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From The Providence Journal
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12.27.2004
12.26.2004
A Rhode Island year: Corruption emerged, war raged, Kerry lost and the Sox won
Historian Jacques Barzun famously wrote that ``whoever wants
to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and
realities of the game.''
From sportscaster to R.I. Supreme Court justice, they left their mark
We remember a few of the people from southeastern New England who died this year.
M. Charles Bakst: Some rough times for Carcieri, but he was pleased
When Governor Carcieri looks back on 2004, he feels "very
good," and I can see why.
Art Martone: 2004 Red Sox healed and reunited their long-suffering fans
The card arrived the other day, a happy couple in Red Sox
gear standing outside Fenway Park on the day of the victory parade. Thousands
of people across New England and beyond, I'm sure, had put similar pictures
on their Christmas cards, but this.
Sox' march gave soldiers a boost
On Oct. 4, 1967, a troop carrier crammed with young men sailed
off from Treasure Island in California, heading for Vietnam.
Year in review: New England revels over Sox, Pats
From Maine to California, Washington to Florida and Rhode Island to Iraq, the Boston Red Sox World Series title crisscrossed the globe as the biggest sports story of 2004.
Year in review: From start to finish, a terrific season for PawSox, area teams
The Pawtucket Red Sox enjoyed one of their most successful
seasons in franchise history in 2004. Despite not making the playoffs, the PawSox
led the International League in attendance for the first time in club history.
Year in review: Toll Gate's upset of Mount rates as top grade of year
For 26 consecutive years the Mount St. Charles hockey team hung a red, white and blue championship banner on the wall at Adelard Arena on the school's campus in Woonsocket.
1.2.2005
A final farewell to many who enriched our days; you will be missed
Marlon Brando bellowing "Stella!" Spalding Gray
ruminating on Sex and Death to the Age 14. Salty Brine announcing, "No
school, Foster-Glocester!"
12.31.2004
2004's best & worst in film
It was a strange movie year. Box office was up. Attendance was down. Jesus Christ was very big, but so were Spider-Man and a green ogre named Shrek.
12.27.2004
Andy Smith: My top TV ten picks for the year
It's a year that started with a flash of Janet Jackson's
breast at the Super Bowl, an event that apparently shocked and horrified an
entire nation.
12.26.2004 & 1.2.2005
Books of 2004 - Part 1 |
Books of 2004 - Part 2
We ask our reviewers at the end of every year to name their
five favorite books of that year, and every year so many respond that we need
to run their choices over two weeks.
12.19.2004
In
the spotlight in 2004
Many of the year's biggest local arts and entertainment stories
happened near its end: The death of Salty Brine, the departure of Oskar Eustis,
the conviction and sentencing of Jim Taricani. But throughout the year, the
scene hummed with activity.
From Projo.com
projo.com Digital
Extras for 2004
Browse many Digital Extras and special series that ran this past year.
Obituaries of note for 2004
Remember some of the notable area deaths of 2004.
From The Associated Press
The
top news stories of the year
The Iraq war and terrorism dominated the 2004 list of top
stories in an annual Associated Press survey, but it was President Bush's election
victory that editors and news directors chose as the biggest story of the year.
The
photos of the year
Revist the past year, month by month, in sports photos.
The
sports photos of the year
The top sports events of 2004 broken out month by month.
The
top stories in video
Year end video.
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