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From the inbox: an inspirational cat story
Regular readers of Dispatches know I’m a sucker for a good cat story. On my list of retirement ...
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Column – What to watch in aftermath of Town Council election
Five things we’re watching after last week’s Smithfield Town Council election: Whether Bill Riddick continues as town attorney. ...
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Column – What we know — and don’t — about Times building
Countless emails and phone calls in support of keeping The Smithfield Times on the iconic Main Street site ...
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Column – Again with emphasis: Infrastructure is inadequate
Steve Bowman nailed it in October 2022 when he declared the 800-plus-home Mallory Pointe residential development a worthy ...
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Column – At least one safe space from national politics
The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump over the weekend makes easy a decision I’ve been contemplating ...
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Column – To accept $6M or not: a question with lots of nuance
Even in our current world of absolutes, with little room allowed to ponder shades of gray, the following ...
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Column – Trust on Town Council broken long before ‘leak’
Amid their outrage over the “leak” that wasn’t, three Smithfield Town Council members lamented broken trust within the ...
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Column – The Suffolk model: one to be envied or avoided?
Isle of Wight in 2024 feels a lot like Suffolk in 1974 — at a crossroads, a choice ...
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Column – Litter warriors pick up after the knuckleheads
Keep America Beautiful reports that significant progress has been made in reducing litter on U.S. roadsides since 2010. ...
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Column – Intimidation tactics have no place in civic discourse
Smithfield’s leadership class struck me as oddly desperate last fall as the controversial Grange at 10Main floundered in ...