Letter: Resident engagement is not an obstacle to good government
By Steph Smyth, Newport City Councilor At-Large
Dr. Michael Fine: What’s crazy about who we lost in August
Ed Ehlinger, M.D. Wendell Berry, and Dolly Parton. These are three people whose lives made a difference to us and to me and to your health, three people we lost in August.
Op-Ed: Rhode Island’s LGBTQ+ community needs proven leaders in the General Assembly
Sen. Tiara Mack of Providence argues the 2026 session fell short on LGBTQ+ protections and endorses Newport’s Sen. Dawn Euer ahead of the Sept. 9 primary
Letter: Keith Hoffmann is the best candidate for Rhode Island Attorney General
Four Aquidneck Island and East Bay legislators endorse the former Neronha deputy ahead of the Sept. 9 primary
Sailed away on the Block Island Ferry
Late August on the island with family, friends and a baby who won’t be a baby much longer — and why 12 miles offshore still rewards you for not being in a hurry
Comic – Sour Grapes: Affair
Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.
Gerry Goldstein: Tiny steps that make life worth living (Or, please pass the ketchup)
Simpler creations – one of which debuted just a few weeks ago – make our lives more pleasant in the subtlest of ways.
Dr. Michael Fine: What’s crazy about COVID and flu vaccines in 2026
As we expected, the severity of Covid is trending down over the years, as more of us get more and more immune to it, and our herd immunity strengthens.
Comic – Sour Grapes: Itchy Pet
Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.
Letter: Perrotti Park’s deed deserves an answer
If it looks like a park, functions as a park, has been treated as a park for half a century, and its deed says it is to be used as a public park — it’s a park.
Letter: Public health is about people
By Steph Smyth, Newport City Councilor At-Large
Gerry Goldstein: Dark side of the Fifties gets a replay
For those of us who remember the rectitudinous McCarthy, a shiver goes up the spine when Trump vows to send his self-declared “communists” into exile.
Letter: Newport Comp Plan draft ignores local schools
Why doesn’t this plan formally recognize our local public schools as indispensable economic development assets?
Dr. Michael Fine: What’s crazy about Dr. Fauci and helicopters?
I’m old enough to remember the days when physicians didn’t criticize one another in public, and certainly never to patients.
Rep. Lauren Carson: The fight for Newport Hospital’s birthing center isn’t over
$1.6 million in new state funding and tougher closure rules were a win — but Brown Health has been silent on the years ahead
Comic – Sour Grapes: Jog
Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.
Gerry Goldstein: A slice of snarkiness, squashed
August is nearly upon us, so the best advice is to lock your doors, lower the shades, and pretend nobody’s home.
Gerry Goldstein: No password necessary to read this essay
One tends to consider the password – whether forgotten, never recorded, or outdated – as the curse of our computer era. In fact, it has been a mainstay throughout history in wartime, in espionage, and even in literature.
Dr. Michael Fine: What’s crazy about health care in Lithuania
In 2024, Lithuanians spent about $4259 per person per year on health care. We spent about $14,880 in that year.
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