A Dreadful Fight Three weeks after her wedding day, Joanna called her minister. “Reverend,” she wailed, “John and I had a DREADFUL fight!” “Calm down, my child,” said the minister, “it’s not half as bad as you think. Every marriage has to have its first fight!” “I know, I know!” said Joanna. “But what am […]

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CHICAGO (UPI) — The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered major retailers to pull certain types of Scotts Miracle-Gro products from their shelves. The EPA ordered Home Depot, Lowe’s, Wal-Mart, Ace, Do-It-Best, True Value, Sam’s Club, Meijer and K-Mart to stop selling and distributing “illegal, unregistered and misbranded” Miracle-Gro Shake ‘n Feed All Purpose […]

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WASHINGTON (UPI) — The United States’ three-ship space shuttle fleet faces “significant challenges” in its future orbiter work, the U.S. government has warned. The Government Accountability Office told Congress that completing construction and continuing operation of the $31 billion International Space Station raised the possibility of severe cutbacks, the Houston Chronicle reported from Washington. Cristina […]

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edify ED-uh-fy (transitive verb) – To instruct and improve, especially in moral and religious knowledge; to teach. –edifying, adjective “He attended like holiness itself; He attended to edify the people with His example, to teach them His doctrine, and to favor men with His grace.” — José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi, ‘The Mangy Parrot: The […]

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