Mark Patinkin
Columnist at Providence Journal
Projo columnist, author "The Holy Land at War"
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providencejournal.com | Mark Patinkin
There was a time pennies had value, in the era of the "five-and-dime."Back in the 1960s, you only needed change for McDonald’s, where they sold a cheeseburger for 33 cents, a regular burger for 28 cents and fries for 26 cents. At some point, when Mark Patinkin accepts that coins – like flip phones – are no longer relevant, he’ll hit a bank to trade in his change for paper money. The truth is, it’s not just pennies that are on the way out. We’ll soon be holding funerals for its companions, too.
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heraldnews.com | Mark Patinkin
The Kinsley Avenue production plant opened in September 1987 and introduced a new type of printing technology. Pressmen recall moments such as keeping the presses running during the Blizzard of '78 and breaking news. Sherrie Rasmusson-Mann, a longtime supervisor with 38 years at The Journal, was the only woman in the pressroom for three decades. The Providence Journal will now be printed out of state.
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rdrnews.com | Mark Patinkin
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Sometimes, when the mighty presses began to roll at The Providence Journal, you could feel our Fountain Street building shudder. It was a humbling reminder that we writers and editors were just parts of a manufacturing business producing the key source of printed news in Rhode Island since 1829. I felt even more humbled during the September 1987 opening of our new $60 million production plant on Kinsley Avenue.
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providencejournal.com | Mark Patinkin
The Kinsley Avenue production plant opened in September 1987 and introduced a new type of printing technology. Pressmen recall moments such as keeping the presses running during the Blizzard of '78 and breaking news. Sherrie Rasmusson-Mann, a longtime supervisor with 38 years at The Journal, was the only woman in the pressroom for three decades. The Providence Journal will now be printed out of state.
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newportri.com | Mark Patinkin
The Kinsley Avenue production plant opened in September 1987 and introduced a new type of printing technology. Pressmen recall moments such as keeping the presses running during the Blizzard of '78 and breaking news. Sherrie Rasmusson-Mann, a longtime supervisor with 38 years at The Journal, was the only woman in the pressroom for three decades. The Providence Journal will now be printed out of state.
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https://t.co/9xVMGafjMN THE MAD PECK – WHAT A NAME, WHAT A LIFE By Mark Patinkin Providence Journal All I knew about the underground local artist known as “The Mad Peck” is that he created Providence’s most iconic poster, and almost 50 years later, it still holds that title.
I SWEAR I’M NO LONGER AN AOL USER, AND YET… By Mark Patinkin Once, believe it or not, AOL made me cool. I was an early adopter during email’s stone age. While others waited for envelopes, I dialed up my modem, winced at the screech, then heard the satisfying: “You’ve got mail!”
https://t.co/InlDqejAjf THEY CREATED A HIDDEN APARTMENT IN A MALL FOR YEARS – NOW COMES THE FILM By Mark Patinkin Providence Journal Providence’s most notorious fugitive is suddenly back. Or maybe I should say “heroic” because I’m talking about the amazing artist who spent four