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Re-printed with his permission, it's the blog of Jonathan Daly-LaBelle! For the original, visit: http://jdlssouthkingstownblog.org/The following phrase has been eliminated from the standard South Kingstown School Commitee Work Session agenda: “Interested persons and the public at large will be given a fair opportunity to be heard at said meeting on the items proposed on the agenda. Questions or comments will be limited to a total of three (3) minutes unless otherwise voted by the School Committee.” For as long as I have been involved, this stock phrase has been a part of the work sessions. It was not part of the Sept. 25 session, and neither the Chair, nor any of the members, allowed or called for the four or five …
Tuesday could be a huge political day here in South Kingstown, or it could just be like any other… The results of the Primary Race for District 35 should be of great interest. The Fogartys vs. Spencer Dickinson. I say the Fogartys because it is impossible to separate the two, and their influence here in SK has not been a good one. Beyond the inappropriateness of having the chairman of the Democrat Town Committee (Brendan) being married to a town council member (Kathy – council president for two terms), there is quite a list of negative decisions and tactics they have employed. From the …