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"Northern light" September 20, 2008, Vol. 23, No. 19
Northern light
COVER STORY | By Mark Bergin
Months and months into our long presidential campaign, a small-town hockey mom turns establishment politics on its head. Those who know her best say Americans have only seen the beginning of Alaskan toughness More >>
 Features
'Locavores' rising
| by Susan Olasky
The Slow Food movement gains adherents
Aftershocks
| by Tom Pfingsten
World attention turns to Beijing but Sichuan quake victims struggle
Cleaning up the mess
| by Lynn Vincent
Gulf Coast storm survivors have different idea of devastation since Katrina
Election investments
| by David Bahnsen
The market already is calibrating itself to a new presidency
He who hesitates ...
| by Marvin Olasky
Some 32,000 Americans kill themselves in a typical year
High pressure system
| by Jamie Dean
What will it take for McCain ticket to weather the general campaign?
Houses of God
Human Race
| by The Editors
Let's make a deal
| by Jill Nelson
Iraq holds the main stage but dealmaking is breaking out across the region
Looking ahead
| by The Editors
News to watch in the weeks to come
Parting ways
| by Rusty Leonard and Warren Cole Smith
With United Way scandal, cracks in century-old cooperative become gaps
Russian reprise
| by Mindy Belz
Do Putin and Medvedev have their eyes on other prizes?
Shades of 1828
| by Marvin Olasky
This isn’t the first time cultural differences have loomed large
The other candidates
| by Jamie Dean
Third-party contenders appear ready to fight on
The weathermen
| by Mark Bergin
Obama and McCain both think they can curb climate change
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Culture Beat
Puerile and Pro-Life | by Kenan Minkoff
South Park crudely slays liberal views
A world apart | by Sam Thielman
Fringe has all the strangeness of a J.J. Abrams series
Belief matters | by Stan Oakes
“Moral freedom” may leave nothing left to lose
Burn After Reading | by Megan Basham
Joel and Ethan Coen take their misanthropy to another level
Doubter's prison | by Marvin Olasky
Faith is reasonable, say authors J.P. Moreland and Klaus Issler
Glen again | by Arsenio Orteza
Campbell successfully covers a surprising list of songs
Ireland and beyond | by Arsenio Orteza
Faith of Our Fathers celebrates a religious heritage
Teenage trash | by Megan Basham
Struggling CW tries to sell sex again with its new 90210
Western ties | by David Tubbs
Jay Winik captures the splendor and sordidness of the “old order”
Notable CDs | by Various ensembles
Four new or recent classical CDs reviewed by Arsenio Orteza
Notable books | by Jennifer Haigh
Four recent novels of mystery and misery reviewed by Susan Olasky
Departments
The Buzz
Quick Takes
Quotables
Sports
Mailbag
Thoughts
Unscripted moment | by Joel Belz
The Palin nomination was so rewarding because it was so unexpected
Interfaith liberals | by Gene Edward Veith
Denver may be a signal of things to come
A family affair | by Andrée Seu
The Pents’ crazy chronicle is a story of God’s faithfulness
If not college, what? | by Janie B. Cheaney
Often-lucrative alternatives to the four-year degree abound
Introvert’s dilemma | by Tony Woodlief
Christ gave all despite His discomforts
Robust public square | by Mindy Belz
And one where a few household rules apply
War of the centuries | by Marvin Olasky
We need to understand the strong historical memory of Muslims
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