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The power of nonviolence

Some 55 years ago, the struggle for civil rights for African-Americans began in earnest in Montgomery, Ala., when Rosa...

posted on: Jan 21, 2013 | author: leslie boyd

OK, so it’s the new Congress and there’s a lot of really urgent work to do. So, what do Michele Bachmann...

posted on: Jan 7, 2013 | author: leslie boyd

Our laws aren’t supposed to punish children for the deeds of their parents, but 32 states ban people who have...

posted on: Dec 27, 2012 | author: leslie boyd

It’s what you call irony. National Rifle Association lobbyist Wayne LaPierre was still talking, telling us we...

posted on: Dec 21, 2012 | author: leslie boyd

These aren’t the names of children; they are the names of people our society didn’t care enough about to...

posted on: Dec 21, 2012 | author: leslie boyd

I had a great discussion with the kids in my Sunday school class this morning. We have a couple of computer geeks, a...