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Washington in Bloom

May 15, 2023March 30, 2022

The story of a trailblazing woman journalist behind Washington, DC’s cherry trees.

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Categories The World and Everything in It Tags cherry blossoms, Diana Parsell, Eliza Scidmore, Japan, Washington DC

Hard Evidence 

August 7, 2023March 22, 2022

Stories of former inmates who credit prison ministries for helping with their rehabilitation. 

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Categories Effective Compassion Tags bank robbery, law school, prison fellowship academy, Regent University, truth

Holiday Cooking—Pumpkin Muffins and Buckeyes

May 15, 2023March 16, 2022

Personal reflections on a holiday tradition my family continued after my mom’s death.

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Categories The World and Everything in It Tags buckeyes, Christmas traditions, mother’s death, Ohio

The Christian Walk

August 7, 2023March 16, 2022

A retired pastor encourages Christians to walk out their faith, spiritually and physically.

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Categories The World and Everything in It Tags Appalachian Trail, Christian walk, Craig Clapper, long walk, prayer, Psalm 119, spiritual walk, walking

Teach a Man to Fish

August 7, 2023February 22, 2022

Colleges programs help train inmates for life outside of prison.

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Categories Effective Compassion Tags Angola, Appalachian Bible College, maximum security prison, Mount Olive Bible College, prison education

Mending Broken Minds

August 7, 2023February 8, 2022

A trauma healing program helps inmates deal with grief, loss, and recovery.

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Categories Effective Compassion Tags Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, Good News Jail, grief, healing, Louisiana, rape, sexual assault, trauma, Trauma Healing Institute

Feeding the Hungry

August 7, 2023December 23, 2021

A retired hiker lovingly helps backpackers on America’s footpaths.

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Categories The World and Everything in It Tags Appalachian Trail, Fresh Ground, long trails, trail angel, walking

U.S. v. Arthrex

August 7, 2023October 21, 2021

The Supreme Court decides a case about the AIA’s P-TAB of APJs hearing IPRs within the USPTO (don’t worry, we explain all that!)

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Categories Legal Docket Tags American Invents Act, Arthrex, Article III, Bunch O Balloons, constitutional law, Josh Malone, patent law, PTAB, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, USPTO

Nestle v. Doe 

August 7, 2023September 21, 2021

The Supreme Court addresses the Alien Tort Statute in a case about child slaves on West African cocoa farms.

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Categories Legal Docket Tags Alien Tort Statute, child slavery, cocoa industry, Nestle v Doe, SCOTUS, Supreme Court

Behind the Scenes: Clerks and Marshal’s Aides

August 7, 2023September 7, 2021

Former law clerks and a Marshal’s aide talk about what it’s like to work for the highest court in the land.

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Categories Legal Docket Tags judicial clerk, law clerk, legal jobs, Marshal’s aide, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
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