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Peace: Pursuit of the persistently elusive
The Swampby Mark Silva On his way to Oslo tonight to collect the Nobel Prize for Peace, President Barack Obama certainly has considered these words as he prepares to deliver his own: "We must ever bear in mind that the great......Tags: Barack Obama, Theodore Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr., Awards and Prizes, Justice and Rights
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Landmark photos explore anguish of mercury poisoning
Sad is too small a word to describe the depth and complexity of the feelings prompted by W. Eugene Smith's landmark 1970s pictures of mercury poisoning victims.
Certainly, his searing portraits of children whose bodies have been twisted, blinded and...Tags: Arts and Culture, Crimes, College of William and Mary, Health, Disasters
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Who the hell is that? Greene Vardiman Black
Lincoln ParkLast time, we focused on the trail-blazing explorer René-Robert Cavelier de la Salle, and this time we will be looking at a dentist. That's right, a dentist.... -
Rick Scottâs really Albert Schweitzer
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelRepublican House Speaker-designate Dean Cannon's embrace yesterday of Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Scott qualifies as Exhibit A for why voters don't trust politicians. During the primary, Cannon helped&#... -
Thanking, Giving and Forgiving in the Time of Scarcity
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelCall me cynical but one of my favorite books last year was a sobering tome by Barbara Ehrenreich called, Bright-Sided, How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America. Our nation's obsession with positive thinking practically... -
Part III facts
Facts about children who are orphaned by AIDS. 1) In 2005, nearly 800,000 children were orphaned by AIDS in the Caribbean and Latin America. By 2015, that number is expected to grow to 1.4 million. -- Regional HIV/STI Plan for the Health Sector 2006-...Tags: Health and Safety at School, National Government, Health, AIDS, International Economic Institution
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Haiti: Resources and how to help
From Staff and Wire reports.indentMe { padding-left:20px; } In the wake of the utter devastation inflicted by the earthquake in Haiti, the efforts and contributions of people everywhere are crucial. If you're looking for ways to help, try these organizations: The U.S. State...Tags: Christianity, International Organizations, Health, U.S. Department of State, Judaism
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Abortion isn't a religious issue
What makes opposition to abortion the issue it is for each of the GOP presidential candidates is the fact that it is the ultimate "wedge issue" -- it is nonnegotiable. The right-to-life people hold that it is as strong a point of religion as any can be....Tags: Social Issues, Politics, Crimes, International Law, Animation (genre)
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Getting doctors to practice what they preach
It's ironic that the year we, both new medical students, moved across the street from the nation's best hospital and began learning how to manage the health of others is the same year we stopped taking care of our own. It was a year of ups and downs....Tags: Obesity, Michael Bloomberg, Diabetes, Health and Safety at School, Medical Specialization
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Make calories count healthy challenge begins in S.D.
Want to improve the food choices you make? The Make Calories Count Healthy Challenge helps you do that. Jan. 15-Feb. 15 and is open to all South Dakotans. Participants can earn one point per day for each of the behavior on the list of "100 Ways to...Tags: Potassium (dietary supplement), Health, Diets and Dieting, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Nobel Prize Awards
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American military cemeteries in Europe honor fallen heroes in both world wars
On Veterans Day, Americans are asked to do something for the country besides voting and paying taxes: We are enjoined to think of those who fought in faraway places -- the Philippines, North Africa, Europe, Vietnam and Iraq. Most of them came home,...Tags: Arts and Culture, Health, Minority Groups, Wars and Interventions, Germany
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Changing of the years
Position: Chaplain of St. Andrews Estates North, Boca Raton.
Other job experience: Former minister of Christian education, minister of missions, men's ministry director, teacher of Bible and philosophy at Westminster Academy; director of research for...Tags: FBI, Crimes, Music, Retirement, Entertainment
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