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Thomas
and Aiken: Stepping Up to the Plate
There is no road map to follow when striking out for uncharted
territory, there’s just a burning need to get the job done.
The greatest women have followed a goal, and blazed a new path.
For Helen Thomas, that goal was reporting, and the only hub for
real news was Washington. "I had wonderful parents who didn’t
tell me that it was a man’s world," Thomas says. "Nobody
ever told me that I couldn’t go into reporting." Still,
the lessons to come were hard ones. "When I came to Washington,
every door was closed to women. We had to break down every door
one by one." Getting equal access to the news, to the heart
of the White House, became her driving goal. "I’ve been
very selfishly motivated," she says. "I just wanted to
be there."
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Caught
Between Fast Food and Slow Food
The scene is familiar. You see it in magazines, on television, over and
over: "Mom, what’s for dinner? What’s for snacks?"
A dozen kids pile in from outdoors, appetites worked up. Modern
mom looks unflustered. She beams as she sweeps open her cupboard
doors, or her refrigerator or freezer, and pulls out something sure
to please.
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Hip
Hop Hits Vermont
Throbbing bassline rhythms, jaw-dropping flips, and driving moves are
bringing dance and movement back to the mainstream across Vermont.
Examples like the Kingdom’s hip hop collaboration with Philadelphia
master Clyde Evans and his troupe Chosen highlight the power of
rhythm and movement to cross lines of gender, race, body type, and
scoioeconomics to bring an authentic message that is far from the
standard media hype.
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Carlos
and the Three Kings
As the snow falls and the cold winds blow at the end of December,
I'll be on a sun-drenched beach in Puerto Rico with my family.
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Meaningful Greens and Rituals
Since ancient times, evergreens have been used for winter decorations
and wreaths, a symbol of life when all other plants appear dead.
The evergreen is one of the oldest trees on earth, and has long
been a sign of hope during the coldest, grayest days of winter.
The Romans decorated their homes with evergreen boughs during the
winter festival of Saturnalia, and medieval Christians hung trees
with red apples in midwinter. Eventually, evergreens were incorporated
into German Christmas celebrations and brought to the British Isles
in the late 19th century. From there, they spread to the "New
World."
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Peace:
More Than A Greeting Card
The holiday season is soon upon us. Once again we will scramble
to buy gifts for those we love; we will prepare for pageants, festivals,
ceremonies, family dinners, and solemn vigils; we will re-immerse
ourselves in the spiritual meaning of Solstice, Christmas, Hanukah,
Kwanzaa, and the New Year.
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Publisher's
Message: The Man in the Bisque Cap
Cape Cod in winter has a desolate barren kind of beauty. Year-rounders,
abandoned by the fury of summer crowds and out of work, struggle
to overcome the weight of isolation and loneliness and poverty.
Holidays for many are rugged.
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Dressing for Dummies
Let’s take on the subject of clothing. Up until recently, I never
really cared about what I wore. I was usually most comfortable sporting
jeans and a sweatshirt. Since I wore a uniform five days a week,
I never really had to think about what to wear.Read the full article: Dressing
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Womb
For Discussion
Forcing a woman to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term is like
forcing her to let someone move into her house, sleep in her bed,
and tell her what to wear. To have someone dicatat what she can
eat, how long she works, when she can sleep, when and how she can
have sex, and how often she must go to the bathroom.
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