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Westside story

Cover Story | Two weeks after the Arkansas school shooting, some of the pieces to the puzzle of this story of juvenile crime and small-town gangs are evident; others remain missing

In this issue: "The Jonesboro puzzle," April 11, 1998

Features

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Saving a drowning man

International |  Can religious freedom be brought aboard the lifeboat of U.S. foreign policy?

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Tom, Dick, and harried

National |  James Dobson's tense dispute with two Republican leaders seems resolved now, but concerns about Newt, Trent, and a tenuous hold on Congress remain

Dispatches

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Quotables

He likes to say that he doesn't think of it as a half-century. He likes to think of it as a twentieth of a millennium. Vice presidential spokesman Larry Haas…

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This Week

Worth a thousand words Someone's missing from this year's group picture of Senate pages from Iowa-President Clinton. The pages' group shot is always taken in…

Reviews

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Worldviews for sale

Culture |  Communist nostalgia & other cultural buzz

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Music: Celtic or cultic?

Music |  Authentic Irish music will have Christian roots

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Books: Not-so-precious Ruby

Books |  Why Oprah and the critics like this Virtuous Woman

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Culture war detente?

Culture |  A studio tries not to offend Christians

Voices

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Mailbag

Spiritual attack The church underwent worldwide persecution during the sad days of the Roman empire. Christians of that era knew their best defense: in…

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Peace, if not safety

What if the path of Christ leads to danger and discomfort?

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Too close to the edge

If they're the king's children, why look for daredevils?

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Jewish evangelism

How not to pass by Passover opportunities

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