WILMINGTON — I thank you for bringing to my attention the anti-Semitic action of Ben & Jerry's. This product will no longer be allowed in my house.
This sort of surprised me, as your paper is usually not very revealing of anti-Jewish actions.
Wilda L. White, Hilary Melton, and Malaika Puffer are founding directors of MadFreedom Advocates, Inc.,
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Peter Adair is the author of the books Sacred Universe and Sacred Earth. WESTMINSTER WEST-Unlikely...
At Loaves & Fishes, one of the region's enduring meal services for those in need, volunteer cook David Treadwell says that "the demand has doubled." The number of meals prepared and distributed every Tuesday and Friday out of the vast kitchen, prep, serving area in the basement of Centre Congregational Church (CCC) has gone from 100 per day a year ago to 250 every Tuesday and 200 on Fridays, says Loaves & Fishes facilitator and volunteer coordinator Ruth Tilghman of...
Hot Mustard, which will perform with Tony Trischka and Robot Plane on Sunday, Oct. 9, features two couples - Putney's own Bruce and Kelly Stockwell, and Bill and April Jubett of South Bristol, Maine. From 2008 to 2015, this foursome played traditional bluegrass throughout New England. The band centered around Bruce on banjo and vocals - he provides the baritone harmony parts - and Kelly on acoustic bass, with Bill on banjos and lead vocals and April on guitar and...
As the Peace Corps prepares to mark its 60th anniversary year, 2021will also mark the redeployment of volunteers following the difficult decision last spring to temporarily suspend its global programs due to the coronavirus pandemic. This redeployment can serve as a moment of rejuvenation for the Peace Corps and our national reconnection with the world, as well as our recommitment to building world peace and friendship. A source of frustration, and one familiar to all Peace Corps activities, is the...
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