Consumer index dip halts market’s week-long rise U.S. stocks mostly declined Friday, limiting weekly gains and halting the Dow’s longest up ride in more than a year, after an index of consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in March. “The data was mildly disappointing, but it’s important not to read too much into one number. There was […]
2012
Posted inLetters, Opinion
More letters to the editor, March 17, 2012Two reactions to public employee double dipping story
I am writing this letter to comment about the headline on the front page of the March 11 Maine Sunday Telegram. I’m hoping that a little feedback might go a long way. The headline, “Over 1,200 public workers double dipping,” was catchy, however it was very misleading. The subhead implicated those who work for the […]
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Survey polls Protestant pastors on priorities
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Rev. Molly Simpson puts a high priority on hospitality at her church. She wants people to feel welcome. That way, visitors are more likely to return, she says. The proof is in the results. When the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection’s Olathe, Kan., branch started six years ago, attendance […]
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Radio program retracts story on Apple in China
CHICAGO – The public radio program “This American Life” is retracting a story broadcast in January about Apple’s operations in China, citing “numerous fabrications.” The program said in a statement that Friday’s broadcast would detail inconsistencies in the episode that originally aired Jan. 6. The initial program was an excerpt from a one-man theatrical show […]
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Inflation stays mild except for price of gasoline during February
WASHINGTON – A sharp jump in gas prices drove a measure of U.S. consumer costs up in February. But outside of higher pump prices, inflation stayed mild. The Labor Department said Friday that the consumer price index rose 0.4 percent in February, the largest increase in 10 months. Gas prices rose 6 percent to account […]
Posted inLife & Culture, Religion and Values
Archbishop of Canterbury steps down
Rowan Williams is known to many for presiding at the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
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Mexico prepares for first visit of Pope Benedict XVI
LEON, Mexico – One hundred fifty-thousand communion wafers? Check. Campsites for 350,000? Check. Three hand-embroidered papal souvenir sombreros? Check. Official song? Check. It takes a lot to prepare for the coming of the pope and the 3 million people the host Archdiocese of Leon says he is expected to draw. Facades must be spiffed; campgrounds […]
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Reflections: My refrain: ‘God bless the broken road, that led me here to You’
I am 60 years old. I serve a small church in a big, outdated (and beautiful) building. I never thought I’d see 60, because when I was young, I lived in the day — no thought for the morrow. And I’ve been busy for the last 30 years or so making up for that. Here’s […]
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Religion Calendar
Today Flea market and bake sale, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Lovell United Church of Christ, Route 5, Center Lovell. St. Patrick’s Concert and Supper, 4 p.m., concert of authentic Celtic music with several vocalists, followed by a sandwich buffet and dessert at 5:30 p.m. Christ Church, 6 Dane St., Kennebunk. Suggested donation for the […]
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Duke loses to No. 15 seed in NCAA tourney
Norfolk State edged Missouri 86-84 in the West Regional, and No. 13 seed Ohio knocked off Michigan, 65-60.