Dell G. Padgett
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On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, Dell G. Padgett passed away at the age of 87. He was the son of the late O’Dell and Ethel Padgett. Dell was born in North Carolina on October 1, 1936 and hemoved to Providence in 1950. He was a [...]

Letters to the Editor 05.22
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I enjoyed Mike Raia’s article on the proposed merger between RI PBS and The Public’s Radio.  It was not stated and is stunningly obvious to this reader — who has it as his Home Page — that the Eye itself  is already a valuable, indispensable [...]

Cartas a la editora 05.22
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Disfruté el artículo de Mike Raia sobre la propuesta de fusión entre RI PBS y The Public’s Radio. No se dijo y es sorprendentemente obvio para este lector (que lo tiene como página de inicio) que el Eye en sí ya es un actor valioso [...]

Letters to the Editor 05.15
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To the Editor, Thank you for Jonathan Howard’s excellent article about that state of Providence’s school system. Changing the course of a school system is like turning an ocean liner – it takes foresight, patience and time. It is very difficult to do. One thing [...]

Cartas a la editora 05.15
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Al Editor, Gracias por el excelente artículo de Jonathan Howard sobre el estado del sistema escolar de Providence. Cambiar el rumbo de un sistema escolar es como hacer girar un transatlántico: se necesita previsión, paciencia y tiempo. Es muy difícil de hacer. Una cosa que [...]

Letters to the Editor 05.08
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To the Editor, Thank you Barry Schiller for the article on a new transit station. Good to review the history to date as it has been so long since this all started, that refreshing our minds is helpful! While I am not sure where it [...]

Cartas a la editora 05.08
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Al editor,   Gracias Barry Schiller por el artículo sobre una nueva estación de tránsito. Es bueno repasar la historia hasta la fecha, ya que ha pasado tanto tiempo desde que todo esto comenzó, ¡que refrescar nuestras mentes es útil! Si bien no estoy seguro [...]

Letters to the Editor 05.01
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To the Editor, I appreciate Alexander Castro’s thorough coverage of the South Water St bike lane issue.  It’s disappointing that Mayor Smiley seems so hostile to biking, and his notion that discouraging biking would help reduce Washington Bridge congestion is truly ludicrous.  The opposite: with [...]

Cartas a la editora 05.01
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Al editor, Aprecio la cobertura exhaustiva de Alexander Castro sobre el problema del carril bici de South Water St. Es decepcionante que el alcalde Smiley parezca tan hostil al uso de la bicicleta, y su idea de que desalentar el uso de la bicicleta ayudaría [...]

Letters to the Editor 04.17
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In the 2/21/24 article, Noise is the New Smoking,  authors Paula Donovan and John Wilner hit the nail on the head when it comes to stress-producing noise in our neighborhood, the main sources of which are Leaf Blowers that spew, not only noise, but air [...]