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some questions about “demographic inversion”
Alan Ehrenhalt has a thought provoking article, Trading Places: The Demographic Inversion of the American City, in the current issue of The New Republic. Chicago dwellers will find added interest as our city features prominently in Ehrenhalt’s examples of the demographic inversion (a phrase he likes better than the more common “gentrification”) that he claims…
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being sent
Today some of our best friends are leaving the country. Maggie and I said goodbye to this family a month ago when they moved to the east coast to prepare for their move, but today they get on the jet and fly to their new home in the middle east. These friends are moving because…
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christian faith and the election (2)
This is part two of this series of posts by some friends answering this question: In what ways does your faith in Christ impact how you think about and engage with the upcoming presidential election? See the introduction for more info. Also check out part one. First off, I can’t vote since I’m not a…
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fleet foxes, “white winter hymnal”
I’m still warming up to the Fleet Foxes. Sometimes I think they’re brilliant, other times the songs sound a bit dated, for lack of a better word. But I haven’t heard the album enough yet to say much. I do think this is a great video for White Winter Hymnal. Enjoy.
David W. Swanson
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