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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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News
Explanation for the 0.9% Budget
Unless there are any surprises, the ballot at the financial town referendum (FTR) will again include two budgets: the one…
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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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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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Commentary
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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Burk Should Check His Facts and Be Honest About His Opponents
Watch what they do, not what they say. Mike Burk, chairman of the Tiverton Democratic Town Committee and unsuccessful Town…
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Commentary
Explaining Issues Versus Falsehoods and Rhetoric
One of the challenges of serving your community by getting involved in civic debate is that it’s so much easier…
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