Year: 2014
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Nov- 2014 -26 November
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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20 November
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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18 NovemberNews
Town Council to Divide Town Over Budget Committee Appointment
In his roundup of outcomes of the election in Tiverton, Sakonnet Times reporter Tom Killin Dalglish highlights the fact that Dave…
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14 November
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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Oct- 2014 -31 OctoberNews
A Telling Dismissal of O’Dell’s Complaint
Tiverton’s Home Rule Charter has a simple and straightforward process by which residents can file complaints against elected and appointed…
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22 OctoberOriginal Reports
Where to Vote
Question: For the upcoming election, where do I go to vote? Sometimes it seems as if the hardest part of fulfilling one’s…
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20 OctoberNews
Personnel Board Applicant Says Town Council Conniving
In the midst of turmoil over the Tiverton Town Council’s determination to appoint a specific person to be a full-time…
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Sep- 2014 -29 SeptemberCommentary
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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24 September
Assertions Are Cheap; FakeCheck and Tiverton 1st Are Misers
In keeping with our suggestions about ways in which readers can determine how much credibility to assign to political writers, the…
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22 SeptemberOriginal Reports
Students Leaving Tiverton Schools?
Question: I would like to know how many kids who graduate from Tiverton Middle School go to a private school after…
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