CINCINNATI – Elwood Jensen, an award-winning University of Cincinnati professor nominated for the Nobel Prize for work that opened the door to advances in fighting cancer, has died of pneumonia. He was 92. Jensen died Sunday, the university announced Thursday. He was nominated multiple times for the Nobel Prize for his discovery of hormone receptors […]
2012
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In Maine, November’s jobless rate dips slightly
Maine’s unemployment rate was 7.2 percent in November, down slightly from 7.4 percent in October and little changed from 7.1 percent one year ago. The rate has remained relatively flat since January, when the statewide unemployment rate stood at 7.0 percent, according the state Department of Labor. “There’s really not been much change at all. […]
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Slanted View: Innovation economy
Click to enlarge John Spritz is a marketing and communications consultant based in Portland, www.jspritz.com .
Posted inLife & Culture, Religion and Values
Religious leaders mobilizing for gun control
They say they will urge their congregations to join a national call-in day to Congress on Feb. 5.
Posted inReligion and Values
College students perform holiday song requests over phone
The 52-year-old tradition of ‘Dial-a-Carol’ at the University of Illinois gets thousands of calls a year.
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At Bean’s – all hands on deck
Executives and administrators are expected to get out of the office and help on the floor, filling those last-minute orders.
Posted inReligion and Values
Reflections: Father Jim Gower, 90, leaves a legacy of faith, love and wisdom
Once, en route to visit a Westbrook relative, Father Jim Gower mentioned being descended from the medieval poet, John Gower, who was celebrated by his good friend, Geoffrey Chaucer, as “moral Gower” and “noble Gower,” the latter phrase echoed by Shakespeare. The Rev. James Manley Gower, who died at 90 in Bar Harbor early Monday […]
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With budget talks in disarray, stocks plunge
The Dow closes down 120 points, after losing 189 points, as investors send lawmakers a message.
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Hostess narrowing bids for snack cake, bread brands
Sales could be completed as early as mid-March, the Irving, Texas-based company says.
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Religion Calendar
Editor’s note: Please contact individual places of worship for information on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services. Sunday Christmas Cantata, 10 a.m., “Gloria Deo: A Service of Lessons and Carols,” with the choir and soloists. Raymond Village Community Church, 27 Main St./Route 121, Raymond Village. Service of Lessons and Carols, 10 a.m., St. Augustine of […]