Lessons in Forgiveness From the Amish Community
Duane Ruth Heffelbower argues forgiveness as a life skill rooted in Amish humility and communal values. He cites VORP methods, outlines four steps, and notes how Amish resilience relies on community support, not insurance, with MCC and MDS given for aid alongside memorials to the Nickel Mines tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno Pacific University
Nickel Mines
Penn
America
Lancaster County
Mennonite Central Committee
MCC
Mennonite Disaster Service
MDS
Mds.mennonite.net
Mec.org
Amish School Recovery Fund
Main Street
Akron
Thank you for the Senior Barbecue effort
Letter to the editor thanks student volunteers for their hard work and positive attitudes at the Senior Barbecue last Friday. Sender praises seniors and the school community, expressing pride and gratitude for a memorable event.
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Strdent
Eward
Barricade on Olson Avenue eyesore sparks resident protest
A Shafter resident documents frustration over concrete barricades on Olson Avenue that divide the street, hinder emergency responses, lower home values, and raise liability concerns, contrasting with the City Manager’s well kept street. The letter warns of delays for police, fire, and ambulance services if barricades remain in place.
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Olson Avenue
Shaftex
Highway 99
Bakersfield
Shafter
Shafter Press Adopts Election Policy Restriction
The Shafter Press announces a two issue pre election policy restricting editor generated political content. During this period only candidate surveys and proposition overviews may be published while endorsing via editorials or personal columns is prohibited and letters to the editor are barred. Any non editor political material must appear as a paid advertisement.
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Shafter Press
New Buses Open in Richland District Fleet Upgrade
Richland School District adds three 62 passenger International buses funded largely by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. New buses use low sulfur diesel, seat belts reduce capacity by one third, and feature LED lights and air conditioning. Replacements replace 30-year-old buses. one additional bus planned later this year. RJHS emphasizes daily flag salute and Character Counts program with math help via Do the Math on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 4 to 5 pm.
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Lyle Mack
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
Servic
Rachland Junior High
Kathy Mawes
Richland Junior High
RJHS
Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Bright House Network
Ed.gov
New Orleans Births Rise After Katrina Sparks Hope
In the year after Katrina the New Orleans birth rate rose about 39 percent from May 2005 to May 2006. Rex M Rogers suggests reasons include disrupted contraception access, power outages, returning younger residents, coping through closeness, and a potential sign of renaissance. He sees life amid destruction as a core human response and celebrates the new babies and the rebuilding people pursue.
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New Orleans
American South
Rex M. Rogers
University of Cincinnati
Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids
Mich
Rexmrogers
Shafter Healthy Start Graduates Nine Mothers in Nutrition Classes
Nine mothers completed nutrition classes at the Shafter Youth Center in a program run by UC Extension Center and Shafter Healthy Start. Participants gained skills in cooking temperatures cleanliness and nutrition and received certificates and goodie bags upon graduation.
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Shafter Healthy Start
Shafter Youth Center
UC Extension Center
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Duane Ruth-Heffelbower
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Richland
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