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A Dogs Tale


Loretta opened her mouth in a huge yawn. Why shouldn't she? She was exhausted and now bundled in Connie’s arms with three brothers. This four and a half week old puppy and her siblings had been separated from their mother for only a couple of days. They had been rescued from unspeakably crowded and filthy conditions by the Bend Police and brought to the Shelter at the Humane Society of Central Oregon. On July 5th four of the nine in the litter—Loretta, Waylon, Willy, and Hank—had come to our house for foster care.

The Foolish Old Man of Sangzao

Principal Ye Zhiping (Shiho Fukada for The New York Times)
 
My days writing a blog seem filled with catastrophe, war, and outrage at those who do not stand up for what is right. But when the history of last month’s cataclysmic earthquake in China is written, the story of Ye Zhiping will be remembered. Hopefully, it will not only be remembered in China.

A Dangerous Unselfishness

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MLK Jr. and Three Cups of Tea

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Which America Do You Want?

 Is it of more importance to the community, that innocence be protected, than it is, that guilt should be punished.

Are “due process” and the refusal to torture essential to the America you want? In 2003 the Justice Department sent a legal memorandum to the Pentagon claiming that the President was bound by neither.

Spring Is Coming!

The Definition of a Friend

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The Easter Story Your Mother Didn't Tell You

 I don’t know what you learned from your parents about the Easter story that is at the center of Christianity’s “highest holy day,” but I’ll wager that it was probably not the one you are about to read. It might prompt an “Oh yes, that’s the Easter story I learned,” but I doubt that it will.

Why Did Jesus Die?

 And What Difference Does It Make To Me?