To the Editor: The Providence Teachers Union president Maribeth Calabro, who is also a Providence teacher, publicly and viciously stated, "e;Our Warwick's beautiful Pilgrim High School basketball team girls were abhorrent, disgusting racists during their more

To the Editor: In a recent literary article, the following was cited, "e;Woe to THOSE who call evil good, and good evil, who put darkness for light, and light for darkness."e; The reader probably has no idea of the source of that citation but it is certain more

To the Editor: I believe most supporters of the Second Amendment agree with Attorney General Peter Nehrona that mentally disturbed individuals should not be able to buy or possess a firearm. The recent tragic shooting at an assisted living facility in more

To the Editor: On Monday night, I waited anxiously for my husband to return home from our City Council meeting. He finally walked through the door just before midnight. The outcome was positive, and what we were hoping for, after weeks of deliberation, more

To the Editor: On January 6, after over 12 hours of debate, the City Council voted to ratify the new three-year firefighters contract. I would like to thank all the members of our community who contacted me to share their thoughts about why they either more

To the Editor: Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were close friends back in 1965. They shared the dream that our nation should be "e;a place where civil and human rights would be inalienable rights, a country where more

To the Editor: Leap year 2020 will come with many challenges both foreseen and unseen. The concerns from 2019 will roll over with a few being resolved while others will appear with no apparent solutions. We are currently experiencing a disgruntle more

To the Editor: While I voted for the hiring policy change on December 19, 2019 to align with the new state statute now in effect as of January 1, 2020 to give full appointing power to the superintendent, I only did so because the policy is the best more

To the Editor: The first resolutions are for the Democrats in Congress. Please resolve to stop acting like 5-year-olds and taking temper tantrums because your candidate didn't win the election; and start working with Republicans on Immigration and NAFTA more

To the Editor: At a recent rally in Minnesota for President Trump, a supporter was spat on while giving a news interview. The culprit was a cowardly liberal protestor. The supporter's name was Dave Carlson, who was explaining to the reporter why he more

To the Editor: It is hard to believe that in a few days we will be entering the year 2020. It seems as though it was just yesterday that we were holding our breath to see what the Y2K fallout would be. I want to thank the Beacon for asking me to give more

To the Editor: Why is there so much pressure being applied to the City Council to push this fire department contract through? Why are taxpayers being turned away from a Council meeting? Why are some members of the City Council being verbally attacked and more