Our View
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The Truth About Tiverton Reserves and State Motor Vehicle Aid
In the final days before this Saturday’s financial town referendum (FTR) at Tiverton High School, supporters of higher and higher…
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Another Note on Full-Day Kindergarten
Reviewing videos of the school committee’s discussions about the possibility of implementing full-day kindergarten, it’s obvious that it was intended to…
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The Positive Vision of the 0.9% Budget
Supporters of higher taxes in Tiverton are saying a lot of negative things. They’re calling people who disagree with them…
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Supporters of Higher Taxes Use Lies and Misleading Statements
With the help of Tiverton 1st co-coordinator, Brian Medeiros, elected officials and others who support higher taxes in Tiverton have…
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Town Administrator Matthew Wojcik and Public Debate
After a bruising decade of massive tax increases and heated arguments, many Tiverton residents were hopeful that a new town…
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Tiverton 1st and the Tiverton Democrats Use Divisive, Dismissive Rhetoric About Election
Back in November, I responded to a letter to the editor from Tiverton Democratic Town Committee (TDTC) chief Mike Burk in…
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Tiverton Politicians Are Wrong or Lying on Bond Rating
The majority of Tiverton residents pay little to no attention to the town’s rating on the bonds that it sells…
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Nancy Driggs: Facts Are Facts. Let’s Keep Them Straight.
Louise Durfee, newly appointed Budget Committee member, while in the process of suggesting to the Town Treasurer the possibility of…
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The 0% Budget’s Effect on Tiverton’s Bond Rating
There is only a sliver of truth to Tiverton officials’ comments about the town’s recent credit rating from Standard &…
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Divisiveness and Misreading
Some anonymous poster on the Tiverton 1st–related Facebook page, Tiverton Fact or Fiction, was intrigued to discover that I had…
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