IN 1994, FORBES listed 358 billionaires whose combined net worth equaled the combined income of the bottom 45 percent of the world's population.
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Jennifer L. Joslyn 3-01-1998
I AM WRITING in response to Harry C. Kiely’s article on the movie Sling Blade (November-December 1997).
Wendy Lehman 3-01-1998
I APPRECIATED the much-needed article, "A Collaboration Against Hatred," by Jim Hodgson ("Commentary," January-February 1998).
Millicent Lasslo-Meeks 3-01-1998
I MUST WRITE to disagree with "Time for New Tools," by David McReynolds ("Commentary," November-December 1997).
Marian Abrecht, Aaron McCarroll Gallegos 3-01-1998
While some might question Promise Keepers' stated intention of "taking back America's cities," few can criticize the volunteer labor the group has offered to the urban areas...
Marian Abrecht, Aaron McCarroll Gallegos 3-01-1998
Longtime peacemakers Daniel and Philip Berrigan were nominated for the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize by Mairead Maguire. Maguire won the prize in 1976 for working for peace in Northern Ireland.
Marian Abrecht, Aaron McCarroll Gallegos 3-01-1998
While it may be too soon to tell if the 1996 Welfare Reform Act has succeeded in its goal of moving people from welfare to work, there are early signs from the streets that the attempts to make thi
Jim Rice 3-01-1998
A few years ago televangelist Robert Schuller proposed that we take another look at the meaning of Lent.
Jesse C. Jones 3-01-1998
Our existing public school systems have better schools in more affluent neighborhoods, and parents choose those schools by buying houses there, usually paying premium prices.
Diane Nunnelee 1-01-1998
As a United Methodist minister serving with the Methodist Church of Southern Africa in two townships outside of Cape Town, you can well understand my interest and empathy with "Signs & Wonders".
Polly Holmes 1-01-1998
YOUR ARTICLE "Can Justice Heal?" ("Groundswell," by Kimberly Burge, September-October 1997) is an excellent report of a model program that should be used all over the country.
Duane Shank, Carol Fennelly 1-01-1998
How will your community participate in the second annual "Pentecost to Overcome Poverty"?
Marian Abrecht, Aaron McCarroll Gallegos 1-01-1998
Germantown Mennonite Church, the oldest continuous Mennonite congregation in North America, has been ousted from its regional conference because of its stand on covenanted gay and lesbian couples in membership.