Scientists meeting in Stockholm say the harmful impacts of warming will be felt well into the future.
September 2013
Posted inLife & Culture
‘Breaking Bad’ home city celebrates
As the AMC finale approaches, the city is planning on celebrating with watch parties and red carpet casting events.
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Vacation-home rentals focus on local touches
Onefinestay takes the business of renting homes as vacation stays to a new level with added amenities.
Posted inBusiness
Senators target law favoring GMO crops
The law, which allows farmers to harvest legally contested crops, is set to expire next week. The House would like to extend it.
Posted inNation & World
Evelyn Lowery, leader for civil and women’s rights
The Georgia woman remembered as a ‘warrior in the nonviolent struggle for justice’ dies at age 88.
Posted inNation & World
World Dispatches
DALBADI, Pakistan Relief aid for desperate quake victims arrives slowly Vital relief aid destined for a remote, earthquake stricken region in Pakistan reached desperate villagers only slowly on Friday, as insurgents attacked troops distributing it for a third day. Authorities say the magnitude-7.7 quake that hit southwestern Baluchistan on Tuesday has so far claimed 359 […]
Posted inNation & World
Sail via Northwest Passage signals climate change
The second cargo ship in history navigates a route that was once filled with thick Arctic sea ice.
Posted inBusiness
Exxon to offer benefits to same-sex couples
For the first time, the oil giant will recognize legal marriages of all its employees in the U.S.
Posted inNews
Local & State Dispatches
R.I. man found not guilty of Maine child sexual assault / Falmouth spur to be closed several nights / Portland police investigate bank robbery … and more news from around the state.
Posted inReligion and Values
Reflections: Warming up to ‘the burn of being’ invites, enlivens spiritual conversations
I’ve noticed a strange thing over my years of seeking spiritual water for my thirsty soul. It seems to me that we are all thirsty for what my Christian tradition calls “living water” but too few understand that all life is about soul. Everyone everywhere will admit to a thirst. Yet many don’t seem to […]