‘Dr. King is part of all of our story,’ says Kurt Nelson, dean of religious and spiritual life at Colby College.
January 2014
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NAMI Mid Maine adds meeting times
Area support group to meet second and fourth Wednesdays.
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Italian court hears final rebuttals in Amanda Knox trial
The prosecution also will make its final rebuttals Monday, the last hearing day scheduled in the trial ahead of the verdict later this month.
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Comet-chasing spacecraft ‘wakes up’ after 3 years
If all goes as planned, Rosetta will reach comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in the coming months and drop a lander onto its icy surface to take samples.
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Train carrying crude oil derails on Philly bridge
Authorities say there’s no report any of the oil has leaked from the cars.
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Gas prices drop a bit in Maine
The average price is 3.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
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Iran curbs atomic work; some sanctions lifted
In the first step of an interim accord, Iranian TV said officials have disconnected centrifuges producing 20-percent enriched uranium.
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Gay Republicans face long odds in congressional campaigns
From New Hampshire to San Diego, gay Republican candidates must challenge Democratic opponents in addition to religious conservatives from their own party.
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NAACP Portland Branch hosts annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast
Former Secretary of Defense, U.S. Rep. and U.S. Sen. William Cohen of Maine will be the keynote speaker at the 33rd annual event, which will also honor former South African President Nelson Mandela.
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Wide-ranging Obama profile reveals president beyond headlines
The president comments on a range of topics and waxes philosophical in The New Yorker.