ACROSS 4. Emily Dickinson 5. Lancaster 7. XIXLV (11:45) 8. Marlboro 11. Kevin 14. Cortelyou 16. Asparagus 17. Jefferson 18. Gathered 21. Petrof 22. Pleistocene 24. Bernies 29. Swordfish 31. Cash Only 32. Somali 33. Lewiston 35. Spigot 37. Regulator 39. Vacationland 41. Rahimpour 43. Levinskys 44. Jeremy 45. Hydrant DOWN 1. Benevento 2. Donuts […]
2012
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Nuke plant being built faces pressure to succeed
WAYNESBORO, Ga. – Southern Co. has had a simple message for the past few years: The effort to build the country’s first new nuclear power plant in a generation was on time and on budget. Now the message is changing. The $14 billion project to build two reactors at Plant Vogtle is trending hundreds of […]
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Grand Ole Opry drummer dies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nashville drummer Willie Ackerman, who played with artists such as Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson and Louis Armstrong, has died. He was 73. According to an obituary from the Marshall-Donnelly-Combs Funeral Home, Ackerman passed away peacefully on Thursday. The obituary says Ackerman was a professional musician from the age of 17. He was […]
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Gas price dropping, but wallets still strained
Gas prices will soon drop to their lowest level of the year. By Monday, the national average should fall below the $3.28 a gallon that drivers paid on Jan. 1, according to analysts. The drop is a gift for those hitting the road during what is expected to be the busiest Christmas travel season in […]
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Briefcase
Best Buy gives co-founder more time for buyout bid NEW YORK – Best Buy shares fell on Friday after the struggling electronics retailer said it extended the window for co-founder Richard Schulze to make a buyout bid until after the holiday season. Shares fell $2.07, or 14.6 percent, to close at $12.05 Friday. That erased […]
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Testing for mpg not up to speed
DETROIT – Ford said Friday that it’s talking to the government about the fuel economy of its hybrid cars after a report suggested they’re falling short of targets. Consumer Reports said last week that Ford’s new C-Max hybrid didn’t meet the published fuel economy of 47 miles per gallon, averaging 38 miles in the magazine’s […]
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Climber Maurice Herzog dies at 93
France mourns its intrepid mountaineer, who lost all his fingers and toes on a historic Himalayan trek.
Posted inLife & Culture, Religion and Values
Jewish women endure arrest to pray as men do
Their efforts to worship at the Western Wall in Jerusalem inflame Orthodox sensibilities.
Posted inReligion and Values
Reflections: Christmas story’s mystery can lead us to rejoice in God’s love
Chet Raymo, professor emeritus at Stonehill College in Massachusetts, in his popular book, “The Soul of the Night,” wrote, “I am a child of the Milky Way. The night is my mother. I am made of the dust of stars. Every atom in my body was forged in a star. … The star clouds in […]
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Religion Calendar
Editor’s note: For a schedule of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services, please contact individual places of worship. SATURDAY Holy Grounds Coffee House, 6:30 p.m., featuring Lisa Gallant Seal’s CD release party with One Voice and Jessi McKinnon. Church of the Holy Spirit, 1047 Congress St., Portland. For more information, call 874-9779. SUNDAY Kids Only […]