She claimed the shooting was an accident, was convicted of murder, then later granted clemency.
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Despite changes, pipe organs endure
A South Dakota organist and music professor says pipe organs fit nicely into modern worship when used in the right way.
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R.I. communities respond to Sandy
A Chamber of Commerce has raised $150,000 to help coastal businesses hit hard by the storm.
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Composer Bennett dies at 76
LONDON – British composer, pianist and arranger Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, who was nominated three times for Academy Awards, has died in New York City at age 76. His publisher, Novello & Co., said Friday that Bennett died on Dec. 24 after a brief illness. Bennett was nominated for Oscars for the scores of “Far […]
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Reflections: Here’s why I’ll continue to pray ‘Our Father/Mother God’
When my church prays the Lord’s Prayer in worship, we seem to always pray it aloud and in unison. I suspect that we all know it by heart but we continue to print the words in our order of worship. I suppose the rationale is to include and aid newcomers to Protestant worship. We are […]
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Episcopal bishop Dixon dies at 75
WASHINGTON – Jane Holmes Dixon, who became a priest in her late 40s and later became the second female bishop in the Episcopal Church, has died. She was 75. The Diocese of Washington confirmed that Dixon died early Christmas morning at her Washington home. Dixon served as bishop pro tempore of the Washington Diocese in […]
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Climber Forrest dies snowshoeing
DENVER – Climbing legend Bill Forrest, who also made notable innovations in mountaineering equipment, died while snowshoeing near Colorado’s Monarch Pass. The Denver Post reported the 73-year-old Salida resident was with his wife, Rosa, when he collapsed Dec. 21. Other hikers performed CPR, but Forrest died at the scene. Forrest was known for the first […]
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Briefs
JERUSALEM Western Wall prayer rules dividing Jews Israel’s prime minister has instructed a quasi-governmental Jewish organization to find a solution for non-Orthodox Jewish female groups wishing to pray at one of Judaism’s holiest sites. An official said Tuesday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Natan Sharansky, chairman of the Jewish Agency, to look into the matter. […]
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Religion Calendar
MONDAY New Year’s Eve Service, 6 to 7 p.m., year-end Praise and Worship service at Stevens Avenue Congregation Church, 790 Stevens Ave., Portland. All are welcome. FRIDAY “Dreams: Postcards From the Unconscious,” 7 to 9 p.m., with Jeremy Taylor, author of “The Wisdom of Your Dreams.” Presented by Chaplaincy Institute of Maine and the Jung […]
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Dealmaker’s death at 54 ruled suicide
LAS VEGAS – The death of a 54-year-old dealmaker who helped bring Donald Trump to Las Vegas and who in the mid-2000s attempted to install Michael Jackson as the headline act at a themed casino has been ruled a suicide. Clark County Coroner Michael Murphy said Wednesday that Jack Wishna was found dead of carbon […]