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In response to the Sept. 4 article, “Despite pandemic, R.I. Coalition for Israel continues to battle anti-Semitism,” I wanted to point out the repeated, yet common, misspelling of word antisemitism. Though the hyphen has become familiar as accepted by many publications and software such as Microsoft Word, I have learned that the word “anti-Semitism” is a misnomer. more

Letters to the editor | 11/12/20

Thank you to Mike Fink

Thank you, Mike Fink, for your thoughtful comments about World War I and Armistice Day (or Remembrance Day, as the British Commonwealth terms it). For the 25 years I taught at community … more

Letters to the editor | 11/12/20

Go to the polls if you can

I worked on political campaigns in 1976, and Lorber, and others into the 80s.I sat at the Board of Elections and watched them go over absentee ballots. I don’t remember there being mail ballots … more

Letters to the editor | 10/2/20

Making sense of economics

Farrel Klein (August 2020) argues that raising minimum wage is unsound social policy because businesses must make a profit.Profits vary widely. The average net supermarket profit is 3-5%; … more

Letters to the editor | 9/3/20

Time for a Change

(George Floyd’s Police murder sparked BLM’s call for state name change to Rhode Island and Providence Plantations) Swastika’s a good symbol in Hinduism,To Jews, it is … more

Letters to the editor | 9/3/20

Front window of New Mexico Holocaust Museum smashed by vandals

(JTA) – The front window of the New Mexico Holocaust Museum in downtown Albuquerque was shattered in an act of vandalism.The incident took place during the funeral of Georgia Rep. John Lewis on … more