Sean Corcoran

Library Access to E-books Worries Publishers

While e-books are extremely convenient for readers, their proliferation is causing more financial problems for the already  beleaguered  publishing industry. A growing number of people with e-readers want to borrow e-books from their local libraries. But publishers, selling the electronic manuscripts at record highs, are wary of letting libraries loan them out.   Sean Corcoran is senior reporter […]

The World

Caring for Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s

Environment

Political Winds Changing for National Wind Power

The World

Washington causes stir by approving nation’s first off-shore wind farm

Global Politics
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Will an offshore wind farm in Nantucket become a reality?

Global Politics
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States turning to gambling to help budget woes

Global Politics

States across the country are struggling with billions of dollars in budget gaps. Now many of them are looking at ways to raise revenue by expanding some form of gambling.

The World

Mourners Gather in Boston to Pay Respects

Global Politics

Those who loved Ted Kennedy are standing in line at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, where Kennedy lies in repose. The Takeaway talks with WCAI reporter Sean Corcoran and with Robert, who drove from Connecticut with his grandson Ryan.

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Live from the Kennedy Library in Boston

Global Politics

WCAI reporter Sean Corcoran joins The Takeaway from the Kennedy Library in Boston, where the body of Senator Ted Kennedy lies in repose. We also talk to two people who came to pay their respects: Darren Ring of Weymus, MA and Ann Zeller of Fremont, NH.

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Boston and Cape Cod Mourn Senator Kennedy

Global Politics

At the JFK Library and Museum in Boston, mourners are lining up to view the body of Senator Kennedy, who will lie in repose later today. Joining The Takeaway are Emily Rooney, host of WGBH’s Beat the Press, and Sean Corcoran, senior reporter at WCAI.

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Legacy of Kennedy Family in Ireland

Global Politics

The Kennedy family legacy also extends to Ireland. The Takeaway is joined by Irish politician and former Kennedy intern Mark Durkan. From outside the Kennedy house on Cape Cod, we also hear from Sean Corcoran, senior reporter for WCAI.