Things churches should avoid to grow
The medium-sized church I attend has been experiencing an increase in average attendance, even during the summer months when the choir is on hiatus and folks are taking vacations.
That's great news during a time when church attendance has really fallen off. Now, some might argue this is the resul ...
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Russert's legacy as journalist problematic
By Gene Lyons
Few events so reveal society's unacknowledged values as a royal funeral. So it was following the untimely death of NBC newsman and "Meet the Press" moderator Tim Russert. We have no formal aristocracy in the United States, but W ...
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At last, common sense on the economy
By Donald Lambro
WASHINGTON -- An unlikely, man-bites-dog story recently appeared on the front page of one of our nation's most liberal newspapers, asserting that the U.S. economy is not as bad as people think.
The Washington Post, a left-leaning newspaper that persistently paints a gloomy pict ...
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Main Street markets have history here
Congratulations to the organizations that are responsible for the "Main Street Farmers Market." The idea dates back well over a century. Although our downtown doesn't have the variety of businesses it once had, just seeing the crowds downtown once again makes the project worthwhile.
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THE VILLAGE IDIOT:
Tim Russert, RTV
My Dad will be buried in Arlington Cemetery on July 23 at 1 p.m. with military honors. He died a few months ago at the age of 89 after serving 33 years in the U.S. Navy and then 20 years as a high-school physics teacher. No celebrities will attend his funeral. It won't get a week's worth of coverag ...
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Cindy McCain, a real first lady
By Kathryn Jean Lopez
If you're looking for a first lady, you've got one in Cindy McCain. But John McCain would be well served by a more audible wife on the campaign trail.
Without the red carpet, New York Times front-page treatment given to Michelle Obama whe ...
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13 factors in the coming food crisis
A baker throwing one extra into your bag of a dozen bagels is a good thing. But you may find yourself suffering from a mild case of triskaidekaphobia after checking out 13 factors that are converging to push the world towards a food crisis. Some might feel that talk about a food crisis is alarmist ...
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'Older' sure sounds better than 'old'
One's age is never brought home more clearly than when one is attempting to keep up with children and grandchildren. A recent week in hot, hot Florida, pounding the concrete acres of Disney World and Sea World for hours on end, slapped this bruising lesson against my aging body repeatedly.
Actual ...
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Bellevue's old Street Fairs
Congratulations to the organizations that are responsible for the "Main Street Farmers Market." The idea dates back well over a century. Although our downtown doesn't have the variety of businesses it once had, just seeing the crowds downtown once again makes the project worthwhile.
Looking back to ...
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How our attorney general defines justice
By Nat Hentoff
When Michael Mukasey, a widely respected former federal judge, was nominated by President Bush to succeed Alberto Gonzales as U.S. attorney general, I doubt even his most enthusiastic admirers would have expected him to proclaim, as he did ...
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Exorcism threatens Jindal's candidacy
By Kathryn Jean Lopez
A poisonous cloud has been circling the Republican presidential nomination this season. First, it was "the Mormon question" raised against former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, which was used as a political sledgehammer by o ...
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