New Year Transformations Across Cultures and Faiths
The essay surveys how societies mark the New Year with self change, noting religious and cultural variations. It cites born again experiences during the presidential era, and highlights St Augustine as an example of dramatic religious transformation leading to unified church aims.
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Jesus
Heaven
Born again concept in religious transformation history
A compact study contrasts born again ideas across religions and leaders. It outlines St. Francis of Assisi, Buddha, Gandhi, and Saint Augustine, noting how conversion, humility, poverty, and moral awakening shaped faith, ethics, and social action while highlighting the varied paths to inner transformation and salvation.
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ST. Francis OF
Assisi
Giovanni di Bernardi
Jesus
Franciscan Order
St. Francis
St. Augustine
Buddha
Gandhi
Carlyle
Arlington meeting weighs Battenkill sewer plant plan
In Arlington on December 16 a meeting debated a proposed 3 million dollar sewage treatment plant on the Battenkill floodplain, with a 700000 dollar local share and 48000 dollar annual debt service. Only 35 taxpayers attended as EPA officials listened. opponents warn of river damage to Vermont trout fishery and public health, while advocates cite pollution removal and ozonation as safer options.
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Arlington
Battenkill
Rocky Mountains
Environmental Protection Agency
Montpelier
East Arlington
Alterations Transform Old Library into Modern Office Space
Graves & Graves moves into the renovated Main Street building with partners Cebra Q Graves and Van Vechten B Graves. They expect William T Jerome Jr to join after a six month stay and Vermont bar admission.
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Main Street
Graves & Graves
New Place
Cebra Q Graves
van Vechten B. Graves
William T. Jerome Jr
New York City
Old Bennington
Vermont
Dream sequence memoir about a visit with a grandfather
A narrator outlines a comic dream sequence of visiting a son or daughter. He plans to stash dirty clothes, roam bars at night, sleep late, eat at will, and react to a lockable liquor cabinet with sarcasm. The piece ends with a jokey departure and demand for money.
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Jennifer Street
Lottery Patronage Charged in Massachusetts System
The piece claims Massachusetts lottery employment favors lawmakers and associates, with at least 20 percent of the 305 jobs going to current or former legislators and allies. It argues patronage underpins approval of state lotteries, deeming the practice corrupt and a lure for public funds taken from the poor. Irregularities are cited across states, including New York.
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Massachusetts
Senate
House
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