Word: brokenness
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...some area residents say concerns about endangered wildlife and loss of habitat are smokescreens for pro-immigrant sentiment. "The real issue for people who live on the border is that cattle are being killed, cars are being broken into and water lines are being cut," said Michelle Dallacroce, a self-described Arizona mother and U.S. Air Force veteran who heads Mothers Against Illegal Aliens (MAIA). "What's more important than a human life...
...moments. The film opens with a time-lapse shot of night sky, stars, dawn slowly breaking, finally full daylight, as the? sound track comes alive with loud crickets, braying, mooing and breathy, muffled screams. Brilliant sunshine bathes the family's kitchen as they take morning prayer in a silence broken only by the loud ticking of the clock. Esther raises her eyes, Johan says, "Amen," and the children dive wordlessly into their cereal. After the meal, Esther leaves to shepherd the kids on errands, returning briefly to tell Johan to take some time for himself this morning. Alone, he weeps...
...Obama stands for something greater than a rehashing of establishment politics. He is committed to changing a broken system by reaffirming the democratic principles that define this country at its best. In this effort to return government to its constituents, the campaign is as much a movement as a political exercise. It has drawn thousands of young people to the political process in a way unseen since Robert F. Kennedy ’48. It has focused on small donations—already having garnered over 100,000 contributors, 90 percent of whom gave under $100. It has challenged people...
Both Republicans and Democrats agree that our immigration system is broken, yet nobody seemed to be able to agree on how to fix it—at least until recently. Almost miraculously, a bipartisan compromise bill that has survived early challenges has emerged from the Senate. Though tremendously complex, at its heart the bill has several key features: a path to citizenship for most illegal immigrants currently in the country, the improvement of border security, a guest worker program, and a point system that will give skilled workers higher priority in receiving a green card. Although there has been some...
...more sympathetic attention in the Japanese media, there's hope that the country may be able halt this growing social rot. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has run on a platform of restoring Japan's traditional values - the right kind of rhetoric if he can actually help reknit Japan's broken families. Saimura notes that the health ministry just began funding a new service that will dispatch volunteers to visit the homes of new parents and provide support if they're struggling. The program is tragically too late for some children, but it sure beats the stork cradle...