COLUMBUS, OHIO The Rev. Dan Brown is one of several Baptist pastors leading his congregation to change the church’s name in hopes of bringing more people through the doors. Though First Baptist Church of Sunbury will stay Baptist in doctrine, the denomination will no longer be part of the church’s name. As of March 25, […]
March 2018
Living the Word
“The human mind may devise many plans, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.” Proverbs 19:21 Fitting In I few years ago I purchased a new sofa and rug. The old sofa, which was too small for my rather large living room, now fits in perfectly in my grandson’s small, […]
Young Catholics to present Living Stations of the Cross
Members of Midcoast youth ministry and Catholic school students will present Living Stations of the Cross in the lead up to Easter Sunday on April 1. The Stations of the Cross began as the practice of pious pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem to retrace the final journey of Jesus Christ to Calvary. They have been prayed […]
Dana R. Richardson Jr.
BATH — Dana R. Richardson Jr., 58, of Bath, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home with his family at his side on March 14, 2018. His wish was to stay at home and be cared for by his wife, Nancy, who made that possible by taking a leave of absence for him. […]
Prison death in Idaho highlights challenges of assigning cellmates
BOISE, Idaho Glenn Cox went before the parole board with a plan and a bandage on his forehead. He had already been accepted into a live-in substance abuse treatment center. For the first time in a long time, he was hopeful about the future. And the bandage? He’d slipped on a freshly mopped prison bathroom […]
Pediatrician Dr. T. Berry Brazelton dies
CHICAGO Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, one of the world’s most well known pediatricians and child development experts whose work helped explain what makes kids tick, has died at age 99. Brazelton died Tuesday at his Barnstable, Massachusetts, home. The cause was congestive heart failure, said Stina Brazelton, his youngest daughter. A Texas native long affiliated […]
World-renowned fisherman, Lefty Kreh, dies
COCKEYSVILLE, Md. From the waters of Maryland to those of the Amazon, famed fisherman Bernard Victor “Lefty” Kreh reeled in 126 species of fish and new generations of fishing enthusiasts. The Baltimore Sun reports Kreh died in his sleep of congestive heart failure Wednesday afternoon. He was 93. A member of three fishing halls of […]
Academic efforts to decode men gain steam in time of #MeToo
STONY BROOK, N.Y. The professor scrawls “macho,” ‘’brave” and “strong” on a crowded blackboard, apt words for someone whose book titles are littered with “masculinity” and “manhood.” He’s spent three decades building a nascent corner of academia, presenting himself as a feminist as he dissects what it means to be a man. Now, he hopscotches […]
‘Final Four’ is tonight!
BRUNSWICK The talk is over, the teams have prepared all that they can, and tonight four squads will put it all on the line when the NCAA Division III women’s basketball “Final Four” begins in Rochester, Minnesota. In the opening game at 6 p.m., defending national champion and top-ranked Amherst, riding an impressive 64-game winning […]
Off night for Bruins, 3-0
SUNRISE, Fla. James Reimer found a great way to celebrate his 30th birthday: He tied a season high with 46 saves to lead the Florida Panthers over the Boston Bruins 3-0 on Thursday night. “If that’s what happens on my birthday, I’ll take it every day,” Reimer said. Making his first start in six games, […]