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Help get clemency for this Missouri woman
… To learn more, go to her website . Individual cases like Patty's are a tap root of the tree of justice. By taking an interest in Patty's case, we nourish that root, even if we fail to …
Ads aim to extend Catholic welcome
… among the people, with one anecdote telling of 350 people showing up for a Christmas tree lighting and prayer service at St. Patrick’s Church in Providence, amid a torrential …
Retail politics not what they once were in NH
… church, and both face a square with a gazebo, a Civil War memorial and a large Christmas tree. The square is lined with fancy and not-so-fancy shops. Everyone is bundled up against the …
A new year of nonviolence
… out sleeping children and freshly mown fields. Breathe in confusion and breathe out maple trees. Breathe in the fallen and breathe out lifelong friendships intact. Wage peace with your …
Santa in the sanctuary
… part to pique the interest of kids who can't help but be thinking of what will be under their tree the next day. Sometimes he's out in the lobby handing out candy canes at the end of Mass. Or …
The Idiocy of Rural Life?
… nothing I remember. Because the snow was heavy and sticky, and the leaves were still on the trees, it caused havoc even among many usually sturdy trees. Our backyard looks like a tornado went through it with the weeping cherry tree reduced to four ungainly branches, the maple looking like it was sheered in two, and …
Christmas: La Vie est Triste
… the rules of comity in the face of any threats to familial peace. We still decorated the tree with the combination of blue and silver ornaments she loved. But, this year we did not need …
Angels in the new year
… are terrified. They need all sorts of help. So let's stare a little longer at the Christmas tree until, blinded by the light, we can all turn into angels. [Phyllis Zagano is senior research …
Crisis of climate, land use underlies Ethiopia's drought
… worker who has lived in the region all of his life, recalled an earlier time of springs and trees, of forest and shade -- now evolving into desert. “We have seen the change. This was once …
Is it green to cut down a Christmas tree?
… away, many environmentalists may be asking themselves: Was it ok to cut down a real Christmas tree this year? Eco-blogger Pablo Paster at TreeHugger.com attempted to provide an answer for the … this holiday season. Paster sought his answer by comparing the environmental impact of fake trees versus real trees. Among the things he considers are the materials used to make artificial trees, the carbon …