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Vokey on the river

5:05 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink | Write a

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By Robert Whitcomb

"Mist on the River, Dawn,'' oil and canvas by SAM VOKEY, to appear in his show Dec. 3-27, at the Guild of Boston Artists, 162 Newbury St., Boston (617) 536-7660. This, picture, presumably of the Charles River in Boston......

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Conn. paper alleges purloined stories; Amherst gets a pile

4:50 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |

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By Robert Whitcomb

The AP reports that the small, family-owned Manchester (Conn.) Journal Inquirer is suing The Hartford Courant for repeated plagiarism of J-I stories after cutting its own reporting staff to save money. The Manchester paper accuses The Courant of "pirating"......

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DiSpagna the small-town designer for big world

5:04 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |

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By Robert Whitcomb

While New England's reputation as a place where people design and make things has declined there are still many fine craftspeople dreaming up and making beautiful things in the region, even in towns that are too small to even......

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Maxwell Mays's New England

5:21 PM Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Permalink | Write a

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By Robert Whitcomb

An untitled painting by MAXWELL MAYS owned by the Providence Art Club. Mr Mays, who died at 91 this past Monday, had an avid following in New England for his happy and innocent-looking pictures of a New England that......

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Careful Coakley; wind fear and love in Maine; paper on credit

5:52 PM Tue, Nov 17, 2009 | Permalink | Write a

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By Robert Whitcomb

Massachusetts A.G. Martha Coakley Providence Journal photo by Ruben Perez We had Massachusetts Atty. Gen. Martha Coakley in last Friday to chat about her campaign for the U.S. Senate seat held for so long by Edward Kennedy. She is......

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Listen to David Rohde: A Taliban captive

10:35 AM Mon, Nov 16, 2009 | Permalink | Write a

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By Robert Whitcomb

David Rohde, the New York Times correspondent kidnapped by the Taliban in Aghanistan, will speak today at 4 p.m. at the List Auditorium at Brown University. He has a riveting tale and charismatic but humble persona.......

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