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Readers’ Voices 05.07
To the Editor, I support Bottle Bill legislation for Rhode Island. As a member of Zero Waste Providence, I have spent years talking about trash and advocating for the reduction of plastic both in Providence and beyond. My dedication is driven by a desire to [...]
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May
May
Rhode Island’s Newest Sports Venue is A Bike Ride from Providence.
Biking from Providence’s East Side to the Rhode Island Football Club’s new Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket was a breeze on opening day, May 3. There was no need to wait for a bus or pay for parking. (I saw one stadium neighbor’s yard offering [...]
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May
May
Providence City Councilor, After Rhode Island Hospital Protest: “ICE is a rogue federal agency…We will stand with our immigrant brothers and sisters.”
EDITOR’S NOTE: On Thursday, April 24, agents from the Boston office of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a man on the West Side of Providence. During the arrest, ICE agents tasered the man, and subsequently took him to Rhode Island Hospital for treatment. [...]
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Apr
Cartas al editor 04.30
We strongly oppose the transition plan released by the Mayor’s Office [and discussed in Jonathan Howard’s April 23 article “Can the City and the Commissioner Collaborate?”], which fails to return true local control and instead consolidates power in the hands of the Mayor. This plan [...]
At Providence’s Laboratory Schools, The City Becomes A Classroom.
While getting ready for bed one evening in December, my four-year-old said to me, “Mommy, did you know that not everyone has a house?” A dialogue ensued: Me: “Oh yeah? Tell me more, bud.” Harmon: “Some people have to sleep outside because they don’t have [...]
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Apr
Apr
The Food Scraps We Collect in Providence Help Our Oceans – and the Planet
This May, I will celebrate my three year anniversary riding an electric bicycle around Providence, collecting food scraps from neighbors to make compost with Harvest Cycle Compost. As you can imagine, the job is slightly more enjoyable in the summer than the winter, but [...]
Cartas al editor 04.02
Al editor: El artículo de Jon Howard sobre las Escuelas de la Zona de Empoderamiento de Springfield («Las Escuelas de la Zona de Empoderamiento de Springfield Prosperan: ¿Un Modelo para Providence?», del 26 de marzo) fue excelente. Informativo y estimulante, planteó y respondió algunas de [...]
Cartas a la editora 03.26
Me encantó tu artículo sobre el Sr. Vine Hunter. (“Gente en Providence 03.12: Sr. Vine Hunter”, por Bobbie Hunger). Aunque me gustaría que fuera más largo y con más fotos de su obra, y dónde comprarla, ya que no vende a particulares. Cada vez que [...]
Cartas a la editora 03.26
Estoy muy agradecida con Jane Lancaster por sus retratos de los habitantes de Rhode Island cuyos nombres han sido otorgados a las escuelas públicas de Providence, pero nunca más que por el retrato de Harry Kizirian. (“Harry Kizirian 1925-2002: Un ángel sin alas”, del 19 [...]
Cartas a la editora 03.26
Me alegra mucho leer la biografía de Harry Kizarian escrita por Jane Lancaster (“Harry Kizirian 1925-2002: Un ángel sin alas”, del 19 de marzo). Quienes ya somos un poco mayores, recordamos haber visto a menudo al director de correos Kizirian cuando íbamos a la oficina [...]