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Lindsey Lohan:  off the wagon but not in rehab
Britney Spears:  now beyond rehab; back into the hospital (apparently yelling at the paps in a faux-British accent will do that)
Amy Winehouse: Still in rehab … yes, yes, yes (OK, you saw that one coming).  But thank goodness she went back to black (didn’t see that one, [...]

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I know a lot of people thought Edwards was just a pretty face. Or that he was just a rich, trial lawyer who was playing with politics. Or that he was a Johnny-come-lately when it came to poverty and other tough social issues facing America (especially when looking at his Senate record).
But I [...]

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In no particular order …

Jacob Have I Loved by Katharine Paterson
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Pigman by Paul Zindel

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The state of our union is worried. My internal monologue while watching the blessed last State of the Union Address by this president.

Our economy is undergoing a period of uncertainty: that’s an interesting choice of words. Did he see the 2007 new homes numbers?
At kitchen tables across our country: does anyone have kitchen [...]

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Lancaster Conference district goes wild, ordains second woman; Conference bishops vow to stop the insanity
Survivor: Lancaster
The poor you shall always have with you, Seattle
EMU arts degree pays off for someone
Mennonite Weekly Review staff changes: “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore”

A weekly roundup of Mennonite or Mennonite-related news, blog chatter [...]

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The New York Times published their presidential primary endorsements today ahead of the South Carolina Democratic primary, the Florida Republican primary and Super Tuesday on Feb. 5 (which includes NY’s primaries).
For the Republicans, they went with McCain. Reasons: he’s principled, he’s reasonable, he plays nicely with others, yada, yada, yada. But it’s pretty [...]

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These aren’t (necessarily) the most interesting things about me but they’ll probably answer some nagging questions you might have

I’m from rural Iowa (but close to a university town)
I’m female
I’m politically liberal
I swear (a lot)
I’m always on the verge of losing my faith

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Welcome to urbanmennonite.com, a look — with a particular point of view — at pop culture, politics, books, movies, faith, and anything else that catches my eye.
Don’t come here for serious, theological discussions about two-kingdom theology or simple living. Mennonites are supposed to be all about “in the world, not of the world” but [...]

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