Category Archives: politics

Why the Georgia EPD is toothless

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Katherine Helms Cummings

This week started with Mary Landers at the Savannah Morning News reporting that employees at King American Finishing (KAF) were told to drink bottled water at work for the past six months. Tests of two wells at the company’s textile and … Continue reading →

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Wilcox County students say ‘Love has No Color”

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Katherine Helms Cummings

The students in Wilcox County are tired of segregated private proms, so they are doing what their parents and school leaders won’t do: organizing an integrated prom so everyone can get dressed up and have fun, together. It will be … Continue reading →

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Easter Week: Mistaken Identity, Keystone XL Pipeline, and Alleluias

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Katherine Helms Cummings

This post is reprinted here with permission from Betsy Blake Bennett,  Archdeacon of the Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska  Easter Week: Mistaken Identity, Keystone XL Pipeline, and Alleluias In the Gospel lesson for the Tuesday in Easter Week (John20:11-18), Mary Magdalene … Continue reading →

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