Digital Extras

Looking back at 2005
War, storms and shooting hit home, But it was a year of new beginnings for Catholics, downtown Providence and a 12-year-old named Sara.
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Survey: Which top local story in 2005 affected you the most?

An amazing mom
Over the past two decades, Ethel Dowdy of Woonsocket has been a foster mother for more than 80 children.
Multimedia: Hear Journal reporter Elizabeth Gudrais talk about Ethel Dowdy, her family and how she came to tell her story.

Birds take Flight
Nearly three years after ruffling some of its members' feathers with plans to sell a rare copy of John James Audubon's The Birds of America, the Providence Athenaeum finally went through with the sale.
Multimedia: See and hear more from Journal arts writer Bill Van Siclen

Out of darkness
Tom Coderre, Eagle Scout, state senator, United Way fund raiser... crack addict.
Slide show: Hear Coderre talk about his cocaine addiction, and what his life is like now, as narrated by Journal staff writer Jennifer Levitz.

A nun in high places
Sister Therese Antone, a Salve Regina University alumna and Rhode Island native, has been connected to the Newport school for most of its history, the past 11 years as its president.
Slide show: See and hear more from Journal writer Jennifer Jordan.

Rhody's 'Toonsmith
Don Bousquet marks 25 years of cartooning for The Providence Journal with a greatest-hits collection titles State Trooper on the Beach.
Multimedia: Don Bousquet narrates a slide show of his favorite cartoons from his new book

Brian, can you hear me?
Brian Hubbard finds his way back into the world of his friends through a cochlear implant. But all that is threatened by a decision to get a second one.
Multimedia: Listen to Brian tell his story

Saving Block Island
How Rob Lewis led the way.

Summer on the Blackstone
This weekly series by the staff of The Providence Journal's Blackstone Valley bureau will explore the history, activities and current-day life along the Blackstone River. Each installment, published on Mondays, will include photos and weekly events around the area.

The shooting of Detective Allen
James L. Allen, a veteran detective with the Providence Police Department, was shot and killed while questioning a suspect on Sunday, April 17, 2005, at police headquarters.

Providence revitalization
Keep up with recent development projects in the metropolitan area

The LNG battle
Browse coverage of proposals to expand LNG sites in Providence and Fall River

American Dreamers
An occasional series of stories that examines the economic, social and personal challenges faced by Rhode Island's new middle class.

Perry Middle School: Walking the Line
In January 2004, Perry Middle School became the first school in Rhode Island to be classified as needing corrective action under the federal Leave No Child Behind law. Rather than impose an improvement plan, then schools Supt. Melody A. Johnson told the Perry staff to come up with its own. This is the first of three articles on Perry's status 18 months later.

Woonsocket Middle School: Lost in the Middle
A Journal series by staff writer Cynthia Needham takes an in-depth look at Woonsocket Middle School, which sits at the bottom of the state's assessment ladder.

Saving Block Island: How Rob Lewis led the way
This seven-part series features a multimedia telling of the battle to save Block Island. It concludes with a slideshow celebrating all that has been preserved.

Dispatches from Iraq: Joel Rawson and John Freidah
Joel Rawson, executive editor of The Providence Journal, and John Freidah, staff photographer, are on assignment in Iraq to cover the 173 Long Range Surveillance Detachment of the Rhode Island National Guard.

Ruth Simmons
Brown University's 18th president is a woman with a mission. Almost 60, she says she's fearless.

R.I.'s Holocaust survivors: Bodies frail, memories strong
Though old age is catching up to many of Rhode Island's dwindling number of holocaust survivors, they are still determined that their stories not be forgotten.

Multimedia: Journal staff reporter Jennifer Levitz narrates a telling of the gathering of Holocaust survivors in Providence, with photos by Journal staff photographer Connie Grosch

The Contender
Providence boxer Peter Manfredo Jr. advances to the final of NBC's reality show The Contender.

Bending tradition
Monica Miglani, of Pawtucket, has found her own way to live in two cultures

In the combat zone
Lives are changed after a roadside bomb strikes R.I. Guard members, killing two.

Billy Gilman's new pitch
Onetime boy wonder has a deeper voice as he tries a comeback at almost 17

Working with the mob, the union -- and the FBI
Look back at the raid that netted a mob capo

Recycle, reuse, freecycle
New ways you can keep stuff out of the dump

The Pells
A remarkable journey. Nuala and Claiborne Pell share stories, photos of six extraordinary decades together.

Medal of honor
Staff writer Michael Corkery covered the war in Iraq for The Providence Journal. He was on assignment with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment, of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division. He was at the 2-7 command's Tactical Operations Center on the day Paul Smith was killed.

Mulligan in Iraq
John E. Mulligan traveled in Iraq with U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Gen. John Abizaid, commander of the U.S. Central Command. The following are Mulligan's reports from the scene.

Living wills
Terri Schiavo didn't have a living will. But because of her, thousands of other Americans won't make that same mistake. Attorneys and organizations that promote the importance of living wills and advance directives say the bitter legal battle over the severely brain damaged woman has led many people to put their end-of-life wishes in writing

C-130
The Mighty Hercules. Rhode Island is the gateway to the Atlantic for the venerable C-130 Hercules. Digital extra: Take a look at the C-130J, in text, graphics and photos

Sunshine Week
Why the Freedom of Information Act matters.

Off course
URI and RIC officials have long known that the schools had a dismal graduation rate. But, until now, the public didn't know just how much better similar schools were doing keeping students.

Providence revitalization
Recent Journal coverage of new development projects in the metro Providence area.

Coyote roundup
Recent Journal coverage of coyotes in the Rhode Island area.

Priscilla, a slave story
She was stolen from Africa. And brought to America in a ship owned by prominent Rhode Island merchants. Her story is 1 in 11 million. Unlike so many others, it can be told. Two scholars from Brown, and Yale, along with a group of Rhode Island artists have completed the circle of her life.

The Governor's 2006 Budget
To make ends meet, the governor proposes a wide-ranging plan that calls for many recipients of state aid to shoulder a greater share of the burden.

Richard Hatch
The Rhode Islander, who was the hit TV reality show's first winner, has been charged with failing to report his $1M prize.

Michael Ross
Serial killer Michael Ross execution case.

Dispatches from Thailand Log
In the aftermath of the tsunami, Dr. Pat Feinstein of Providence files first-person reports to projo.com.

First person account of Tsunami
Read a first-person report by Navy Cmdr. Ted Williams of North Kingstown on military aid efforts in tsunami-devastated Banda Aceh.

Eye on Iraq
Continuing coverage of the United States' role in Iraq.

The Station nightclub fire
In the worst blaze in Rhode Island's history, 100 lives were lost at The Station nightclub fire in West Warwick, on Feb. 21, 2003.

Tax Time
Ease your tax time woes with projo.com's annual guide to tax returns. Browse a collection of MoneyLine columns, related tax stories and Web sites.