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Links to articles in The Christian Science Monitor newspaper Monday, July 29, 2002 with links to some relevant citations in the Bible Lesson |
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Five American soldiers were injured in a raid this weekend near Afghanistan's eastern border. Four top candidates for the position are from Latin America. If Edmund Stoiber's party wins, he would be Bavaria's first national leader since World War II.
The nation celebrates the rescue of nine Pennsylvania coal miners. In paradoxical world of Wall Street, pessimists usually need to clear out before upturn begins. Despite vivid anecdotal evidence, kidnapping is not on the rise in the US. Marine 'census' finds some species recovering after Year 1 of America's biggest no-take zone. Both parties, keen to be seen as leaders, collaborate to move long-deadlocked bills. Conservation agreement helps Colorado cattlemen save their ranches from the threat of development.
Moves to protect the state or preserve public morality by squelching expression can end up as political pratfalls. A new adoption-information website is a good start, but more support for parents of adoptees is needed.
It's time Americans accepted the value of leisure. As society modernizes, let us also modernize our methods of choosing the right people. Summertime in New York means it's time to find an excuse to get out of town in order to do ... nothing.
Where to stash your cash. In the Loop: How past market dives have tested the patience of buy-and-hold investors. Consumers pay between $150 and $200 to escape cellphone contracts, but you may be able to avoid early termination fees. Employees improve their bargaining positions by obtaining salary data from the Internet. The Monitor's personal-finance writer answers your questions. How the bear market may ultimately stabilize the US economy. Consumers Union claims that rates have risen 45 percent since 1996 A website provides basic advice on life insurance. A look at stock indexes and interest rates.
A year after reporting on a production of 'Titus Andronicus' by Kentucky inmates, the Monitor returns to see how the troupe approaches 'Hamlet.' As Mary Sue Coleman takes over the University of Michigan, she's set to defend affirmative action and highlight the school's public mission. A US-educated author returns to his native Ethiopia to pass along his love of reading to African children.
Traditional ideas of home are being challenged by a 'work-centric' culture and ever-larger houses. Going behind the scenes at TV's popular home-improvement 'This Old House.' For 'Adventurers' and 'Retreaters' alike, these two rewards of a getaway exert a powerful pull. When a 10-year-old heads to Germany for the summer, he dreads leaving his friends. But he discovers a different way of looking at things. This week's 'Neighbor to Neighbor' column. Two restaurants in Maine stand out for their emphasis on freshness and their extensive gardens, which supply most of their produce. What to do with a 20-year old Mercedes? This gardener dreams of turning it into a designer driveway planter. A study finds that an unhappy marriage frequently spurs women to find full-time jobs, but this doesn't lead to a higher divorce rate.
A new discovery highlights the need to focus worldwide efforts to track space matter. The meteor shower will bring 'shooting stars' to a night sky near you. If you want the real story, you'll need to visit the National Geographic website.
More female artists adopt the 'babe' moniker to stand out from the classical crowd. In using both period and modern orchestras, the Glyndebourne Festival in England creates an innovative experiment. Flashy 'Goldmember' carries on the tradition of big money spent on low humor. Capsule reviews of the latest releases in theaters and on video. New York's Shakespeare Festival's 'Twelfth Night' is full of big names and over-the-top farce. After 18 years, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are hitting record-store shelves together again. Reviews of recent country, pop/rock, hip-hop, and jazz CDs. Bruce Hornsby tries on 'new musical clothes' with piano-free album. As he heads to Austria, conductor Seiji Ozawa receives a last ovation from Boston. The doping issue has made for cynical fans, but new organizations and technology are closing in on the culprits. A roundup of sports news.
A dead girl describes her family's struggle to recover after her murder. It sounds mawkish, but it's miraculous. Muslims, Jews and Christians once built a rich culture - together. Lessons from a forgotten moment in history. A new translation reintroduces the poetry and the Jewish names of the New Testament, bringing out both its original beauty and its politics. This quarterly review of bestselling religion books offers a one-stop opportunity to survey the resurgent interest in religion and spirituality. Everything in this tragedy weeps with regret-for the loss of love and land and potential, but especially for the passing of a grand literary style. Cynicism, gritty realism, and tell-all journalism threaten one of our most precious resources: the hero. A marine biologist thought she might communicate with killer whales - and in the process she learned how they talk with each other. Having missed World War I, Eisenhower was known more as a football coach than an experienced battlefield commander. The Nazis changed all that.
A Monitor photographer presents one of his favorite photos. I am recklessly grateful for my liberal-arts education. An improvised outfit is not the end of a wedding celebration. Today's article on Christian Science.
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