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News
All-Day K Legislation Not as Advertised
A palpable gust of hopeful relief blew through the Tiverton High School auditorium on Tuesday night when Representative John “Jay” Edwards…
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Commentary
A Kindergarten Correction I’m Thrilled to Make
At last night’s meeting of the Tiverton School Committee, during a discussion of the possibility of resurrecting all-day kindergarten for…
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News
School Committee Killed Full-Day K, but Didn’t Have To
In its most shameful action in recent memory, the Tiverton School Committee voted Tuesday night to deprive 120 Tiverton children…
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The Outrage Machine and Political Payback
For most of the day, during a thirteen-hour stint standing outside the polling place on Saturday, budget #2 supporter and…
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Dishonest Tiverton 1st Mailing
Some residents have received this mailing from the group calling itself Tiverton 1st, which is constantly attacking residents and pushing for…
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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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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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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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deMedeiros Campaign Finance Reports
Question: Why is Denise deMedeiros listed as “inactive” on the state’s campaign finance Web site? One has to wonder how…
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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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