Jonestown tragedy and the limits of religious tolerance
A reflective commentary questions who is to blame for Jonestown’s massacre in Guyana. It weighs Jones’s leadership, state probing limits, and when civil society should intervene to protect individuals from destructive cults while upholding religious freedom.
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Jonestown
Kaituma
Auschwitz
Jim Jones
Indiana
Guyana
Jones
U.S. State Department
Leo Ryan
Jane
America
Carter era moves aimed at stabilizing economy threaten fragile market calm
An analysis warns that despite a calmer crisis, the United States faces ongoing instability as the Carter administration uses large foreign exchange borrowing, expanded money supply actions, and targeted policy changes to steady the dollar. A failed effort could trigger a renewed monetary crisis and collapse of the international trading system.
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Carter
Washington
United States
Understanding being born again in Christian faith
The piece explains Jesus teaching Nicodemus on being born again as a spiritual rebirth. It clarifies that this rebirth renews the human spirit, not a physical birth, linking it to repentance and alignment with God's will to revive the inner self. It cites John 3 and Ephesians 2 to illustrate the transformed life.
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Jesus
Nicodemus
John
Asehold
Why News Focuses on Negativity and Sensationalism
The piece argues media persistently highlights bad news to heighten reader reaction and sales. It cites examples from Carter to Pope John Paul II, noting audiences crave hard, dramatic stories even as they claim they want good news.
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California
Indiana
Guyana
Carter
John Paul II
Chicago
Mitchell Speilberg
Louis Harris
El Camino Viejo the Old Road to Los Angeles Revealed
A historical look at El Camino Viejo the first inland trail into California used before 1800 by Spanish fugitives and later caravan drivers. It details routes from Los Angeles over Cahuenga Pass to Tejon Pass and beyond to San Emigdio, Buena Vista Lake, and East Oakland, noting wagon passage, 60 day trips, and eventual decline after Butterfield stages 1858.
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el Camino Viejo
California
Pueblo de Los Angeles
San Francisco Bay Area
Los Angeles
Fort Ross
Cahuenga Pass
San Fernando Mission
San Francisquito Canyon
Elizabeth Lake
la Laguana de Chico
San Emigdio
San Joaquin Valley
el Camino Ar Los
Buena Vista Lake
la Brea
Aguaje de Santa Maria
Temblores Rancho
Arroyo de Garcia
el Arroyo de Chico Martinez
Aguaje Mesteno
Los Banos
San Antonio
Oakland
Kern River
Fort Tejon
Butterfield Overland
Grapevine Canyon
Pearl Harbor Moment in a Doorway of Youth and Age
A senior writer recalls a young woman opening a door for him and triggering a shift in perspective. He contemplates aging, ego, and the balance between external appearance and inner vitality, concluding age brings knowledge while youth wanes. He jokes about wishing for 20 more years.
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Pearl Harbor
Rubicon
Methuselah
Pepa
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Elvis Presley
Ealy
Kern
Sanche Burracixter
Lopez
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Frazier Mountain Park
Cuddy Valley
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Robert S. Williamson
Rancho de San Emigdio
Tule
Mount Diablo Range
Goodyear
Senate Chamber
Lawrence Welk
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