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STORY OF THE WEEK: With 122 days until the Nov. 5 election (as of the writing of this column), Democrats find themselves in a fix. Various news reports this week had President Biden weighing a …
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7/11/24
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To the Editor,
Why is the city of Warwick allowing individuals to set off illegal fireworks every 4th of July without arrests being made?
Why aren’t officers enforcing Rhode Island …
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7/11/24
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7/10/24
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To the Editor,
Prior to the passage of on law on the safe storage of firearms, there were many who argued against such a requirement. The primary argument against a safe storage law is …
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7/10/24
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7/10/24
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To the Editor,
Without umpires the game of baseball would be less exciting. They call the balls and strikes and perceive from their own point of view. If there were not umpires the game of …
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7/3/24
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Usually after a debate ends, a new debate begins as to who won it, or whether it will affect the election. Instead, the debate swirling after this recent Biden-Trump debate is over whether Biden …
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By STEVE FRIAS
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7/3/24
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It started with no handshake between two candidates who don’t like each other. When the inevitable question came about the candidates' advanced age and why they didn’t think it was an …
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By KEN BLOCK
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7/3/24
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6/26/24
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6/20/24
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6/19/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: The General Assembly closed its 2024 session with a flurry of activity that ended around 1:32 last Friday morning. The Senate made a final vote on the $13.9 billion budget — …
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6/19/24
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6/12/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: After an update of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights recently got close to the finish line, there was 0.0% chance that legislative leaders wouldn’t get it …
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6/12/24
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6/12/24
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Last Tuesday, June 4, the RI House Judiciary Committee unanimously passed a bill (H 7165A) that’s a step toward decriminalizing prostitution.
Lobbyists for decriminalized prostitution have …
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By DONNA M. HUGHES
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6/6/24
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6/5/24
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6/5/24
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5/29/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: In a sure sign that the end of the General Assembly session is approaching, House Speaker Joe Shekarchi slated a budget caucus yesterday afternoon at the State House. A memo this …
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5/22/24
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