President s it established and the legacies that left. There is a strong case to be made that november 11, the day that a battered square rigor called the mayflower made safe harbor in a place near what is today in massachusetts. That day should be one of the greatest moments in our national theory, comparable to fourth of july, independence day, and september 17, constitution day. But let me qualify that statement a little bit. As ourk of the pilgrims forebears and we are right to do so but it is important to remember they and the other new puritans that were selling new england at the time did not imagine they were settling establishing the United States of america. Nothing could have been further from their minds. They were doing something entirely different. They were about the business of establishing a place where they could enjoy a pure and uncorrupted church. The early settlers of virginia were motivated by material considerations they wanted, what the spaniards wanted from the
We think of the pilgrims as our forbearers and we have a right to do so but it is important to remember they and the other new englanders settling at the time did not imagine they were settling United States of america. Nothing could have been further from their minds. They were doing something entirely different. They were about the business of establishing a place where they could enjoy a pure and uncorrupted church. The settlers of virginia were motivated by material considerations, gold, wealth, material wealth. The settlers of new england were driven by religious zeal. Most of them were puritans, men and women of a company spent who believed the church of england had not gone far enough to purge itself of its corrupt aspects and would despair of a cleansing renewal ever coming in their lifetimes, and hence their decision to emigrate to the new beginning. In particular were not only calvinists but separatists, meaning they had separated themselves from the aurch of england as they
Join you again from the Detroit Auto Show in the motor city, the heart of an industry that has come back strong since chrysler and General Motors filed for bankruptcy in 2009, and when ford mortgaged everything it owned in 2005. Today we have evidence of its health. Ford sold 5. 7 million vehicles worldwide, up 12 . Strong sales in china and the u. S. Fuelled games, helping to offset weakness and europe and south america. Stock up 42 in 20 and. The automaker said it will pay a dividend on its stock, something it stopped in 2008. Its expected to report a 16th consecutive quarter of profits. The health of gm and the Auto Industry has a lot to do with the u. S. Economy. And how willing consumers are to spend money. Retail sales rose 2 of 1 . Better than expected. The overall numbers were dragged down by a decline in auto sales. If you strip out cars and trucks. Sales jumped 0. 7 of 1 , the most in a year. Its a bit of a mixed bag, especially if you are an automaker or you work for one. We
ROCKPORT James Lent achieved the highest award in Scouting, the Eagle Scout rank, during a ceremony held in his honor at the Rockport Masonic Center on April 28. James, the son of Kenneth and Linda Lent of Rockport, finished his Scouting trail as.
ROCKPORT — James Lent achieved the highest award in Scouting, the Eagle Scout rank, during a ceremony held in his honor at the Rockport Masonic Center on April 28.