Positive news from retail gives small boost to stocks Stocks resembled summer vacationers Friday, rising not-too-impressively in the morning and then mostly lying around for the rest of the day. Positive news from retailers was the main reason U.S. indexes posted small gains. Apple helped by hitting a new high. Traders in both the United […]
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Posted inLife & Culture
A Slanted View: Relative scale
Illustration by Don Marietta / [email protected]
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Posted inBusiness
Government changes terms of bailout deal
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have to turn over to the government profits they earn every quarter.
Posted inBusiness
Maine jobless rate inches up in July
Economists say this is just another measure of stagnation in terms of the state’s job creation.
Posted inLife & Culture, Religion and Values
Closed churches a tough sell
The old buildings are costly to maintain, hard to sell and painful to demolish even as they decay into neighborhood eyesores.
Posted inReligion and Values
Atheists try to block prayer at football games
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – An atheist group has asked the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga to discontinue Christian prayers before football games. UTC Associate Vice Chancellor Chuck Cantrell told the Chattanooga Times Free Press the university is reviewing a letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The same group complained to the Hamilton County Commission about prayer. Later, […]
Posted inReligion and Values
Ministry volunteers find calling at prisons
The Gift of Grace program trains individuals looking to spread the spiritual word among prisoners.
Posted inReligion and Values
Religion Calendar
Saturday Blueberry Gala, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., annual event with food items, silent auction and yard sale. West Gorham Union Church, Route 25, Gorham. Community gospel singing, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., performers will present a Southern-style “singing” and potluck lunch. Event is free and open to all. A gospel songbook will be available […]
Posted inBusiness, News
OSHA fines company in Maine employee’s death
The Kennebec Home Improvements firm is cited for three serious violations and is fined $9,240.
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In Maine, access to child psychiatrists expands
Advocates would like to see the Child Psychiatry Access Project grow even more.