Providence is Poised to Regain Control of Its Schools. The Choices We Make Will Define the City for a Generation

by Matt McDermott

Editor’s Note: After the recent resignation of Ward 2 Councilwoman Helen Anthony, a special election is scheduled for Tuesday, December 2. Primary elections will take place on November 4. In the coming weeks, the Eye will publish op-eds from candidates in the race. This is [...]

Letter to the Editor 10.01

by The Providence Eye

I’m writing in response to the September 24 Letter to the Editor written by [Providence Republican City Committee co-chairs] Angel Connell and David Talan. Opinion pieces have always been an interesting pathway of expressing one’s feelings on a particular hot-button issue. And it’s often easy [...]

Letter to the Editor 09.24

by The Providence Eye

The Providence Republican City Committee not only condemns the assassination last week of Turning Point USA leader Charlie Kirk but we equally condemn the celebration of his death by people who have done so, either out of ignorance or malice. Political violence – or even [...]

Robotics Is A Smart Bet for Providence’s Future

by Peter Haas

The Rhode Island Life Science Hub, a quasi government agency focused on the biotech industry, is currently building PVD Labs a 90,000 square foot facility on the former 195 land in Providence to spur the local biotech industry. This is funded in a public private [...]

Letter to the Editor

by The Providence Eye

Thank you for today’s article – “Composting 101…..”. I’ve been trying to get my town of Westerly to launch a curbside composting program to no avail. I heard that there are no other cities in RI that are composting and that is a depressing fact.  [...]

In PVD Schools, Is AI a Tool or a Crutch?

by Ruth Marris-Macaulay

In the United States today, only one student in four at any grade level is proficient in writing. This has been the case for decades. Is it something about the way they are taught? Is it the effect of social media on their concentration? Experts [...]

Why We’re Hosting a Screening of Join or Die At Roger Williams Park

by Bonnie Nickerson

Do you feel disconnected, discouraged, and disheartened right now?  If so, you’re not alone. The state of the world, the state of our democracy, the ubiquity of screens, economic anxiety, and increasing isolation can be overwhelming and exhausting. I have to remind myself that my [...]

On College Hill, An Architectural Treasure Beckons the Public to Visit.

by Fraser Lang

I am a great admirer of Abraham Lincoln and have read scores of books about him learning something new from each volume. I was also aware that the John Hay Library at Brown University housed the Charles Woodberry McLellan Collection of Lincolniana, one of the [...]

RIPTA funding and the Iraq War

by Tom Sgouros

Editor’s Note: This Reader’s Voice essay was published originally in Steve Ahlquist’s Substack and is re-printed here by permission. “This spring, the Governor presented a budget that clearly underfunded the agency, and the legislative leadership only made half an attempt to remedy the deficiency…”   [...]

Letter to the Editor

by Rochelle Lee

RIPTA’s current fiscal year budget shortfall comes to $10 million dollars. Bus riders will invariably bear the brunt of service cuts without a pledge of more revenue from the Governor and lawmakers. [See Dana Schneider’s July 30 article, “Providence Counts: Proposed RIPTA Cuts, by the Numbers.”] [...]