2012-02-10T17:02:45-06:00 urn:uuid:bcc5d2be-753c-46a9-a5a0-b594d442c454 Associated Press urn:uuid:f7fb96c6-3b83-48d4-8f8d-da884d6aac84 2010-01-27T14:36:53-06:00

<p>NEW YORK (AP) &#8212; Oil prices continued their two-week slide on Wednesday after a government report showed demand for crude products dropped even further from the weak levels of a year ago when the recession's grip on the economy was strongest.</p>

By Ben Lockridge / blockridge@themeridianstar.com urn:uuid:3c43ef4d-f09e-4365-a569-d80ccac6de6f 2010-02-06T08:30:36-06:00

<p>Retired Pastor Thomas Wood wrote a book about a divine encounter with God. That was back in 1976, and at the time, Wood says he was unable to find a publisher.</p>

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By Hank Garner urn:uuid:3cefa015-83e4-4e29-911c-9dd9cfb354ee 2010-02-06T08:30:09-06:00

<p>&#160; I had a conversation with a friend the other day. They recounted an experience they had where a driver cut them off, then gave them &quot;hand signals.&quot;</p>

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The earthquake in Haiti has turned a lot of people to those in need, but there are some who still feel like Americans should put forth more effort in aiding those in need.

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The great theologian Paul Hewson once said "I had a mentor that once told me that I should stop praying for God to bless all the things I was involved in and find out what God was doing.

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December wholesale prices edge up 0.2 percent

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