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Why euthanasia will someday be legal

News today that should scare the hell out of anyone who wants to die in peace: British scientists have discovered "cognition" in a vegetative patient...

The war in Iraq “covered”

The Utne reader put together this great slide show of magazine covers dedicated to the Iraq war. These covers are compelling and do a good job depicting the...

Psychic nun?

Every fall, my college newspaper's sports section featured a column called "Picks of the week." Four of us and one weekly guest picker would...

The Gospel according to LOST?

By guest blogger Andrew Gill, a producer for Chicago Public Radio and self-proclaimed "LOST Mega Fan" who will miss tonight's premiere to cover...

Walking to justice with immigrants

By guest blogger Nick Mele, a parishioner of the Church of the Assumption in Bellingham, Washington who blogged about a pilgrimage for comprehensive...

Moonstruck no more

Just as my February column on the demise of the space program hits the mail. the president's proposed budget cuts the prospect of a new moon landing. As I...

Would you give up your house?

The world seems to be in a giving spirit these days, but few have given to the level of the Salwen family, who sold their house and moved into a new one for...