Faith and science pull diggers to Israel sites amid ruins
Archaeology in Israel draws researchers and volunteers to Crusader harbor walls and biblical lands. Digs around Caesarea, Tel Hazor, and other sites operate in scorching heat, with scholars like Camille Killam from Southeastern Baptist University pursuing truth through pottery, stone, and artifact context.
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Caesarea Maritima
Israel
Paul
Cornelius
Avner Raban
Kingdom of David
Camille Killam
Southeastern Baptist University
Tel Hazor
Seeking Biblical Proof in Stones in Hazor Israel
Archaeologist Amnon Ben-Tor doubts faith in anything not unearthed yet yet he reads fire scarred stones as proof the Canaanite city Hazor fell to fire as Biblical Joshua asserts. Across the region discoveries offer hard evidence for biblical events, including King David, linking archaeology with religious and political claims over land dating to Abraham.
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Hazor
Israel
Amnon Ben-Tor
Ben-Tor
Joshua
Yemen
Abraham
David
Goliath
Texas Senate runoff could shift balance after 124 years
In a runoff tied to Texas politics post Reconstruction, Democrat control faces challenge from a conservative GOP. If Rep. Robert Duncan defeats David Langston, Republicans may seize the Senate, creating a 15-15 split with a pending East Texas race to break the tie.
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Lubbock
Texas
Red Gear
Capitol
Senate
George W. Bush
Robert Duncan
David Langston
GOP
Langston
Duncan
John
Texas Tech
Ti Tech
Irwin Morrisaid
Necte
Sanihah
Fund aims to aid Anna and her children in Odessa
Odessa American reports Anna, who recently moved to Odessa with her children to escape domestic abuse, seeks help for a Christmas fund target of $30,000, with a matching effort underway to bring joy to the family this holiday season.
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Anna
Odessa
Setae
Intellectuals to discuss incivility in society in Philadelphia
A 48 member panel of historians, sociologists, and authors will meet at the University of Pennsylvania to study an explosion of incivility in American life. Led by University President Judith Rodin, the Penn Commission on Society Culture and Community will hold biannual hearings over three years to explore causes and remedies for rising rudeness and social fragmentation. Members include E L Doctorow Bill Bradley and Derek Bok with international guests from Northern Ireland and Hungary.
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Philadelphia
University , Pennsylvania
Penn Commission On Society, Culture and Community
Judith Rodin
Rodin
E.L. Doctorow
Jersey
Bill Bradley
Penn
Annenberg
Communication
Sister's Search After 12 Years for Cheryl Marriott Mystery
Ginger McDonald, 26, seeks her missing aunt Cheryl Marriott who vanished with her two sons after a 1981 Odessa affair with Ptah Berey. The family recalls Berey’s conflicting claims as they probe Cheryl’s fate, once living in Syria and briefly sending letters home.
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Cheryl Marriott
Ptah Berey
Marriott
Cheryl
Berey
Odessa
Ginger McDonald
Batamene
McDonald
Chery
Bereg
Marriotts
Syria
Chris
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