Letter: Offshore wind represents a good start
Massachusetts just passed the largest offshore wind commitment in the history of our country. If the Baker administration follows through, the 1,600 megawatt commitment will help launch an offshore...
View ArticleLetter: Massachusetts needs paid family and medical leave
I am pleased to know that the state Senate understood the urgent need to pass paid family and medical leave in Massachusetts. Last summer, my husband Jorge was in a car accident that left him unable to...
View ArticleCampaign 2016 Letter: Donald Trump does not represent my Republican Party
I am a Republican at heart and believe in the basic philosophy of that party. Donald Trump does not represent my views, nor that of many others in the Republican Party. He continues to demean our...
View ArticleCampaign 2016 Letter: Donald Trump is unfit to serve
Donald Trump is unfit to be president of this country. He is a reprehensible person. This evil man, this monstrous perversion of every decent and honorable instinct in the human heart, is not capable...
View ArticleLetter: Let voters have their say on Tiverton budget
I want to thank Columnist Marc Munroe Dion for highlighting with humor what is happening in Tiverton, “Livin' and Dion: A post-Apocalyptic Tiverton,” Aug. 22). I assume his hilarious column was...
View ArticleLetter: Skeptical about RI casino claims
While I heartily agree that Tiverton is in need of additional revenue to support it's overall budget (as I stated in my previous letter), I believe there is a preponderance of clear evidence indicating...
View ArticleLetter: A dream of fair sharing taxes
We as Americans must understand that tax breaks are not written in the Bill Of Rights next to the freedoms of speech and assembly. We have no birthright right to avoid paying our fair share to the...
View ArticleArtistic License: If only I had buckled up
On June 3, Hannah Lynn Raposo, an 18-year-old Durfee senior, was killed in a single car rollover as she drove to her senior prom at White's of Westport. Hannah was my granddaughter and I am...
View ArticleLetter: Lawrence's column was on the money
This letter is regarding the Rev. Robert P. Lawrence’s "From the Puplit" column on Aug. 6 titled "Summer of our discontent."I have but one word to say: Brilliant! Lorna GregorySwansea
View ArticleLetter: 'Yes' on 3 will not help animal welfare
Massachusetts voters will have more to decide than the next president when they enter the voting booth on Nov. 8. Question No. 3 is a minimum size requirement for farm animal containment that suggests...
View ArticleLetter: Thanks for supporting your police officers, Tiverton
An open letter to the citizens of Tiverton:As sergeant of the day shift for the Tiverton Police Department, I have had the honor and the privilege to accept on behalf our officers the many kind tokens...
View ArticleLetter: Town's eviction of Dighton Intertribal Council makes no sense
Thank you for your recent story (“Leaving With Pride,” Aug. 13) regarding the eviction of the Dighton Intertribal Council from the Grange Hall in Dighton and the rescinding of Dighton's permission for...
View ArticleLetter: Besides Obama, Gen Xers have little to show for ourselves
Barack H. Obama, the 44th President of the United States, is leaving office next year and I truly dread when that day comes. The president was born in 1961 making him the only president elected so far...
View ArticleLetter: Still awaiting your response on parish 'tax,' Bishop da Cunha
Since the implementation of the assessment fee imposed upon all Fall River parishes by the diocese, we have noticed a decline in donations for that purpose in several parishes and this means that the...
View ArticleNick Christ: Welcome, new SouthCoast educational leaders
This academic year, the SouthCoast has the unique opportunity to welcome not one, not two, but five new leaders to key positions in the local education sector. Matthew Malone joins the Fall River...
View ArticleLetter: Tiverton neighbor supports Twin River casino plan
I write in support of the proposed Tiverton casino and I do so as a long-time resident of Tiverton and a former legislator representing the town.
View ArticleLetter: Let Wampanoags have their land
You know the people in East Taunton that are fighting the casino should just move out and sell their property.
View ArticleLetter: Why are electricity rates skyrocketing?
I am a fixed income person who lives from week to week. My wife and I are on Social Security. I can't understand why the electric company raised their rate 40 percent. I am a National Grid customer and...
View ArticleLetter: From Fall River to the Olympics
The article, “Fall River at Rio Olympics with city-made shirts” brought back memories — and laughs. The 1968 Summer Olympics were held in Mexico City. A Japanese company had the contract for the...
View ArticleLetter: Suggestions for improving voter turnout
Mike Moran (“Local voters can spare the change,” Aug. 25) is completely correct in saying that all these election campaigns with no opposition candidates are bad for democracy. How can we change this?...
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