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March 22 issue
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Debate that didn’t happen
By the time this article goes to print, health care reform may have already passed. But it is just as likely to be stuck somewhere in Congress.
Jan. 4 issue
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Women: face of HIV/AIDS
The toll on women and girls presents Africa and the world with a practical and moral challenge, which places gender at the centre of the human condition. The practice of ignoring gender analysis has turned out to be lethal.
Nov. 30, 2009 issue
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Many need room at the inn
The strain many of us feel due to the recession allows a glimpse into what millions have been experiencing for decades: the inability to find and keep adequate, safe and affordable housing.
Sept. 28, 2009 issue
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Healing the health system
Healing played an important role in Jesus’ ministry. Many of the miracles Jesus performed involved healing the sick and lame — the paralytic brought through the roof, the Roman centurion’s servant, the widow’s only son, the woman who touched Jesus’ cloak.
July 6, 2009 issue
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Congo’s conflict minerals
The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery; they have oppressed the poor and needy and have extorted from the foreigner without redress. And I sought for anyone among them who would repair the wall and stand in the breach before me on behalf of the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one. — Ezekiel 22:29-30
May 25, 2009 issue
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Random acts of gun violence
A few weeks ago, as I waited for a bus in Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown, five teenagers — three girls and two boys — clashed over a tacky, pink and silver backpack.
March 23, 2009 issue
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Hard times, hard choices
My brother-in-law is a terrific guy. He is just the kind of person you would want to marry your only sister — smart, kind, generous, funny.
Dec. 22, 2008 issue
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A weapon that kills civilians
Suraj Ghulam Habib, 17, of Afghanistan lost both his legs when he found a cluster bomb that he mistook for a can of food. He and five members of his family were walking home from a picnic when the bomb exploded. Suraj’s cousin was killed instantly, and everyone else was injured by the blast.
Nov. 24, 2008 issue
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Modern-day prodigal sons
You’ve probably heard a version of this story before:
A rich businessman wrote his will, dividing his wealth equally between his two sons. The younger son, a worldly lad, asked his father for his share immediately, and the kind father consented.
Sept. 22, 2008 issue
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Don’t blame the immigrants
The Center for Immigration Studies released a report last month that claimed immigration to the United States is a significant contributor to global warming. When people move to the United States from lower- emitting countries, the report contends, their greenhouse gas emissions multiply.
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