As a young adult, my New Year’s resolutions often involved reading through the Bible in a year or praying for a prescribed number of minutes or hours — Yes, hours! — per day. Inevitably, I fell short, as did my resolutions to drop a certain number of pounds, exercise for a certain number of hours, […]
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Wyoming church pledges $100K for suicide prevention funding
CASPER, Wyo On a Sunday in September, morning light drifted through stained glass as churchgoers in Rock Springs raised their eyes to God. In Basin, a congregation joined voices to sing an opening hymn. In Thermopolis, they bowed their heads, opened their hearts and asked for mercy. Then the prayers — recited in each of […]
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Living the Word
“And lo, the star which they saw in the east went before them till it stood over where the young child was.” Matthew 2:9 A New Beginning In just a few days we will begin the countdown to a New Year. But God does not count times as we do. The universe will remain undisturbed […]
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Largest power outage in Maine history is top story of 2017
PORTLAND A storm packing hurricane force gusts roared into Maine, stunning residents and emergency officials by leaving more people in the dark than the infamous ice storm of 1998. It took utility crews more than a week to restore power, raising questions of Central Maine Power’s preparedness and the state’s ability to withstand a more […]
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Down East shooting leads to charges against 5 men
CALAIS (AP) — Police have charged five people with attempted murder after a shooting in Calais. Calais Police Chief David Randall says a man reported that two people shot at him Wednesday night near the Calais Motor Inn. The man wasn’t hurt. He said the driver was arrested after trying to drive away when confronted […]
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Police believe they’ve found body of missing woman
PORTLAND (AP) — Police say the state medical examiner’s office is trying to determine the cause of death after finding a body believed to be that of a missing woman from Baldwin. The Cumberland County Sheriff ’s Department says a woman’s body was found Wednesday near the home of Lawrene Alexander, who was last heard […]
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Medicare penalizes 4 Maine hospitals for poor patient safety
YORK (AP) — Four Maine hospitals are being penalized by Medicare for ranking among the bottom 25 percent of U.S. hospitals in patient safety. Maine Public Radio reports the action is being taken against more than 700 hospitals nationwide for their rates of hospital acquired conditions like bedsores and accidental falls. York Hospital, in York, […]
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New York City fire kills 12, sends residents scrambling
NEW YORK New York City’s deadliest residential fire in decades spread through every floor of a Bronx apartment building within a matter of minutes, city officials said, killing 12 people and sending other residents scrambling outside into the cold and down fire escapes to safety. The dead included a child around a year old, New […]
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Egypt says 10 killed in attack outside Cairo church
CAIRO At least 10 people, including eight Coptic Christians, were killed after unidentified gunmen opened fire outside a church in a south Cairo suburb, Egypt’s Health Ministry spokesman said Friday. It was the latest attack targeting the mostly Muslim country’s embattled minority. Health Ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed said the attack outside the Coptic Church of […]
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Democrat Jones officially declared winner over Roy Moore
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Democrat Doug Jones’ historic victory over Republican Roy Moore was declared official Thursday as Alabama election officials certified him the winner of the special Senate election, despite Moore’s last-minute lawsuit claiming voter fraud. Jones defeated Moore on Dec. 12 by 21,924 votes in a stunning victory in a traditionally red state, […]