Springtime sayings mix wit and whimsy across daily life
A jumble of quips and reflections on spring from wheat seeds to slogans, noting signs of change in weather, fashion, smuggling, and human folly. It blends fables about practice, ignorance, and money with humorous asides about coal dealers, drowned sorrows, and a Boston doctor’s sobriety device, all wrapped in a light newspaper mood.
Puzzle on dividing a checkerboard into eight equal parts
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Norway faces church vacancy crisis as clergy shortage grows
Oslo March 2 The government department overseeing religious affairs reports a nationwide shortage of clergymen. On average one church in five lacks an incumbent. Although theological students are rising, it will take years to fill all vacant posts.
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