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m. charles bakst 08/28/2008

M. Charles Bakst: Hillary Clinton does terrific job under tough circumstances
Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts was on the phone from Denver and talking about how impressed she was with Hillary Clinton’s speech endorsing Barack Obama.

M. Charles Bakst: New best pals: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama
Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts was on the phone from Denver, talking about how impressed she was with Hillary Clinton’s speech endorsing Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night.

08/26/2008

M. Charles Bakst: Senator Kennedy's convention appearance much more than a speech
It has been easy over the years to think that while politicians come and go, Ted Kennedy goes on forever.

Wake up! Rhode Island is in a daze
At their Denver convention, Democrats hope to show leadership. I wish someone in Rhode Island would show leadership.

08/24/2008

M. Charles Bakst: Convention is Obama’s big chance to connect with voters
So, let me see if I have this straight.

08/21/2008

At conventions, JFK and FDR also spoke outdoors

08/19/2008

How about starting with ‘I’m sorry’?
Thoughts on the Providence Retirement Board’s decision to award even a partial pension to the corrupt Frank Corrente:

08/17/2008

Bakst: 13 conventions, countless memories
In a ballroom in New York’s Waldorf Astoria, the Secret Service agent told me to wait on the other side of a door leading to a kitchen pantry.

08/14/2008

Bakst: John Edwards: Mr. Smooth is a phony
The front page of The New York Post featured a photo of former Sen. John Edwards, with a headline, “Edwards admits affair. HE’S A LYIN’ CHEATIN’ NO-GOOD HYPOCRITE!”

08/12/2008

GOP diary: Hello from E. Greenwich
Republicans can be hard to locate in Rhode Island, but they sure are interesting to talk with.

08/10/2008

M. Charles Bakst talks to Council 94 executive director about contract storm
Drive up Charles Street into North Providence, past Lancellotta’s Banquet Restaurant, and you’re at the home of Council 94, the largest state employees union.

08/07/2008

M. Charles Bakst: Memo to Darigan: Don’t dismantle state ethics law
Old words, new urgency.

08/05/2008

In public glare: Cicilline and his brother
I give Providence Mayor David Cicilline credit for getting on the phone yesterday and fielding questions on last week’s fund- raiser to help his brother, John, who is headed for jail.

08/03/2008

M. Charles Bakst remembers two powerful figures: Newport socialite Eileen Slocum and Boston criminal lawyer Richard Egbert.
You could hardly think of two more different people than Eileen Slocum and Richard Egbert.

07/31/2008

A governor chats with the people
I went to watch the governor do a town meeting — where all can come and ask questions and he can make his own points — and it was very interesting.

01/04/2006

M. Charles Bakst:
Mimi Burkhardt:
Editor, perfectionist

If you want to know the legacy of Mary Dolbier Burkhardt, a 52-year-old Providence Journal editor who died suddenly last Friday, listen to the reporters who worked with her.