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Plan to Make Ripples with Indirect Service

People Making Ripples: “An Evening for Bhutan” is a benefit dinner with entertainment and a silent auction sponsored by the Himalayan Mountain Shop owned by Lama Thinley. All proceeds will

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Pageantry And Prejudice

By Rachel Birdsell As most of you know, we now have the first Indian-American Miss America. Nina Davuluri, Miss New York, snagged the title in what I can only say

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Celebrating 50 Columns and Two Years of Ripples!

People Making Ripples:Greg Foster is a recent arrival to NWA and has been a vegan for two years, creating animal-free recipes to share with others. “For me, one of life’s

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Let’s Talk Trash (Pun Intended)

  By Terrah Baker First, see if you know if the following statements are true or false. 1. T or F — Plastic will degrade in the environment given enough

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The U.S. Military’s War on Climate Change

  By Amanda Bancroft You might have a hard time convincing your neighbor alternative energy is not just for hippies, but the military is already convinced. Without donning flower wreaths

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Scott And The 110-Foot Erection

“…Instead of dotting the landscape of our country with 110-foot torture devices, they should spend that money on helping the community.” By Rachel Birdsell Scott Thomas, pastor of Brandon, Miss.’s,

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More bombs, More blood? No Way … We need Christlike Love.

As we are poised to bomb yet another nation of poor, frightened and shivering children, we must pause and ask “why?” Well, the corruption and control by the rich is

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Favorite Daughter Molly Giles Returns to FPL

When you think sharp-edged short stories, think Molly Giles.

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Social Injustice At The Waffle House

By Terrah Baker The Waffle House is a place of laughter and semi-digestable food that may or may not sit well on a drunken or just awoken stomach. It’s a

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Back-to-School Bento Boxes

By Amanda Bancroft Several readers have expressed frustration with finding affordable, quick, healthy food for their kids to eat. Now that it’s time to go back to school, these foods