Even the sunshine crew at the Duluth News Tribune editorial board can’t spin their way out of this week’s economic malaise storyline:

So the glimmer of hope?

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said yesterday, during testimony he provides semi-annually to the House Financial Services Committee, that the economy is showing “tentative signs of stabilization.” Of course, he also said: “The pace of decline appears to have slowed significantly.”

Meaning the economy still is on the decline.

And the hope for rapid recovery still is just a glimmer.

So you’re saying there’s a chance.