Letter: Moving forward with required dredging would be a mistake It is astonishing that these engineering experts don't seem to know exactly what is on the ocean floor of our waterways after the past 100 years of dumping our untreated waste there.more 3/21/24 |
Letter: School committee knows very little about its legal bills Dear School Committee members: Last month, as you know, the school committee sued the Department of Education and one of your students in an effort to overturn RIDE’s findings that a …more 11/21/19 |
McKee’s approval ratings are low, but does it matter? On the surface, a new Morning Consult finding showing Gov. Dan McKee as the lowest-ranked governor in the nation (with a 38% approval rating) doesn’t reflect well on the incumbent. But if McKee …more By Ian Donnis|7/25/22 |
Letter: Non-political flag policy is first step to unity To the editor: As we look towards achieving our 46th President's goal of unity and healing, I would recommend we look no further than the heroic actions of our nation's first Black recipient of …more 1/26/21 |
Editorial: Small-town governance There was a time, not long ago, when we celebrated Barrington for setting a great example in small-town governance. Citizens with talent and good intentions volunteered for public service, spent one …more 12/15/21 |
Letter: Put away your ‘Hate’ signs and your contempt To the editor: Have you driven through the tony neighborhoods of Barrington lately? Who are these people behind the "Hate Has No Home Here" yard signs infesting the the landscape like vestigial …more 3/9/22 |
Letter: My support comes from across the political spectrum To the editor: In a recent Barrington Times letter to the editor , the husband of current Barrington School Committee Vice Chair Megan Douglas insinuates that my clearly articulated policy …more 11/4/22 |
Letter: We deserve safe schools Dear Barrington School Committee members, Once again, the nation is grieving the loss of our precious children and our dedicated teachers. Unfortunately, this tragedy occurred on the same day …more 4/6/23 |
The Israeli-Hamas war is a loss all-around It’s almost crass to write about the Israeli-Hamas war in the abstract. Whether it is a father searching for his children under rubble that had been his home in Gaza or a parent and child bound …more By Arlene Violet|12/5/23 |
Letter: An open letter from Be Great for Nate Dear community members,Be Great For Nate was created four years ago to support youth in our community by raising suicide awareness. It has been our honor to serve in this organization in memory …more 4/26/22 |
Accountability is sorely lacking in the I-195 fiasco The condition of the west bound lanes on I-195 and the subsequent snarl of traffic has unleashed a furious fusillade of accusations and excuses by those in charge. Tens of thousands of daily …more By Arlene Violet|1/30/24 |
To the editor: A child pretending to be a leader Some dear friends have a new granddaughter who is a healthy, happy, good baby.Yet they report that a recent overnight stay was harder than they expected or recalled. Babies often get fussy when …more 6/7/23 |
Letter: Gen. Flynn deserves R.I. Hall of Fame induction I am responding to David Schoorens’s letter in your Dec. 28, 2023 edition. Mr. Schoorens knowingly or unknowingly leaves out the key facts regarding Gen. Flynn’s …more 1/8/24 |
Letter: Legislators, opponents wrong in labor contract legislation issue To the editor:This is soooo much drivel! Both the Federal Labor Relations Authority and the National Labor Relations Board honor the labor law and regulation of "Status Quo Ante". Which means …more 12/11/19 |
Editorial: Injustice, unrest and action The murder of George Floyd lit a match to a nation loaded with combustible material. Quarantined and isolated for months, with tens of millions jobless, with economic stability shattered, with half …more 6/4/20 |
Big spending and big relief in a very big budget STORY OF THE WEEK: Failure is an orphan, and victory has many fathers, as the saying goes. That helps explain why Gov. Dan McKee gathered with House Speaker Joe Shekarchi and Senate President …more By Ian Donnis|6/14/22 |
Letter: We need to work together to end hunger To the editor: September has been designated Hunger Action Month by Feeding America, the largest charity working to end hunger in the United States. That makes it the perfect time to consider …more 8/31/23 |
The follies of a falling bridge, and the high cost of a soccer stadium STORY OF THE WEEK: Back in the day, the approach of the end of February would signal the time for the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies – the bygone annual satiric sendup of the year in Rhode …more By Ian Donnis|2/20/24 |
Letter: More is needed to slow down speeding cars in Barrington I reside with my family on Chachapacassett Road where we are blessed with a fantastic front porch. One of our favorite pastimes is sitting on the porch and watching the world pass by. “Chacha" …more 5/7/21 |
Why the opioid epidemic remains front and center in R.I. STORY OF THE WEEK: For most people, the opioid epidemic is probably out of sight, out of mind. But Rhode Island is still reaping the whirlwind from the epidemic, as those who struggle with addiction …more By Ian Donnis|2/8/23 |
Rhode Islanders are still getting to know Gerry Leonard STORY OF THE WEEK: It’s an old political axiom: don’t help your opponent get a leg up in a campaign. That helps explain why CD1 Democrat Gabe Amo — who would have gone to the …more By Ian Donnis|10/10/23 |
Serious bridge concerns were first documented in 2015 STORY OF THE WEEK: As the state awaits a forensic review of what went wrong with the Washington Bridge, the ProJo’s Patrick Anderson delivered a must-read story this week contextualizing how a …more By Ian Donnis|4/23/24 |
Editorial: A standing ovation for a new Unified Theater production Something remarkable happened onstage in the Barrington Middle School auditorium last Friday night. Students performed.And though it was actually the first live theater performance in the short …more 2/8/23 |
The ugly trip to Philly continues to reverberate in R.I. STORY OF THE WEEK: The after-life of the March trip by two Rhode Island officials to Philadelphia continued to echo loudly. After an initial burst of media coverage, the story got picked up by the …more By Ian Donnis|6/20/23 |
Letter: Risks won’t be resolved until the bridges are replaced The East Bay Bike Path bridges were shut down in 2019 when regular inspections showed that they were unsafe. At the time, the Department of Transportation (DOT) said that they would replace the …more 5/7/21 |
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