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The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) turns 8 in January 2002. Congress is now considering a hemispheric expansion in the form of the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas.

Tennessee, Hawaii, and Utah are the only states that have no legalized gambling or lotteries.

Need a controlled biblical experience? Check out the new "plaguedomes." With a quick swish of your wrist you can stir up a ravenous horde of locusts.

Karmen is an animated building whose mission is to harbor peace within her dilapidated walls.

James S. Burton 11-01-2001

I have just finished reading Rose Marie Berger's excellent article, A Devout Meditation in Memory of Timothy McVeigh.

James A. Corbett, 1933-2001

While the U.S. government condemns the weapons programs of impoverished nations such as Iraq and North Korea, it remains a world leader in the production and sale of small arms...

The Editors 11-01-2001

Like the rest of America, we were dazed and shattered by the events of Tuesday morning, Sept. 11.

Never one to miss out on market share, Mattel's Girls Division has added "Quinceañera Barbie" as their first "Hispanic-tradition" theme doll. 

Beth Isaacson 11-01-2001

Employment Opportunities

"Thank you for your letter expressing concern about the use of Abbott's sodium thiopental in capital punishment procedures."

Susannah Hunter 11-01-2001

A year of voluntary service has become a rite of passage for thousands of socially conscious young Christians.

26: St. Stephen's Day: Give to the poor all that you don't need.

The Navy's Blue Angels have used 5.5 trillion gallons of kerosene-based jet fuel for training alone. New Yorkers used 2.2 billion gallons of kerosene in 1997 to stay warm.

Pram Time. Fifteen nonviolent demonstrators, including four children, occupied the Colombian consulate in Sydney, Australia, in August...

The faith-based anti-globalization movement is learning some new words.

The Christian Information Service in Croatia has published a small but powerful book titled RefuJesus. Author and activist Boris Peterlin meditates on Jesus in today's refugee camps.

Americans are looking for socially responsible corporations, but many corporations haven't yet caught on.

Mike Carney 11-01-2001

Letter to the Editors

Would you be willing to pay a fourth of a penny more for your chalupa if it meant that farm workers could earn a living wage?