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Archive for January, 2008

‘Sweet Lemons’

From the Jan. 31, 2008 Daily News-Record: 
HARRISONBURG – It was Dan Wessner’s first great surprise.
One of Rachel Spory’s, too.
They had just arrived in Iran -a nation that many in the West view with suspicion and fear – as part of a delegation created by the Mennonite Central Committee. Wessner, a professor, and Spory, a recent [...]

New Features, One Step At A Time

You’ll now find a running list of del.icio.us links in the right column of the site. I’ve been adding a mix of news, but especially the work of other writers I’ve loved.
The update is somewhat inspired by Howard Owens, a media blogger, who recently posted a list of objectives for today’s “non-wired” journalists. He writes:
“I [...]

2007

Every year, the Daily News-Record publishes it’s list of top stories, as well as lists of the most read and e-mailed stories from the Web site. My two favorite stories of the year both made the list.
In July, a farm accident killed four member of a local Mennonite family and a farm hand. Capturing a [...]