Opinion
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To the editor:
On Tuesday, March 28, at the Tiverton Budget Committee, an open meeting, committee member Jeff Caron, stood up, and by first and last name, referred to me as a liar. I was not …
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4/10/17
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To the editor,
We are most appreciative to have been in business at Viola’s Liquor Store for these last 32 years. It has been a pleasure serving the public and interacting with our many …
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4/10/17
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I thought Bristol had a policy where IF YOU DON’T PUT YOUR RECYCLING BUCKET OUT, they don’t take your trash. Well, I’ve seen this one house that hasn’t had it out in a month …
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4/9/17
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Some folks think that the panhandlers on corner streets are a threat to society. They see these mostly-displaced veterans, mentally ill folks, alcohol-dependent people and, yes, sometimes con …
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By Arlene Violet
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4/8/17
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To the Editor: On March 23, the public found out that the fire alarm systems at Norwood and Holliman Elementary Schools had been broken since February 24 of this year. The parents and many of the teachers were not informed for those four weeks, either.
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4/7/17
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To the Editor:It seems you misquoted me in Tuesday’s article, “Outrage flares over failed school alarms, septic backup”. You wrote that I stated that I was scared, when in fact …
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4/5/17
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To the Editor: For the record, it does not bother me much when I see a fire truck at Stop & Shop. I know that they are supposed to shop on their own time and I have discussed this issue with a few dozen firefighters and have drawn the conclusion that
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4/4/17
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Tuesday night I lay awake for a long time because I could not stop thinking about a conversation I had with a woman at the check-out line at the grocery store. After complimenting me on my …
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4/4/17
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I have been reading about teachers, parents, children WHO ARE COMPLAINING about the February and April vacations, more concerned about how are they going to go on vacation; they can’t go on …
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4/3/17
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To the Editor: I am writing to express my disappointment in the article run in yesterday's paper covering the Trump rally and counter-protest that occurred on Saturday. The article quoted Trump supporters and the organizer John DePetro with extremely
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4/3/17
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Bristol Warren Regional School District leaders must wonder why they bother trying. When they ask for the moon, they get cut. When they don't, they get cut. Watching these Bristol Warren Joint …
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3/31/17
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I don’t understand why the Bristol Warren School Committee voted to END BOTH FEBRUARY AND APRIL VACATIONS. Clearly, they are not communicating with the affected parties — the parents, …
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3/28/17
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To the editor:
I was physically unable to be present at the special town financial meeting held at Barrington High School because I could not find a place to park. By the time I arrived at the …
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3/24/17
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To the editor:
When we chose to buy our first home last year, we chose Tiverton for its small town feel despite adjacency to bigger cities. When we bought the house, we chose to pull our daughter …
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To the editor:
I’m writing to comment on the poor timing and organization of the financial town meeting on March 16. As essentially a second vote to authorize the new middle school, this …
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3/17/17
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To the editor:
So we’ll have a new middle school which I’m happy to support but for the absurdity of its price tag.
In my October 2016 letter to the editor regarding …
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3/16/17
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The forecast of a few inches of snow prompts a rush to the ‘storm cancellation’ list from a predictable bunch.
Three to five inches was predicted Friday (roads were bare in much of the …
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3/11/17
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To the editor,
On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Mount Hope Farm Trust, I am writing in response to the Speak-Out piece in last week’s Bristol Phoenix saying that the farm has no …
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3/8/17
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This is about Mount Hope Farm. You’re getting TOO BIG FOR YOUR BRITCHES. The citizens of Bristol are not going to relive what was going on up there for a very long time — not letting …
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3/7/17
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After a nice long break to celebrate the holidays each year, students and teachers return to the classroom rested, refreshed and ready to power through the rest of the school year.
But just as …
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3/4/17
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About the gentleman calling about SNIFFING JOINTS IN BRISTOL BARS … I’m sure if your son is in a bar drinking with you, he’s probably smoked or sniffed a joint before. Sorry, but …
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2/25/17
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Editor’s note: The Warren Democratic Town Committee passed this resolution at its most recent meeting this past Tuesday, Feb. 21:WHEREAS: The actions of the administration of President Trump …
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2/24/17
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To the editor:
What if the opinions of students in Barrington were actually valued?
They would be able to make positive change in their school and environment. They would be treated with …
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2/22/17
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Over the years, I’ve experienced the loss of many close friends and relatives, but recently, when I got word that my former employer and mentor, Roswell S. Bosworth Jr., had died while …
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By Manuel C. “Manny” Correira
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2/21/17
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I’d like to know when the Bristol Police Department is going to do something about this DRUG PROBLEM WE HAVE IN BRISTOL at these local bars. You can’t even go into a bar with your son and …
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2/19/17
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