Letters printed here appeared in local newspapers as Letters to the Editor and have been made available to us by the authors. Other opinion, such as speeches, were spoken, usually at Town Council meetings. Letters are listed in reverse chronological order with most recent letters at the top. We encourage you to write your own letters to the local papers. Email addresses for the local papers are on our links page. There’s more local opinion in the CCA Surveys
Date: December 7, 2011
Subject: Charlestown’s dark, star-filled skies are a treasure for all of Rhode Island
Date: November 30, 2011
Subject: Builders created housing law to override town zoning
Date: May 4, 2011
Subject: Your Comments on Converting land zoned Open Space/Recreation to a Housing Development
Date: May 4, 2011
Subject: Your Comments on New Beach Pavilions
Date: March 29, 2011
Subject: Ask Legislators to Abide by Commitment to Salt Pond
Date: March 22, 2011
Subject: Letter from Tom Gentz: Governor Chafee’s stance on Charlestown casino welcome
Date: March 4, 2011
Subject: Affordable Housing: Not Your Father’s Starter Home
Date: February 19, 2011
Subject: Your recent comments on the large wind turbine issues
Date: February 9, 2011
Subject: Feasibility Study needed on beach facilities (pdf file)
Date: February 5, 2011
Subject: Position Paper of concerned citizens about land use changes in Charlestown, written by the neighborhood group that abuts the Whalerock Development
Date: January 28, 2011
Subject: Comments at the Citizens Forum
Date: January 21, 2011
Subject: CCA has focused on the issues of the town
Date: January 14, 2011
Subject: Letter to CCA e-mailers from U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Date: January 6, 2011
Subject: Your Comments on Beach Pavilions
Date: December 26, 2010
Subject: Letter to CCA e-mailers from U.S. Senator Jack Reed
Date: October 29, 2010
Subject: Tom Gentz: Listening to the people
Date: October 28, 2010
Subject: Dan Slattery: Government should be open, transparent, fair, civil
Date: October 27, 2010
Subject: Once again CCA needs your help ousting incumbents
Date: October 25, 2010
Subject: CCA is more open than any other group
Date: October 24, 2010
Subject: Fine candidates running
Date: October 22, 2010
Subject: Letter to the residents from Fraternal Order of Police
Date: October 20, 2010
Subject: CCA is open and independent, unlike partisan critics
Date: October 19, 2010
Subject: Gentz, Slattery and Vanover will keep Charlestown green, both on the land and in our wallets
Date: October 17, 2010
Subject: CCA candidates would act with dignity, achieve goals as councilors
Date: October 1, 2010
Subject: Planning Commission has acted appropriately with Whalerock
Date: July 25, 2010
Subject: Your Comments on Whalerock Partnership Agreement
Date: April 9, 2010
Subject: Planning for a rainy day
Date: February 14, 2010
Subject: Your Comments on Town Council actions
Date: February 11, 2010
Subject: Your Comments on a Municipal Court in Charlestown
Date: February 15, 2010
Subject: Your Comments on a new boat ramp on Ninigret Pond
Date: January 20, 2010
Subject: Salt Ponds Coalition letter in opposition to the Town Council’s proposed boat ramp on Ninigret Pond
Date: November 6, 2009
Subject: Your Comments on the wind issue
Date: November 4, 2009
Subject: Wind Turbines as Good Neighbors
Date: September 23, 2009
Subject: Opinion is not a conflict of interest
Date: June 7, 2009
Subject: It is time to consider repeal of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
Date: June 3, 2009
Subject: A letter from one of our e-mail list members to our Rhode Island Senators and Representatives
Date: May 29, 2009
Subject: A letter from one of our e-mail list members to Congress
Date: May 27, 2009
Subject: Tell Pichardo not to strip our right to vote
Date: May 4, 2009
Subject: Former foe sides with LeBlanc on wind turbines
Date: April 22, 2009
Subject: Education for a teacher does not end
Date: April 9, 2009
Subject: Every vote counts - unless you don’t vote!
Date: April 1, 2009
Subject: Letter to our Congressional delegation about April 1 hearing
Date: March 31, 2009
Subject: No support for giving up our right to vote
Date: January 14, 2009
Subject: Pilot Program Offered to Charlestown Government, Business, and the Community
Date: November 27, 2008
Subject: A breath of fresh air has arrived in town
Date: November 17, 2008
Subject: And the Winner is Charlestown
Date: November 6, 2008
Subject: Email response to the 2008 election results
Date:October 29, 2008
Subject: Restore civility and sound judgment to Charlestown
Date: October 29, 2008
Subject: Charlestown voters need to pay close attention to local races
Date: October 27, 2008
Subject: The Need to Make a Thoughtful and Informed Vote
Date:October 22, 2008
Subject: Bruce Picard had to get out of Mageau’s reach
Date:October 10, 2008
Subject: Send a message to Mageau
Date: September 10, 2008
Subject: Mageau shows disdain for the very citizens he is attempting to impress
Date: August 13, 2008
Subject: Resignation statement from Dr. Milton Krantz
Date: August 7, 2008
Subject: Opposing the bullying tactics of Mr. Mageau IS a laudable quality
Date: August 7, 2008
Subject: Rosenberg’s column no laughing matter
Date: July 31, 2008
Subject: The single overriding problem is the domineering and abusive behavior of James Mageau
Date: July 22, 2008
Subject: Time to replace council leadership
Date: July 21, 2008
Subject: Mr. Mageau’s Disgraceful Performance
Date: June 21, 2008
Subject: Walsh has missed opportunities to protect Charlestown
Date: June 14, 2008
Subject: Keep pushing Charlestown council for change
Date: June 10, 2008
Subject: Once Again Mr. Mageau Distorts the Truth
Date: June 10, 2008
Subject: Charlestown has more than one individual to embarrass us completely to the core
Date: May 29, 2008
Subject: Mr. Mageau tried to block publication of a letter
Date: May 23, 2008
Subject: Rep Walsh walks away from the override vote
Date: May 22, 2008
Subject: Veterans defended the freedoms that Mageau so blatantly mocks
Date: May 22, 2008
Subject: Citizens respond to Mageau
Date: May 20, 2008
Subject: Eliminating pollution to Salt Ponds starts with single step
Date: May 19, 2008
Subject: Parade organizer stunned by Charlestown council’s vendor decision
Date: May 19, 2008
Subject: Flags show respect on Memorial Day
Date: May 17, 2008
Subject: Councilor’s actions show disrespect for town oath
Date: May 17, 2008
Subject: Mageau misses point about freedom
Date: April 30, 2008
Subject: RI Representative Walsh borrows from the Mageau “playbook”
Date: April 24, 2008
Subject: Citizen’s alliance invites Charlestown residents to meet
Date: April 22, 2008
Subject: Some are afraid of a connected and well-informed population
Date: April 10, 2008
Subject: Position on the Taxpayer Alert Letter Proposals
Date: April 9, 2008
Subject: Taking a step back can be a positive
Date: April 2, 2008
Subject: WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT for Charlestown, Rhode Island - Random Considerations
Date: April 2, 2008
Subject: Mr. Mageau’s mailer filled with misinformation and scare tactics
Date: April 1, 2008
Subject: Mr. Mageau, Proves Again He Is No Friend of the Taxpayer
Date: March 31, 2008
Subject: Mr. Mageau attempts to take the citizens of Charlestown down a wrong and dangerous path
Date: March 30, 2008
Subject: Mageau’s proposals will cause long term harm to Coastal Ponds and increase the tax rate
Date: March 14, 2008
Subject: What Mr. Mageau Doesn’t Want You to Know
Date: March 10, 2008
Subject: Mr. Mageau is overstepping his authority
Date: March 6, 2008
Subject: Mageau’s facts are erroneous, and his numbers are imaginary
Date: February 27, 2008
Subject: As each Mageau letter is published, more and more citizens flock to the side of the angels
Date: February 22, 2008
Subject: Life long Democrats maligned by Mageau
Date: February 21, 2008
Subject: It is necessary to counter a few of the suggestions published recently under Mr. Mageau’s name
Date: February 16, 2008
Subject: Mr. Mageau would benefit from an anger management course, or professional counseling
Date: February 7, 2008
Subject: Mageau’s opposition to CCA’s agenda pits him against the majority of Charlestown residents
Date: February 6, 2008
Subject: CCA’s only “interest” is Charlestown
Date: February 4, 2008
Subject: Mageau and Hogan continue to attempt to use CRC for their own purposes
Date: January 28, 2008
Subject: Mageau made it abundantly clear that he wanted to take away citizens rights to vote
Date: January 25, 2008
Subject: Mageau is not the full Council
Date: January 19, 2008
Subject: Having an opinion shouldn’t invite abuse
Date: January 16, 2008
Subject: A response to Mr. Mageau / Concerning the Planning Commission
Date: January 11, 2008
Subject: Any candidate who has supported, enabled or has not had the courage to denounce Mageau will not receive my vote
Date: January 11, 2008
Subject: Original Charter, not Hogan, was right on elected officials
Date: January 8, 2008
Subject: Mageau Hogan and Carney questioning whether the voters can continue to vote for Planning Commission
Date: December 18, 2007
Subject: Mageau would have citizens stripped of their voting rights
Date: December 12, 2007
Subject: Why doesn’t charter panel work on Charlestown’s real needs - like a recall?
Date: December 3, 2007
Subject: An elected Planning Commission is something to support and fight for
Date: November 28, 2007
Subject: Deb Carney was very disappointing
Date: November 26, 2007
Subject: Attacks Against the Charlestown Planning Commission
Date: November 20, 2007
Subject: Status Quo with Charlestown Council
Date: October 31, 2007
Subject: Councilor Mageau’s role shouldn’t diminish committee’s positive work
Date: October 23, 2007
Subject: Don’t be fooled; there’s no reason to expect change in Charlestown
Date: October 23, 2007
Subject: Letter from Barrett was not from Town Council
Date: October 17, 2007
Subject: The Problem is Mr. Mageau
Date: October 15, 2007
Subject: Mageau ’s reference to ‘mob’ and ‘caving in’ shows how misguided he is
Date: October 14, 2007
Subject: Why wasn’t Mageau removed from meeting after last week’s outbursts?
Date: October 12, 2007
Subject: Mageau’s disgraceful behavior ‘a new low’ in Charlestown quagmire
Date: October 9, 2007
Subject: Stand regarding attorney shows Mageau’s interests don’t match town’s
Date: August 18, 2007
Subject: Why would Mageau surrender our right to vote on casinos?
Date: August 7, 2007
Subject: A Thank You Note to Charlestown for Supporting Good Government
Date: August 3, 2007
Subject: One has to pose the tough questions about West Fest
Date: July 21, 2007
Subject: Mr. Mageau represents the worst in Rhode Island politics
Date: July 18, 2007
Subject: Mr. Picard Needs to Resign
Date: July 11, 2007
Subject: Allowing gambling in Charlestown will adversely affect life in this small town forever
Date: July 10, 2007
Subject: It’s time for Councilor Picard to step out of his ‘running mate’s shadow
Date: June 3, 2007
Subject: The only interests that Mr. Mageau represents are his own
Date: May 27, 2007
Subject: How is it that Barrett and Mageau can ignore the wishes of the majority of the council?
Date: April 29, 2007
Subject: Facts show Mageau working in interest of the Tribe
Date: April 12, 2007
Subject: Charlestown planner search deserves a normal selection process
Date: April 1, 2007
Subject: Money that could have been used to preserve some of Charlestown’s last working farms, protect drinking water and important wildlife areas, or expand our parks will now be used to build a $1.6 million beach pavilion
Date: March 31, 2007
Subject: Mageau apparently has difficulty remembering data
Date: March 20, 2007
Subject: Mageau files a frivolous complaint against Planning Commission
Date: March 5, 2007
Subject: Charlestown citizens deserve their Constitutional rights
Date: March 5, 2007
Subject: Mageau has committed many truly egregious actions but he has done one ood thing, and that is to inspire hundreds of people to get more involved in their town’s government
Date: February 19, 2007
Subject: Just who does Mr. Barrett work for?
Date: February 19, 2007
Subject: Mr. Mageau rarely gets his facts straight
Date: February 19, 2007
Subject: A history of the Police Station project
Date: February 5, 2007
Subject: A MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE OF CHARLESTOWN FROM RISC
Date: February 1, 2007
Subject: If Mr. Mageau has so much support from voters, where are they all?
Date: January 23, 2007
Subject: Mageau has blocked public speech, but let your voice be heard at CCA meeting
Date: January 23, 2007
Subject: This Town Councilor supports recall
Date: January 12, 2007
Subject: Mageau’s motion to suppress the video taping of the meeting did not prevail
Date: January 1, 2007
Subject: In other towns, a gathering of conservation minded public officials is celebrated, but in Charlestown such a gathering is viewed as a dangerous event, and a call goes out to Homeland Security
