Nasdaq at 11-year high as jobless rate boosts markets A drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest in three years propelled the Dow Jones industrial average Friday to its highest close since before the 2008 financial crisis. The Nasdaq composite index hit an 11-year high. The Dow jumped 156.82 points to 12,862.23, its highest […]
February 2012
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Canadian delegation packs bags for Beijing
Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper leads the trip, which is viewed as an ‘open warning’ to the U.S.
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An amenity-filled ride at a lower price
A growing number of riders are choosing a new type of intercity bus service for trips too long to drive and too short to fly.
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Greek unions reject private-sector salary cuts
Wage costs are a sticking point in the negotiations between the government and its rescue creditors.
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Mormons have a lot riding on Romney
That is why, paradoxically, they have steered clear of anything that smacks of support for the candidate.
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Micron CEO killed in crash of experimental plane
BOISE, Idaho – A small experimental plane piloted by the chief executive and chairman of Micron Technology Inc. crashed after take-off Friday at the Boise airport, killing the head of the Idaho memory chip maker who survived a similar crash eight years ago. Steve Appleton, a professional stunt pilot and former motor cross racer, was […]
Posted inReligion and Values
Obama uses his religious convictions to defend policies
His administration under fire from religious groups, he says some of his policies stem from a ‘biblical call.’
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Religion Calendar
Today Cabin Fever Saturday, 4 to 7 p.m., with board games, cards and free potluck supper. Bring food to share or games to play. Children are welcome. Snow date is Feb. 11, St. Stephen the Martyr Church, 424 Sokokis Trail, Route 5, Waterboro. Call 247-6458 or 727-3228 with the number of people attending. Today and […]
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School board says ‘Bible Man’ can continue monthly school assemblies
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. – School board members in Jackson County have decided not to ban a man known as the “Bible Man” from holding monthly meetings with elementary school children. The board took up the matter this week in response to complaints that religious assemblies were being held during the school day. The Wisconsin-based Freedom from […]
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Reflections: Slowing down to sing the song of the seasons, places and people
Like so many people today, I have lived a transient life. I was born in Northern California amid the Giant Sequoias, from age 11 through my adolescence raised in the San Francisco Bay Area with its fog, sunshine and bridges, into adulthood up against the mountains that contain the greater Los Angeles basin with its […]