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Letter: Effort to create ‘Burrillville Land Conservancy’ undermines conservation work

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The below letter was sent to Stephen Casey, chairman of the House Committee on Housing & Municipal Government regarding proposed House Bill 6283,...

From the editor’s desk: We are not Facebook & we will not pick a...

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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,...

Letter: ICE detentions chill freedom of speech and the right to dissent

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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...

Swamp rafting: A weekly excerpt from Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sanity

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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...

Letter: Burrillville Land Trust is well-respected; Town has opportunity

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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...

Letter: N.S. Planning Board should not delay recommendation on quarry

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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...

Catching ‘the big one’: A weekly excerpt from Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of...

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Fishing. What better way to spend a day than devoting oneself to the pursuit of a reason to tell heroic stories of man's battle...