Opinion

The following Letter To The Editor, Press Release has been submitted by Michael “Mike” Smith, Republican Candidate for Senate District 13 (Newport, Jamestown). Michael “Mike” Smith spotlights special interest money […]

Tuesday, July 18th  a primary will be held, to determine our representative in the Rhode Island General Assembly.  The seat was vacated by Senator Teresa Paiva Weed.  Many have said, […]

Last Tuesday, despite the tremendous advocacy of Representative Ruggiero, bill H-6172 was passed by the House of Representatives. H-6172 redefines the Right to Farm Act, which makes it easier for […]

At this point, like so many of you, I am well acquainted with the facts surrounding the opioid crisis in New England as a whole, and in Rhode Island especially. […]

While Rhode Island is experiencing our lowest unemployment rate in more than a decade, our local and state economies are still fragile. We also have a $135 million budget shortfall, […]

Last week the Democrats running in the Democrat primary for Senate District 13 seat, vacated by Senate President Paiva-Weed, held their forum.  The two-hour session offered nothing new from the […]

Many of my friends are technically “senior citizens,” although almost every one of them would balk at the term. In fact, one friend remarked to me a few weeks ago, […]

We all know how special the Jamestown and Newport environment is to our economy, our international reputation and our own quality of life. But, we need more than generalizations and […]

The Alliance For A Livable Newport (ALN) is proud of its reputation for being an unbiased source of information regarding issues affecting the City of Newport, including the election of […]

This time of year we celebrate the accomplishments of graduates who are moving on to new and exciting challenges and opportunities.  There is one graduating class this year that should […]

Part of my work as a teacher was encouraging students to discover their interests and to follow those interests with passion. Once those students discovered what they were passionate about, […]

What I remember most of my one big day as a clown in Ringling Brothers was the look on the faces of the kids as I climbed into the seats […]

The following op-ed was written and submitted by David Allard, Democratic candidate for Rhode Island Senate District 13. Work Here, Live Here One of the values that was instilled in […]

Small business is the lifeblood of Rhode Island’s economy. We have more than 95,000 small businesses in this state employing over half of the state’s private workforce — our friends, […]

Rhode Island has a wealth of organizations engaged in some form of undersea technology and its applications.  Many of these provide invaluable technologies and technical support to the Department of […]

January 23-27 marks the 5th year for Project Purple Celebrations and this year Portsmouth, Middletown, Tiverton , Little Compton ,Newport and Jamestown are ALL turning Purple for the week.  So […]

The following op-ed was written by Representative Deborah Ruggiero (D-District 74, Jamestown and Middletown). The Rhode Islanders I know are doers—successful business owners, technology entrepreneurs, community advocates, and passionate educators.   […]

The flame from Chanukah’s first candle flickers, the star atop a Christmas tree sheds its light elegantly, and the candles of Kawanzaa’s kinara speak of hardship and of hope. Light. […]