VATICAN CITY He still goes by “Bergoglio” when speaking to friends, seems reluctant to call himself pope and has decided to live in the Vatican hotel rather than the grand papal apartment in the Apostolic Palace. It might seem as if Pope Francis is in a bit of denial over his new job as leader […]
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Francis washes feet of young detainees in Thursday ritual
ROME Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of a dozen inmates at a juvenile detention center in a Holy Thursday ritual that he celebrated for years as archbishop and is continuing now that he is pope. Two of the 12 were young women, a remarkable choice given that the rite re-enacts Jesus’ washing of […]
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Forum explores consequences of media violence
BATH — In light of tragic events in Newtown, Mass., Aurora, Colo., and elsewhere, concern continues to mount about the effects of media violence on youth. Cantor Daniel J. Leeman and Beth Israel Congregation will host a community dialogue, “When Media Violence has Real Life Consequences,” on Sunday, April 7, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 […]
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Maine Street Baptist offers ‘Truth Project’
BRUNSWICK — Focus on the Family’s “The Truth Project” will be shown at Maine Street Baptist Church beginning Sunday, April 7, at 5 p.m. on Sunday nights. There is no charge. In a recent study, the Barna Research Group revealed a statistic that continues to reverberate throughout the evangelical world, states a release from the […]
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St. John’s School gets $500 education grant
BRUNSWICK — Kathy Mackenzie from the Mobil Puffin Stop on Pleasant Street recently awarded St. John’s Catholic School a $500 grant from the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance program. As a company, Exxon Mobil believes it is fundamentally important to encourage the next generation to pursue studies in fields involving math and science. This program is designed […]
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Police, legal pot’s biggest backer
The arguments for legalizing marijuana for consenting adults have all been heard. Let’s look at one of the biggest arguments against legalization: That it poses a threat to public safety and our youth. The major argument against legal marijuana — as it has been since being erroneously labeled a “gateway drug” — is that it […]
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‘The pursuit of happiness’ What does it mean?
You may have missed it, but we recently celebrated World Happiness Day. To celebrate, the United Nations published a study on happiness in most countries in the world. That may sound like a waste of money, but one of the findings suggests that the study may serve a useful purpose. The World Happiness Report concluded […]
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Time to belly up to the bar for hospitals
The public debate is getting louder about whether or not Maine government will pay $484 million it owes to 39 hospitals across Maine. This debt accumulated over the past dozen years when our elected officials chose not to fully pay for services provided to Medicaid patients. The $484 million accumulated because of overspending on the […]
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Charter schools make things worse
To the Editor: As reported in two separate articles on school budgets on March 27 (“Chinese program could be eliminated,” page A1; RSU 5 plan asks $650K more, page A3), public school programs and taxpayers are beginning to pay the price for the siphoning off of funds and students to charter schools. School Administrative District […]