Archive for November 15th, 2007
What’s missing in anti-violence programs
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Past initiatives to stem youth violence have the curious quality of helping everyone except the very gang-involved young people who are most unreachable and most likely to commit crime. Rudy offers his opinion in today’s Pasadena Star News.
Time to be vulnerable
Thursday, November 15th, 2007“Bob from the church is one of the most honest men you’ll ever meet, passionate about the Lord, compassionate for people, and real about his shortcomings. That realness made him safe to talk to, so I vented one evening. He listened. Empathized. Did all the things a friend does in a crisis. But then he [...]
Would you knowingly support slavery?
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Perhaps you don’t remember that Snickers bar I sneaked last week. But maybe you can recall the chocolate milk you served your kid with breakfast. Or the triple chocolate chunk ice cream indulgence from this weekend. Or the ungodly pounds of chocolate distributed to emancipated American children two weeks ago on Halloween. We were inadvertently [...]