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City tales

City tales

by Marvin Olasky

Cover Story | Helping to shape the future of the world's cities is an increasingly important Christian calling

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/city_tales]

In this issue: "Save our cities," April 19, 2008

Features

One woman's urban impact
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One woman's urban impact

by Kiley Crossland

City tales |  How a good West Coast girl took up ministry among East Coast Russian immigrants

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/one_woman_s_urban_impact]

Human Race
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Human Race

Human Race |  DIED: Actor and former National Rifle Association (NRA) president Charlton Heston died April 5 at the age of 84. Heston played Moses in the 1956 epic The Ten…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/human_race_0]

Deadly quiet
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Deadly quiet

by Jamie Dean

Zimbabwe |  A clamp on election results and new land evictions have southern Africa fearful of a violent explosion to come

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/deadly_quiet]

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Looking ahead

Looking Ahead |  News to watch in the weeks to come

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/looking_ahead_0]

Houses of God
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Houses of God

Houses of God |  Boston's Old North Church

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/houses_of_god_0]

Brooklyn bridge
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Brooklyn bridge

by Hope Hodge

City tales |  Larry Holcomb has one year to reach new immigrants in Bedford-Stuyvesant, and he,s teaching them English to do it

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/brooklyn_bridge]

Vancouver's playground
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Vancouver's playground

by Mark Bergin

City tales |  The restoration of storm-ridden Stanley Park has united a city

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/vancouver_s_playground]

A park transformed
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A park transformed

by Kiley Crossland

City tales |  New York's Bryant Park is not what it used to be-a haven for drugs and crime

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/a_park_transformed]

Soul providers
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Soul providers

by Jamie Dean

City tales |  Uninsured workers find health care and more thanks to Good News

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/soul_providers]

Abolitionist
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Abolitionist

by Mark Bergin

City tales |  Philip Mangano isn't out to reduce homelessness, he's out to end it

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/abolitionist]

Land lock
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Land lock

by Alisa Harris

City tales |  The government took and destroyed the homes of Fort Trumbull, but so far the only thing to go up in their place is weeds

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/land_lock]

Caged
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Caged

by Lynn Vincent

City tales |  The growing crisis of child prostitution in the United States has hit major cities like Phoenix, where Christians and local officials are joining together to…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/caged]

A secure treasure
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A secure treasure

by Rusty Leonard and Warren Cole Smith

Charity |  Charity can be recession-proof

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/a_secure_treasure]

From little acorns
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From little acorns

by Susan Olasky

Lifestyle/Technology |  Royal Oak, Mich., has found a way to prosper in a declining state

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/from_little_acorns]

Emotional problems
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Emotional problems

by David Bahnsen

Personal Finance |  Panic, euphoria, and uniformity can be poison for a portfolio

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/emotional_problems]

When the pope comes to call
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When the pope comes to call

by Alisa Harris

Religion |  It is hard to reach out and touch the masses in a post-9/11 era

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/when_the_pope_comes_to_call]

'Yes, we can!'
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'Yes, we can!'

by Rebecca Miller

Politics |  Pennsylvania Obama supporters chip away at the Clinton lead

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/yes_we_can]

Criminal element
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Criminal element

by Jill Nelson

Afghanistan |  Kidnapping for pay is a growing line of work in a corrupt and donor-dependent war zone

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/criminal_element]

Moments of truth
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Moments of truth

by Jamie Dean

Iraq |  Gen. Petraeus capped a week in the capital highlighting "fragile" war progress

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/moments_of_truth]

Mocked and belittled
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Mocked and belittled

by Megan Basham

Interview |  Ben Stein's new documentary may give macro-evolutionary theory a deserved hard time, and he plans to have fun with it along the way

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/mocked_and_belittled]

Dispatches

The Buzz
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The Buzz

Need-to-know news

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/the_buzz_0]

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Oddball occurrences

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/quick_takes_0]

Quotables
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Quotables

Memorable things they said

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/quotables_0]

Reviews

Food for thought
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Food for thought

by Sam Thielman

Movies |  My Blueberry Nights comes out slightly burned

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/food_for_thought]

Smart casting
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Smart casting

by Sam Thielman

Movies |  Smart People gets saved by outstanding acting

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/smart_casting]

Still rolling
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Still rolling

by Arsenio Orteza

Movies |  Concert film shows aging Stones pumping life into songs

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/still_rolling]

Fantasy island
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Fantasy island

by Mark Hemingway

Movies |  Swiss Family Robinson Nim's Island is not

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/fantasy_island]

Charm offensive
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Charm offensive

by Megan Basham

Movies |  Long on old-timey fun and a few fumbles, Leatherheads manages to score

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/charm_offensive]

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Taxing treadmill

by Marvin Olasky

Books |  State tax survey provides good data, bad conclusions

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/taxing_treadmill]

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Notable books

by Ruth Vander Zee, Daoud Hari, Marie-Helene Delval, Jennifer 8. Lee

Notable Books |  An eclectic assortment reviewed by Susan Olasky

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/notable_books_0]

Living for the city
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Living for the city

by Marvin Olasky

Books |  Author and editor Myron Magnet on life in New York City: How and why has it has changed for the better?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/living_for_the_city]

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Notable CDs

by Washington Symphonic Brass, Münchener Kammerorchester, Libera, Hans Davidsson, Christopher Atzinger

Notable CDs |  Five noteworthy new or recent classical CDs reviewed by Arsenio Orteza

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/notable_cds_0]

Notebook

Tiger's tirade
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Tiger's tirade

by Mark Bergin

Sports |  The heat of the moment reveals true character

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/tiger_s_tirade]

Voices

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Mailbag

Letters from our readers

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/mailbag_0]

A short-timer
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A short-timer

by Marvin Olasky

One activist's exciting sense of calling is also his burden

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/a_short_timer]

Doing hermeneutics
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Doing hermeneutics

by Andrée Seu

All reading of the Bible involves interpretation, whether we know it or not

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/doing_hermeneutics]

Realistic idealist
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Realistic idealist

by Mindy Belz

Campaign 2008 |  John McCain completes a nostalgia tour spiked with regret and confession

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/realistic_idealist]

Right decision
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Right decision

by Janie B. Cheaney

What led to David Mamet's denunciation of liberalism?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/right_decision]

Identity theft
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Identity theft

by Gene Edward Veith

Campaign 2008 |  Hillary Clinton creates the narrative that suits her

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/identity_theft]

Beyond bed-making
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Beyond bed-making

by Joel Belz

Two teenagers call on their peers to get serious

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/beyond_bed_making]

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