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...most Latin American countries, the aging yellow buses that prowl the streets in search of fares still bear the original black lettering of previous ownership - the Crookston Public Schools, or some other school district from another place and time. The recycled buses are usually given some sort of minimal window dressing, often in the form of windshield decals featuring Tweety Bird, Jesus, Real Madrid or all three - the "Chicken Bus Trinity." But in Panama, these red devils - nicknamed for their colorfulness and reckless abandon - are given a complete and enthusiastic custom detailing makeover that makes MTV's Pimp My Ride...
...Fund for Theological Education (FTE), says fewer than half the rural churches in the U.S. have a full-time seminary-trained pastor; in parts of the Midwest, the figure drops to 1 in 5. "It's a religious crisis, for sure," says Daniel Wolpert, pastor of First Presbyterian in Crookston, Minn., and a partner with the FTE, which supports young ministers and religious teachers. "And to the extent that these churches are anchoring institutions, it's a crisis of community." The sign for one lovely wood-framed church in nearby Buxton, N.D., says it all: GRUE LUTHERAN CHURCH. FOUNDED SINCE...
...believers don't give up. Many denominations are exploring ways to allow laypeople to preach. Some ordain laymen and -women but restrict them to their home pulpit. Wolpert of Crookston's First Presbyterian entertains even more radical visions. The average age of his Sunday flock is 63 (Carol Porter is now a member). But he is also founder of the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing, an energy-independent, nationally ambitious retreat center offering ancient disciplines such as icon and walking meditations and surrounded by a storybook hayfield with a view of the Red Lake River. Wolpert sees...
BODY FOUND. DRU SJODIN, 22, a University of North Dakota student and Victoria's Secret clerk, missing for five months; in Crookston, Minn. Dozens of volunteers searched the area last year and again this month. A sobbing Sheriff Mark LeTexier announced, "Dru is home." Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., a convicted sex offender, has been charged with the crime...
...touch with reality these "visionaries" are! The poor of the world do not need a map of the genome; they need clean water, food and basic health care. The future your experts describe is one that will be available only to the rich and powerful. (THE REV.) DANIEL WOLPERT Crookston, Minn...