HAVERHILL, Mass. Even after retiring from ministry, the Rev. Jim Gustafson is looking for ways to make the word of God accessible to people. Gustafson, 78, recently published, “psalms/tweets: Psalms in Contemporary Style,” a 175- page spiral-bound book in which he rewrote all 150 psalms as tweets using slang and modern expressions. Gustafson condensed the […]
2012
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Center sets first course
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick Shambhala Meditation Center, 19 Mason St., will offer a six week course, “Who Am I? The Basic Goodness of Being Human” Wednesdays, Jan. 9 to Feb. 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The class is the first course of three being offered in a Basic Goodness Series. The three courses “Who Am […]
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Rev. White to preach at Islands Community
HARPSWELL — The Rev. Nancy White will preach the final Sunday service of 2012 at Islands Community Church on Bailey Island. Worship begins at 9:30 a.m. The church is non-denominational, based on the teachings of the Bible, and led by a board that invites ordained ministers, lay people and chaplains to celebrate the service. Outreach […]
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Timothy Matlack Warren
TOPSHAM — Timothy Matlack Warren died peacefully on December 21, 2012 at the age of 89 at his home in Topsham, Maine surrounded by his wife and family. Tim was born on December 9, 1923 in New Canaan, Conn., the son of Keith Faulkner Warren and Barbara Matlack Warren. Tim was raised in New Canaan […]
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Dorothy A. Steen
BATH — Dorothy A. Steen, 84, died Saturday, December 22, 2012 at the Freeport Nursing Home in Freeport. She was born in Bath on October 8, 1928, the daughter of Bradford P. Sr. and Dorothy F. Belanger. She attended Bath schools and graduated from Morse High School in the class of 1948. On May 4, […]
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Carol Newcomb
YARMOUTH — Carol Cummings Newcomb, 73, a longtime resident of Cumberland, died on Wednesday December 26, 2012. She was born in Bath on April 8, 1939 a daughter of Charles and Beatrice Cummings. She graduated from Morse High School, Class of 1957, and attended the University of Maine Portland/ Gorham. On August 21, 1960 she […]
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Norman Schwarzkopf dies at 78
WASHINGTON (AP) — Truth is, retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf didn’t care much for his popular “Stormin’ Norman” nickname. The seemingly no-nonsense Desert Storm commander’s reputed temper with aides and subordinates supposedly earned him that rough-andready moniker. But others around the general, who died Thursday in Tampa, Fla., at age 78 of complications from pneumonia, […]
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GOP goes off the cliff
Only hours remain until this nation goes off the “fiscal cliff,” and yet that’s apparently just fine with a minority of House Republicans who embarrassed Speaker John Boehner last week when they rejected his “Plan B.” Their logic is beyond understanding. Plan B never had a chance of getting through the Senate, but at least […]
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Blundershirt
We noticed an item this week about Coastal Maine Great Dane Rescue receiving a grant of Thundershirts — innovative jackets its inventor says uses gentle pressure to calm dogs and ease their anxiety. The company says that, 80 percent of dogs who wear Thundershirts experience relief from anxiety, hyperactivity and more. Now, can we get […]