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FEATURE-Religions seen slow to go green; Pope has chance to inspire
Reuters* Pope Francis stresses environmental protection * Few religions embrace renewable energies for themselves By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, June 17 (Reuters) - Few religious communities have gone as far in fighting climate change as a...Tags: Religion and Belief, Environmental Cleanup, Christianity, Global Warming, Global Change
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Ex-Microsoft exec living the boomer fantasy: Meaningful work
Patty Stonesifer sits cross-legged on the floor of a preschool classroom, her hands dripping with purple watercolor paint as she makes small block prints with the help of a 4-year-old who expounds on the proper technique to dip and print. In a flash of...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Smithsonian Institution, Corporate Officers, Social Issues
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Clarence Thomas' legal time machine zooms to 1789
Don't let the U.S. Supreme Court's very contemporary cases on gene patenting and same-sex marriage fool you: At least one justice is still living in the 18th century and doesn't care who knows it. Justice Clarence Thomas followed his astonishingly...Tags: Criminals, Insider Trading, Punishment, U.S. Supreme Court, John G. Roberts, Jr.
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Religious freedom under threat at home
On Friday, Catholics throughout the United States will begin observing two weeks known as the Fortnight for Freedom. For a second consecutive year, the U.S. Catholic Church has set aside this time leading up to Independence Day to draw attention to the...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Social Issues, Politics, Punishment
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A Chicago charter school success?
Steve ChapmanCan Chicago provide the advantages of a Catholic school education to public school students -- and without violating the separation of church and state? Apparently it can. This article in Education Next, maybe the best periodical on school issues, tells..... -
Soccer-Selfish players cause big trouble, says Mourinho
ReutersBy Tony Jimenez LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - Jose Mourinho has told his players not to act selfishly in his second spell as manager of Chelsea otherwise there will be "big trouble" at Stamford Bridge. Divisions emerged in the dressing room during the...Tags: Human Interest, Roman Abramovich, Manchester United F.C., Stamford
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It's not just about the bully
Kwame Nuako, a panelist in a post-film discussion following the spring public screening of the documentary “Bully” in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center’s Browning Cinema at the University of Notre Dame, took a deep breath before...
Tags: University of Notre Dame, Teaching and Learning, Students, Geography, Teachers
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South Bend schools get call to action
South Bend Tribune"I'm here because silent voices can't be heard," Gladys Muhammad said. "We're tired of discriminatory practices." One by one, Muhammad and a group of others approached the podium at a recent South Bend school board meeting to speak to the board and...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Human Interest, Environmental Issues, Students, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings
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Benefiting Others
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — Area youth volunteers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spent May 11 lending the Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend assistance in its spring cleanup. Mormon Helping Hands is the name under which members of the Church of...Tags: Religion and Belief, Social Organizations, Chrysler Group LLC, Schools, Hurricane Andrew (1992)
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Osceola motel families: New face of homeless kids in Florida
In the shadow of the 30,000-acre Walt Disney World Resort, the Hampton family lives in a 300-square-foot motel room packed with possessions left over from a better life. It has been home for nine months now. On a rainy weekday afternoon, father...
Tags: Rentals, Social Issues, Amusement and Theme Parks, Celebration, Family
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Strategies to combat truancy
School districts across Illinois and around the U.S. use an array of tools to get kindergarten to eighth-grade students back in school, implementing promising anti-truancy measures without significant additional spending or staff. Experts say the most...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Politics, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Family
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Charla Nash Claim Dismissed, Denying Permission to Sue State Over 2009 Chimp Attack
The Hartford CourantA multimillion-dollar claim against the state by Charla Nash — blinded in a 2009 mauling by a 200-pound chimpanzee that tore off her face — was dismissed Friday by state Claims Commissioner J. Paul Vance Jr. Vance's decision denies Nash...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Sandra Herold, Environmental Cleanup, Litigation, Environmental Issues
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