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  • Clergy and laity say: Feed the hungry, end the war

    Clergy and laity say: Feed the hungry, end the war

    March 18, 2005

    WASHINGTON — Peace and religious groups converged on the Capitol March 14 to demand that Congress vote down President Bush’s war budget and restore funds to health care, education, housing and other human needs programs. The...

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  • Invisible giants honored in Selma

    Invisible giants honored in Selma

    March 11, 2005 By Tim Wheeler

    SELMA, Ala. — They were “invisible giants,” women and men who served as foot-soldiers of the struggle for voting rights.

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  • Doris Glenn 1920-2005

    Doris Glenn 1920-2005

    March 11, 2005

    Doris Margaret Glenn born July 5, 1920, was called home to God on Feb. 27, after a 10 year battle with MS, in Los Banos Calif., her home for the last six years. Mrs. Glenn was...

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  • Lessons from the Maine paperworkers strike

    Lessons from the Maine paperworkers strike

    March 11, 2005

    BOOK REVIEW Peter Kellman was a key leader of the 1987-88 Paperworkers International Union (UPIU) strike against International Paper (IP) in Jay, Maine. “Divided We Fall” is a focused history of the 20th century struggles of...

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  • Irish women will be heard

    Irish women will be heard

    March 11, 2005

    NEW YORK — Several months ago, when I was appearing in “Women on the Verge of HRT” at the Irish Arts Center, Marie Jones (author of “Stones in his Pockets” and “Women on the Verge”) went...

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