Letter: Transparency would be enhanced by creation of a public land trust in Burrillville
The below letter was sent to Stephen Casey, chairman of the House Committee on Housing & Municipal Government regarding proposed House Bill 6283, found here. A letter in opposition to the same bill can be...
Letter: Effort to create ‘Burrillville Land Conservancy’ undermines conservation work
The below letter was sent to Stephen Casey, chairman of the House Committee on Housing & Municipal Government regarding proposed House Bill 6283, found here. A letter in support of the same bill...
From the editor’s desk: We are not Facebook & we will not pick a...
In our politically tumultuous times, it has become harder than ever to do my job.
I say this not to illicit sympathy, but rather because, as the population is bombarded with bias information from the...
Letter: ICE detentions chill freedom of speech and the right to dissent
The recent spate of ICE detentions are all the bad things rolled into one: racial profiling, lack of due process, suppression of free speech, religious intolerance, authoritarian state power, (and) failure to respect human dignity.
A...
Swamp rafting: A weekly excerpt from Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sanity
I was sitting here thinking what intriguing, exciting, absolutely mind-boggling experience I would pen for this week's column, when it hit me: swamp rafting.
It was just about this time also that my wife strolled...
Letter: Burrillville Land Trust is well-respected; Town has opportunity
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Burrillville Land Trust, an all volunteer, community based, 501(c)3 private land trust in Burrillville. Our board members are those that come to us with a passion...
Letter: N.S. Planning Board should not delay recommendation on quarry
Why delay a recommendation from the NS Planning Board?
I’ll state up front that I am personally opposed to the proposed zoning overly by the quarry.
I attended the meeting of the NS Planning Bord on...
