Ban butts at the beach
For the sake of fresh air, clean sand and tender toes, beach operators need to draw a line in the sand against smoking. A bill before the Rhode Island legislature would accomplish just that ...
Prayer banner's mixed messages
Before they next threaten a teenage girl or insult a judge, some defenders of that Cranston prayer banner would do well to read the thing.
Editorial: Think small, watch the results
The State of Rhode Island could learn a thing or two from the Town of Warren, and Lisa Raiola.
Water authority's letter is out of line
The Bristol County Water Authority, and more specifically the chairman of the authority’s board of directors, needs to immediately end its “information-gathering” effort directed against four East Bay residents.
Violence in school handled well
Because threats of violence, even “mass murder,” flew all over social media sites, school administrators and the Bristol police department cracked down swiftly and hard last week.
Upholding the town's vision
Close though it was, the Warren Planning Board made the right decision last week when four out of seven members present decided not to recommend a change to the town’s Comprehensive Plan land use map, a crucial document that dictates how development should be approached in the future.
For teachers, start new
Teachers of the Bristol Warren Regional School District deserve better than to have John A. Leidecker represent them at the negotiating table. Hardworking and caring, as most of the teachers surely are, they deserve someone who will act professionally on their behalf.
Sound science
They’re doing it right at Mt. Hope High School. Last year, school administrators decided to combine the high school’s science and math departments under one coordinator to integrate instruction in both areas. And, in just that short period of time, it has paid off.