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08/20/2008

Editorial: Revoke all of it
The Providence Retirement Board’s award of a partial pension to Frank Corrente, convicted of public corruption as director of administration and chief aide to disgraced former Mayor Vincent Cianci, has properly outraged many citizens.

08/19/2008

Editorial: Patrick and pensions
Governor Patrick has commendably vetoed a bad bill to boost Massachusetts state workers’ pensions. The worst thing about the measure is that it would delay starting to pay for them until 2024! In other words, legislators wanted to curry favor with the public-employee unions but without offending the public by forcing higher taxes now. In this evasion, they would have saddled future taxpayers with even more debt (and perhaps a lower state bond rating) than years of irresponsible giveaways have already hit them with. But then what do the legislative backers of this measure care? They’ll be long out of office — or dead — in 2024!

Editorial: America the sucker
American taxpayers have been spending billions of dollars repairing and rebuilding Iraq, on the theory that the U.S. government broke that country and has a responsibility to fix it. But, with some stability coming at last to Iraq, and high oil prices filling its coffers, it is time for the Iraqis to use some of their wealth to spruce up the place.

08/18/2008

Editorial: Roll the tape
A brief altercation at a Charlestown Town Council meeting has put the spotlight on the practice of videotaping public meetings just as Rhode Island’s PBS television station, WSBE, is cutting back on its taping of local public meetings.

08/17/2008

Editorial: Aquidneck acquisitions
More U.S. Navy facilities are moving to Aquidneck Island, some of them returning, in fact, after an absence of years. For example, Officer Candidate School is returning from Pensacola, Fla. Newport lost naval facilities to belt-tightening four decades ago; now it is getting some back.

Editorial: Hunting down the hackers
The recent indictments linked to computer-data thefts from several retailers, including TJX Cos., are a welcome sign that law enforcement is beginning to get a handle on such crimes. But we still have far to go: Sophisticated hackers exploit the sometimes lax ways in which information is stored and transmitted, and are skilled at evading detection. Further, the Internet’s global reach frustrates law enforcement’s traditional boundaries.

08/16/2008

Editorial: Valet parking in Newport
On a busy summer weekend in Newport, scarce parking causes pain all around. For visitors, it means circling through narrow old streets in search of an open space. It can mean parking illegally, such as in spaces reserved for locals with permits, and finding a hefty ticket upon one’s return. For residents, it means more traffic congestion as clueless tourists go round and round looking for a place to park — or finding them in spaces reserved for permit holders.