2016 LP Presidential Poll

Attending: Christian Chirino, Chair (CC) Brian Stack, Vice Chair (BS) Tony Jones, Treasurer (TJ)  Gary Whitney, At-Large Member (GW)  Beth Richardson, Secretary (BR) ExCom Comments and Updates— BS  talked about the state hearings on gay marriage legalization and medical marijuana dispensary licensing.  Because of the budget shortfall for the state of RI, he feels that…

To the editor:“The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful plant to its culture.” -Thomas Jefferson.It’s ironic that the country founded on the principals of and liberty and freedom still prohibits it’s citizens from growing a plant. I’m talking, of course, about industrial hemp. A plant that has more…

Charlestown Yard Sale Ordinance What really struck me about the public hearing on Ordinance 213- Yard Sales, at theCharlestown Town Council meeting which was held earlier this week (January 10,2011), was that no one seemed to give any thought as to why there should even be anordinance which requires one to obtain a permit to…