Matthew Brown

Church goes online, keeps bunker ready

CORWIN SPRINGS - They're still ready for Armageddon at the Church Universal and Triumphant, a religious sect that for almost two decades has kept a bomb shelter stocked for 750 people deep in a forest near Yellowstone National...

Montana church is still ready for the apocalypse

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press CORWIN SPRINGS, Montana -- They're still ready for Armageddon at the Church Universal and Triumphant, a religious sect that for almost two decades has kept a bomb shelter stocked for 750 people...

School's academy bid quiz

The multi-millionaire backer of Preston's proposed academy has told parents he wants to support the city by boosting educational standards. Critics of the scheme were told that Carphone Warehouse co-founder Charles Dunstone...

Net gains: How table tennis improves pupils; health and behaviour

Children's work, behaviour and even health can be improved by getting them involved in playing table tennis. But the local table tennis club has grown from a small group with only three shaky tables 20 years ago to being one of...

Doomsday-Ready Church Reaches Out

Prepared For the End of the World, Church Now Uses Technology to Reach Others By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press Writer CORWIN SPRINGS, Mont. November 25, 2008 (AP) Lois Drake, left, and Kate Gordon, co-presidents of the Church...

Resort for the Rich Faces Tough Times

Running out of money may seem unlikely for a private resort whose members includes billionaire Bill Gates and Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, but that's the fate that will befall the ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club...

Credit crisis dims power plant expansions

GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- As workers scramble to build an $800 million coal-fired power plant on a patch of farmland here, a crisis that began on faraway Wall Street threatens to stretch the nation's power supplies to the brink --...

Master Chorale Shares its "Holiday Presence"

Los Robles Master Chorale launches its 31st season, under the new leadership of Artistic Director Lesley Leighton, with "Holiday Presence," a program of seasonal classics and exciting contemporary selections. The concerts will...

Financial Crisis Weighs on Power Industry

says it, too, is feeling the credit crunch. In fact, the financial trouble could “stretch the nation’s power supplies to the brink,” according to Matthew Brown of the Associated Press. Some people have claimed that stopping...

Families welcome 163rd

As the clock inched closer to midnight Monday, families of the 163rd Field Artillery waited with mounting anticipation. Many had not seen their loved ones since the Evansville-based 163rd was called up Jan. 2 and sent to Iraq...

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