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Letters, March 17, 2012

Fri, Mar 16

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— I’d like to address some of the concerns surrounding the maintenance of Heinz Field. I think that what we are forgetting in this argument is the word “maintenance.” According to most field maintenance schedules, the infield is first wetted down and then dragged, making it...
Letters, March 10, 2012

Fri, Mar 9

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Letters

To: The Editor— I don’t usually write rebuttals to letters to the editor, but with the recent negative letters about the Block Island School, I feel the need to speak up in defense of our children, our teachers, our administrators, our support staff and our school committee — and for the support of...
Editorial: Killing the golden goose

Sat, Mar 3

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Opinion

Last week, realtor Edie Blane said that a proposed new 13-percent tax on rental houses amounted to killing the golden goose. She’s right. Here’s why: A 2010 study commissioned by the Rhode Island Division of Tourism found that if tourism didn’t exist, each household would pay $1,310 more in taxes...
Letters, March 3, 2012

Fri, Mar 2

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Letters

To: the Editor— According to an article in the December 23, 2011, issue of the Block Island Times, Block Island School enrollment will be down to 98 students four years from now, and 90 students in 10 years. Now I read that the budget request for the coming year totals $4,619,719. That means, if I’...
Letters, Feb. 25, 2012

Fri, Feb 24

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Letters

To: the Editor— We are a diverse group on Block Island and often on different sides of an issue, but I think we finally have something that we can all agree on. Governor Chafee’s proposal to tax short-term rentals of private homes at 13 percent is a really bad idea. I hope the Town Council and our...
Editorial: Who will run this election season?

Sat, Feb 18

Category:

Opinion

The island grapevine is alive with rumors about which members of the Town Council will not be running for re-election. Curiously for this point in the run-up, there is no similar noise about who will try to replace them. The current council, all five members, will have been together for six years...
Letters, February 18, 2012

Fri, Feb 17

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— As a Block Island taxpayer, 6th grade math teacher and adjunct professor for the State University of New York, it was perplexing to read the school budget article in the Block Island Times dated February 11. Superintendent Hicks is promulgating a request by our 4th grade teacher for...
Letters, Feb. 11, 2012

Sat, Feb 11

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Letters

To: the Editor— Carole White passed to another dimension January 28 at the age when most people are anticipating their first social security check. Cancer claimed her at too young an age, but not before Block Island had given her 30-plus years of the joys of living on a small island. She will miss...
Editorial: What's the right letters policy?

Fri, Feb 10

Category:

Opinion

From time to time, the letters page of this paper gets a little ugly. Sometimes it’s an exchange that becomes heated; sometimes it’s a gadfly who takes aim at local governance and institutions; sometimes it’s a general mood of discontent and blame. Lately it’s been all of the above, so we at the...
Letters, Feb. 4, 2012

Sat, Feb 4

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— Apparently my letter of apology to Mrs. Keating in the Jan. 21 issue was too clever by half. Here is another try: I am sorry for writing in my Clergy Corner column that your bishop hates the governor. You pointed out that this amounted to accusing the bishop of a sin on the basis of...
Letters, Jan. 28, 2012

Mon, Jan 23

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Letters

To: the Editor— I have never met Mike Stratton, but after reading his letter to the editor I have to say that he is a class act. And I give him my word that when I play rock and roll at Club Soda, I will make a point of turning down my guitar. I mean it! John Henry Tripler Center Road...
Letters, Jan. 21, 2012

Fri, Jan 20

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Letters

To: the Editor— At the January 18 Town Council meeting I complained about noise from Club Soda interfering with my family’s enjoyment of our recently renovated home on Connecticut Avenue (see story, p. 6). From my perspective as a mainlander who owns a second home here, I believed that I was...
Letters, Jan. 14, 2012

Fri, Jan 13

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— A viper slithered into the peaceable kingdom of the Times’ December 24 Clergy Corner. Venom dripped from Rev. Hollaway’s pen in his stunning attack on Bishop Tobin and the Catholic Church. Rev. Hollaway accused another ordained minister of a serious sin (1 John 2: 9-11), and that...
Publisher's note: Thank you

By

Fraser Lang

Sun, Jan 8

Category:

Opinion

A recent report by the National Newspaper Association reports that 74 percent of those surveyed read a local newspaper each week. Our guess is that on Block Island, the percentage would be even higher. We are fortunate to have a loyal readership. In addition to a devoted group of readers, we have a...
Letters to the Editor, Jan. 7, 2012

Fri, Jan 6

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Letters

To: the Editor— The School Committee is considering a revision to the school schedule for next year, lengthening the school day by a half hour Monday through Thursday and shortening Friday by two hours. Why? To create a schedule that supports both academics and athletics. Currently, student...
Publisher's Note: Deer, Lyme and us

By

Fraser Lang

Tue, Jan 3

Category:

Opinion

I strongly endorse the Town Council’s decision to renew the appointment of the Deer Task Force. The fact is that deer cause the spread of Lyme Disease which remains a critical health problem here on Block Island. A recent survey by the Deer Task Force revealed that 84 percent of those surveyed were...
Letters, Dec. 31, 2011 - Happy New Year's!

Fri, Dec 30

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— After reading the article “Council hears Club Soda appeal” from last week’s Block Island Times , I was surprised and disappointed to see that only a portion of my comments were quoted. I do believe that the current owners of Club Soda are hard workers trying to support...
Letters, Dec. 24, 2011; Merry Christmas!

Sat, Dec 24

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— I just wanted to send out a huge thank you to the “Secret Santa” who brought gifts to the police station for our kids. We are truly thankful and blessed for the amazing community we live in. Thank you again! Merry Christmas! Edward and Rachel Harrison Water Street...
Editorial: A merry, mindful time of year

Fri, Dec 23

Category:

Opinion

Carollers have been singing their rounds, an anonymous giver has left presents for local families, and despite the warm winds, it’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. This week’s Tuesday night shopping was fun and well attended. Phones are ringing with last-minute calls for gift certificates...
Letters, Dec. 17, 2011

Sun, Dec 18

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor- I read with much interest Judy Tierney's article in the Times last week ("Deepwater substation at Zoning"). Block Island Transmission LLC,applied for variances and waivers in a presentation to the Zoning Board. As an energy developer, the law does not allow Deepwater to...
Editorial: A penny spent here stays here

Sat, Dec 17

Category:

Opinion

As we approach the end of the holiday shopping season, it’s very tempting to drive to a superstore or go to the web. Sure, free shipping may be over, but we’ve all got the odd last-minute gift to buy (or, perhaps, all our gifts — you know who you are, Christmas Eve shoppers) and the variety...
Letters, December 10

Sat, Dec 10

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— I am writing in reference to the recent issuance of yet another liquor license on Block Island. What was our Town Council thinking? I feel insulted as a veteran EMT for the rescue squad. During my 15-plus year tenure, I have witnessed an overwhelming percentage of calls that have...
A courageous and necessary vote

Sat, Dec 3

Category:

Opinion

Our state Senator Susan Sosnowski and our state Representative Donna Walsh voted on November 17 to support the pension reform plan introduced by Governor Lincoln Chafee and State Treasurer Gina Raimondo. It couldn’t have been an easy vote to make. Tens of thousands of retirees were adversely...
Letters, Dec. 3, 2011

Fri, Dec 2

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— The Mental Health Task Force is thankful to Dr. Mike Brownstein for his donation, which was the subject of your story last week ("Mental health group gets $22K gift"), but we are equally thankful to Dr. Steve Rasmussen for the gift of setting up a program on the island to provide...
Editorial: Thanks for giving

Fri, Nov 25

Category:

Opinion

With all the unnerving political and economic tumult in the news of late, it’s been heartening to see one of Block Island’s finest, Mary Donnelly, serve as a bit of hope — and on a national scale. This fall she has appeared in The New York Times Magazine , as well as on CBS and NBC news...
Letters, Thanksgiving issue, Nov. 23 2011

Thu, Nov 24

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— Any time that an island organization has a major community function, there is often a list of supporting individuals, businesses or other groups who contributed to the success of the effort. So it was with the Block Island Gardeners’ Christmas Workshop, Thursday, November 17...
Letters to the Editor, Nov. 19, 2011

Fri, Nov 18

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— I was recently investigating energy conservation and funding opportunities for a client in Rhode Island and came across a piece of information of which residents of Block Island should be aware. While it is public knowledge that the Town of New Shoreham has been participating in an...
Letters, Nov. 11, 2011

Fri, Nov 11

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— I'm just back from Washington, D.C., and the trip was definitely worthwhile. The Audubon Society, Defenders of Wildlife and National Wildlife Federation had got together with a number of other environmental groups and recruited people who had worked with them before on conservation...
Letters to the Editor - November 5, 2011

Fri, Nov 4

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— The recent controversy over the bidding for the Transfer Station has raised various concerns that I find disheartening. There has been some talk of who is more qualified and which bid is better, and this is all a healthy part of the process. My concern is that in these economic...
Editorial: How do we get everyone involved?

Sat, Oct 29

Category:

Opinion

At last weekend’s energy forum, a good 40 or 50 people showed up to take part, air their views, and learn about the energy problems the island is facing. Good for them. One concern voiced at the forum was that it wasn’t a very representative group. (It was the same story at the financial town...
Letters to the Editor, Oct. 29, 2011

Fri, Oct 28

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— I normally wouldn't be writing to the editor so soon, but this has now approached an emergency basis. By this I mean the paid advertisement in the BIT this week by Block Island Recycling Management, or Sean McGarry and Michael McGinnes. The essence of this ad is that we,...
Letters to the Editor, Oct. 22, 2011

Fri, Oct 21

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— On October 6, a federal agency issued a report on estimates of adult mental illness in the 50 states and DC. (From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS, with the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality.) Rhode Island ranked number 1 of all...
Editorial: They just don't get tourism at the State House

Sun, Oct 16

Category:

Opinion

It’s over. The last of the tourists have departed for the year. Those of us who live here year round no longer must compete for space on our narrow roads with mopeds and bikes. We can easily find parking downtown (if there’s any reason to go there). The ferries are less frequent and we can again...
Letters, Oct. 15, 2011

Fri, Oct 14

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— Here's a challenge to the Block Island community. Last Friday night I drew the first two envelopes to identify who would be chosen to be eligible to buy the two houses being built on the property on Champlin Road that I sold to the Housing Board. There were 12 fully qualified...
Letters, Oct. 8, 2011

Fri, Oct 7

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— Yesterday, I gave into irresistible urges and tuned into WFAN, the sports radio station out of New York City. It was the day following a Giants football victory and the callers kept talking about some controversial play that had not cost them the game. Finally, one of the...
Book review: Hunt, Gather, Cook

By

Jon Campbell

Wed, Oct 5

Category:

Opinion

“My early memories of foraging are like glimpses of clear sky through a swiftly shifting fog. I remember eating wild food for the first time as a little boy — a strangely disembodied image of myself munching beach peas on a breezy summer’s day, shortly after walking off the ferry from New London,...
Editorial: Read a banned book

Sat, Oct 1

Category:

Opinion

Since 1990, the American Library Association has recorded more than 11,000 challenges to books in schools and public libraries, including 346 in 2010. Less than a quarter of all book challenges — complaints requesting the removal of a book from a library or school — are reported and recorded. These...
Letters, Sept. 30, 2011

Fri, Sep 30

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— The Block Island Times editorial last week showed that it is the paper that has removed itself from thoughtful discussion of the relevant issues, not the citizens who have the backbone to publically oppose the town on many current issues. The paper consistently fails to...
Editorial: side by side, but divided

Sat, Sep 24

Category:

Opinion

There have always been a surprisingly large number of distinct constituencies on Block Island. We live side by side, in our unavoidably overlapping small town lives, but have different – and sometimes competing – visions and needs. That’s to be expected. So it has always been, and developers and...
Letters to the Editor:

Fri, Sep 23

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— We would like to thank the Block Island community for all your love, support and compassion during this difficult time. A special “Thank You!” to the Lewis family for offering Lewis Farm for Matthew’s service. We could not imagine a more beautiful setting. “Thank You!” also to Ed...
Publisher's note: Making a difference

Sat, Sep 17

Category:

Opinion

This is a caring community. And too often we fail to acknowledge all those quiet acts of stewardship that make a difference. Last weekend there were two events — both the result of individual initiative — that were designed to benefit island causes. Henry Peterson organized a big band concert held...
Letters, Sept. 17, 2011

Fri, Sep 16

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISSA) is proposing to spend almost $200,000 of our money to fund art work for the new airport building. What's wrong with this picture? Doesn’t RISSA realize we are approaching the second dip in a long recession? But hold on, it gets...
Guest Opinion: Not an Easy Summer

By

Nancy Dodge

Sat, Sep 10

Category:

Opinion

Last week gave us a demonstration of the best of this community — a standing room only send off to a beloved patriarch and an incredibly moving farewell to a young island son. Both times we literally and figuratively wrapped our arms around each other in a way that holds at bay all else. We wish...
Letters to the Editor, September 10

Fri, Sep 9

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— In the early hours of September 1, Block Island suffered am unimaginable loss. On behalf of the Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, I offer my most sincere condolences to the Helterline family. I ask that you all take care of yourselves, be kind to yourselves. Have...
Publisher's note: Leave well enough alone?

Sun, Sep 4

Category:

Opinion

I just returned from my usual post-storm tour of the three West Side coves – Grace’s, Dorrie’s and Cooneymus. As any West Sider will tell you, they are all key parts of “the neighborhood.” I grew up at Dorrie’s Cove. In more than 50 years, it has changed remarkably little. There’s a rough gulley...
Letters to the Editor, Sept. 3, 2011

Fri, Sep 2

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— This afternoon, amidst a flurry of phone calls, emails, cancellations, and rebookings due to the impending Hurricane Irene, we had one very disturbing, although not uncommon conversation with one of our guests who cancelled their stay. Our policy, which is similar to the majority of...
Publisher's note: A man of quiet courage

Thu, Sep 1

Category:

Opinion

Rally Migliaccio was a familiar and beloved figure on Block Island. He was a constant presence in island life — civic events, community meetings, the restaurant scene, the post office and the grocery store. Hardly a day went by when I did not bump into him somewhere. And he always greeted me — and...
Letters to the Editor, August 27

Tue, Aug 30

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— In regard to the deal on the table with Mr. Lee at the end of Cooneymus Road, my understanding is the public will get full use of a CRMC right-of-way. Mr. Lee will make the public road his private yard. It will be better that way — keep those nasty tourists from enjoying it. If...
Letters, Aug. 20, 2011

Wed, Aug 24

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— Upon my return from Block Island today, I read with personal interest Mr. Albert Casazza's letter dated July 23, in which he supported the role of the advanced practice clinician (nurse practitioner or physician assistant) as a positive addition to the Block Island Medical Center...
Letters to the editor, Aug. 13

Sat, Aug 13

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— I enjoyed the article "Sunburn blisters on a new tattoo" by Jon Campbell (Aug. 6). I, too, used to summer on the island in the 1970s, and we never seemed to have “issues,” except with the drunk sailors down by New Harbor, maybe a few yahoos downtown, or some freaks on the beach, but...

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