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Once more, Haiti

Posted January 15th, 2010 in Blog, Featured 2 Comments

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Today from Margaret Swedish:
[Late addition: Since we wrote this post on Jan. 15, the Obama administration announced that it would cease deportation of Haitians in the US and offer them Temporary Departure Status (TPS) for at least 18 months.  This will allow them to work legally in the US and presumably send money [...]

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Haiti

Posted January 13th, 2010 in Blog, Featured 1 Comment

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Today from Margaret Swedish:
I’m sorry for not posting for several days.  It has been a very busy time.
But I must post today.  I must.  Like the tsunami that struck Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka several years ago, some natural disasters stun the brain, shatter the heart.  They are some of the most devastating reminders [...]

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Back to work

Posted January 4th, 2010 in Blog, Featured 4 Comments

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Today from Margaret Swedish:
Okay, holidays over, back to work.  I know so many people reluctant to go back to their jobs and stresses, and that already says something about our world, right?
It’s tough out there.
I always hate being the purveyor of bad news, but I was really struck by a long article in [...]

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Looking back on the warmest decade ever recorded – and wishes for a truly new year

Posted December 31st, 2009 in Blog, Featured 2 Comments

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This week from Margaret Swedish:
We’re not posting much over the holidays, but I wanted to send a little reflection as we mark this artificial measure of time – end of a year, end of a decade.
…a decade with some pretty terrible horrors within it. I remember like yesterday my train ride to Manhattan [...]

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