. Many of the city's 84 historical cemeteries are hidden, he said, buried by overgrowth, trash and years of neglect. Most of the graves, he said, date to the
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By Mary Johnson
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1/12/17
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Almost 500 students from across the state will compete in the FIRST LEGO League “Animal Allies” Championship Tournament on January 14, 2017, at Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI. 81 teams …
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1/12/17
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An amended capital improvement bond request of $85.8 million was approved by the School Committee at Tuesday and now must gain the approval the City Council, State Department of Education and General …
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By Tessa Roy
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1/12/17
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By JOHN HOWELL After a hiatus prompted by the fact that there was no sign of progress, mediation between the Warwick Teachers Union and the School Committee has resumed, but with a twist. For the first time in the protracted effort to reach a contract,
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By John Howell
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1/12/17
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It's in the mail. That's the latest on where the 2017 city calendar is. According to the mayor's office, about 75 percent of the 30,000 calendars were delivered to the Providence Post Office on Tuesday. The balance of the calendars is expected to be at
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1/12/17
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Taking note Robertson School third graders had the school whistling Wednesday as they learned how to play Hot Cross Buns" on their recorders. The students are introduced to the recorder at third grade and take advanced training in fourth through sixth"
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1/12/17
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His own show Ward 8 Councilman Joseph Gallucci, who was in the hospital with double pneumonia at the time of the inauguration on Jan. 3, took the oath of office in brief ceremonies Wednesday morning in the mayor's office. Mayor Scott Avedisian
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1/12/17
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Disease surveillance systems at the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) have detected an increase in viral respiratory and gastrointestinal illness over the past several days according to a release issued Tuesday. While we expect to see an"
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1/12/17
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By TESSA ROY Shoppers and businesses alike were confused Tuesday when they found a fence had been put up in the parking lot of the Home Loan Plaza on Airport Road, separating a few parking lanes between Dave's Marketplace next door and the rest of the
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By Tessa Roy
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1/12/17
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Editor's note: Mayor Scott Avedisian responded with the following statement to questions about the firefighters' union action to grieve the Tier II pension system: I am disheartened by the actions of the IAFF Warwick Local 2748 to undo the pension
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1/12/17
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By JOHN HOWELL
The Warwick Firefighters Union is contesting the Tier II pension plan implemented in 2012 to reduce pension costs and improve the city’s ability to pay pension obligations going …
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By John Howell
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1/12/17
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Everyone in Rhode Island knows the feeling. You wake up in the morning to a sea of white outside your window. You lace up the boots, dreading the task of digging out of the driveway, knowing …
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1/11/17
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