May 12, 2011 RSS feed / Editorial

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Arbor Day planting

From left, Town Administrator Bruce Keiser, Tree Warden Steve Saracino, Paul Dolan and Peter Lockwood, both of the state Department of Environmental Management, plant an American elm tree in Jamestow More...

Bike path would promote exercise and safety on island

VIEWPOINT
By Kate Smith

The Jamestown Bike Path Design Committee was formed in 2008 by the Jamestown Town Council. The charge of the committee for the past three years has been and will continue to be facilitating the design and construction of a Conanicut Island Bike Path. More...

Advocates for LNG terminal in bay spinning the issue

VIEWPOINT
By Dan Wright

In Ted Gehrig’s Viewpoint in last week’s Press, the president of Weaver’s Cove Energy touts the company’s one-sided blog—the inappropriately named LNGFact- Check.org— and crafts a message that is heavy on spin and More...

Weighing the costs of the unfunded pensions

This week we learned that Rhode Island is facing an overwhelming shortfall of $9.4 billion in unfunded pensions for public employees. More...