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Pantries, hunger-relief programs get grants for equipment to distribute more food
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Ozarks Food Harvest awarded $250,000 to nearly 50 food pantries and hunger-relief programs on Tuesday at a news conference at the O’Reilly Center for Hunger Relief. The infrastructure grants, ranging in value from $1,300 to...
Tags: Physical Conditions, Lebanon, Baptist, Gainesville, Religion and Belief
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UK lawmakers call for 'reckless' bankers to face jail
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Britain should introduce laws making it possible to jail "reckless" bankers and claw back past bonus and pension awards, an influential panel of lawmakers said on Wednesday. The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, set up...Tags: Punishment, United Kingdom, Politics, National Government, Finance
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NicKayla returns to Laurel for show with 'friends'
It's about an hour before showtime, and 16-year-old NicKayla Tucker, of Laurel, is obviously enjoying the last-minute preparations for her NicKayla & Friends concert Saturday at the Comfort Inn in Beltsville. Dressed in Nike pants and a muscle T-shirt,...Tags: Nickelodeon (tv network), Entertainment Events, The Lion King (movie), Baptist, Entertainment
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Missionary child abuse, long unspoken of, emerges from the shadows
They followed their parents to remote regions of the world to preach the Gospel. But in recent years, dozens of adults, known in evangelical Christian circles as "MKs," or missionary kids, have come forward to report decades-old abuse at the hands of...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Crime, Law and Justice, Child Abuse, Baptist, Belief and Faith
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Wheaton springing for wheels
It is not hard to spot Keith Grogan. The 48-year-old Wheaton resident rides around town on a shabby four-wheel bike decorated with American flags and a sign on the back that entreats, "Honk If You Love Jesus." The flags were his idea, he said. That...
Tags: Baptist, Religion and Belief
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Allentown's Syrian community mostly against U.S. intervention
Two years of civil war have torn Syria apart, pitting neighbor against neighbor in sectarian strife that has decimated the country and killed tens of thousands of innocents. In Allentown's tight-knit Syrian community, things are far less splintered....
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Politics, National Government, Weaponry
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Two Maryland women at the center of history, June 1963
The American clock brings us to the 50th anniversaries of two extraordinary events involving two extraordinary women, Gloria Richardson Dandridge and Madalyn Murray O'Hair — both strong-willed champions of liberty and disturbers of the status quo,...
Tags: New York City, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Separation of Church and State, Anglicanism
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Mary Traversie
Funeral services for Mary Traversie, 47, of Dupree, will be Monday, June 17, at 10 a.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Eagle Butte. Burial will be private. Meet at the Four-mile Junction at 4 p.m. Sunday to proceed to the church for an all-...Tags: Anglicanism, Religion and Belief
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Teacher loses job at Catholic school because of ex-husband
SAN DIEGO -- A veteran teacher at a Catholic school has lost her job because school officials are worried her ex-husband, now serving a jail sentence for domestic abuse and stalking, poses a danger to students and teachers when he is released. When...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Punishment, Abusive Behavior, Trials, Teaching and Learning
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Thomas Hovland Breske
Thomas Hovland Breske, 19, died Friday, June 7, 2013. Public visitation was from noon to 4 p.m. Monday June 10, 2013, at Miller Funeral Home, 13th and Main Avenue. The family greeted friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Church of St. Mary, with a...
Tags: Religion and Belief
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St. Vincent de Paul Seminary in Boynton Beach finally has a crucifix
For 50 years, future priests at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary have wondered: Why is the wall above the chapel altar empty? The chapel, decorated with vibrant stained-glass windows, wooden pews, tall chandeliers and a bright new tabernacle, lacked...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Ritual and Sacred Objects, Crucifixes, Sculpture, Marathon
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Walter 'Butch' Goebel, Jr. 70
Walter "Butch" Goebel, Jr., 70, lost his battle with ALS Thursday, June 13, 2013, at home in East Jordan surrounded by his loving family. His family takes comfort knowing he is now mowing, farming, boating, tinkering with his tools and fixing things. He...Tags: U.S. Navy, Religion and Belief, Lutheranism
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