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Forests & Trees
The homepage at Politico has several commentaries of Rick Perry's decision to quit the race and even more on one of Newt Gingrich's ex-wives' interview with ABC, but not a single item on the most important news of the day: The number of new jobless claims fell again last week to the lowest level since April 2008. And, as Jonathan Cohn notes over at TNR , the unemployment rate in Michigan dropped…
Kenya fights climate change, hunger while taking in refugees
… sign of the interconnectedness of these problems, more and more people are cutting down trees in order to produce charcoal in order to buy food. “They’re not replanting,” Kyule said, …
Baseball star's son shares love of game with needy children
… was an interesting lesson. Even though I was so far into the forest, I could still see the trees. … How are you different? … I've outlived him by 11 years. I know I don't have as much …
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 …