Town elections letters policy
      During the campaign season, which ends with the Nov. 6 elections, the Jamestown Press will not print letters in support of, or in opposition to candidates running for town offices. Write to us LETTERS: Send your let ters to: Ed i tor, The Jamestown Press, 42 Nar ragan sett Ave., Jamestown RI 02835. Our fax number is (401) 423-1661.
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Legislators were great teachers
      The Honorable Teresa Paiva- Weed and Honorable Bruce Long put partisanship aside to give students a civics lesson. Using humor and patience, these representatives taught eighth grade students at the Lawn Avenue School in Jamestown how government fulfills its responsibilities to meet the needs of the people and how citizens can become involved in government.
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No local pass for the bridge?
      In the past two editions of the Press, I have read the articles about the Newport Bridge, i.e. EZ Pass and the PR firm hired to assuage my dissonance about the bridge and turnpike authority. After reading both, my head is about to explode.
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Plenty for youth and families to do
      Rebekah Rosen-Gomez's letter to the Press last week makes some good points. As a board member of the Jamestown Education Foundation (JEF), I would like to respond. JEF was created nearly four years ago to address some of the very needs Ms. Rosen-Gomez cites.
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Growing up on 'the rock'
      I would like to take this opportunity to respond to Rebekah Rosen-Gomez's letter to the editor in last week's Press regarding her perception of Jamestown as a "difficult place to raise a family." I, in no way, can relate to having children and planning their extra-curricular activities, but I can say, first hand, Jamestown was an amazing place to grow up.
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