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James W Loewen succumbed to the disease at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, on Friday, his publisher New Press announced Friday.

James W. Loewen, whose “Lies My Teacher Told Me” books challenged traditional ideas on topics from Thanksgiving to the Iraq War, has died. He was 79.

His popular book examined myths and distortions taught about American history.

Read Article Contributed photo LISBON — The Strout family plans to welcome the members and friends of the Lisbon Historical Society at an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 22. The event — to occur at the Lisbon Village School Apartments, 273 Lisbon St., on the corner of Gartley Street and Route 196 — is to mark the completion of the restoration of the 1893 school building which was originally the former Lisbon High School, and later the elementary school for Lisbon Village. Bob and Aline Strout have completely renovated the school building, retaining as much of the historical f...

COVENTRY — On Dec. 7, 1941, a young Coventry resident was among more than 2,400 Americans killed in the attack that launched the United States into World War II. Nearly four years later, the same war claimed his brother’s life.  “I want people to know their town,” Norma Smith, treasurer of the Coventry Historical Society, said of the organization’s display in the Coventry Public Library, dedicated to brothers Wilson Albert and Donald S. Rice. “I think that these stories should be told.” Within a glass case inside the library, old telegrams and newspaper c...