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April 12, 2013

Movie Review: 42

To paraphrase the title of an earlier movie about the national pastime, hate strikes out in the historical drama “42” (Warner Bros.).

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April 12, 2013

Engaging book brings to life story of religion, race in United States

From its inception, religion and race have both played important roles in the shaping of life in the United States.

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April 12, 2013

The Gosnell Trial: Facing the Truth of Abortion

Several months ago, the nation came to a halt due the mass killings in Newtown, and rightfully, every news station, newspaper, and the like covered the story for days. It precipitated a national conversation on how to prevent future massacres from gun control to mental health care. It was the

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April 12, 2013

A very special episode of ‘Glee’

After a two week hiatus, Fox's hit show, "Glee," was back on the air with a new episode. However, it wasn't just any episode. Before the show began, a warning came on the screen to warn viewers that this episode would deal with school violence and to use discretion. I was surprised. After all of...

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April 12, 2013

Oak Crest residents spearhead community-wide sustainable practices

On Tuesdays, John Grudzien is up before dawn, rifling through his neighbors’ recycling, ensuring no rogue piece of trash has been buried among their bins’ contents.

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April 12, 2013

Cardinal Keeler receives Boy Scouts’ highest honor

Joining the ranks of previous honorees, Cardinal William H. Keeler was presented with the Silver Buffalo Award.

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April 12, 2013

Archbishop Lori dedicates prayer labyrinth at St. Joseph, Fullerton

Archbishop William E. Lori celebrated a Mass and dedicated a new prayer labyrinth at St. Joseph School in Fullerton.

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April 11, 2013

A tree by any other name would smell as sweet—or would it?

For many years my father talked about planting a weeping cherry tree by the house. He just never got around to it.So four years ago, as a gift to our parents for their anniversary, my siblings and I decided to buy one and plant it in the yard.We have a

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