December 10-17, 2008 – Ring those bells!
Warm-up Question: Have you seen the Salvation Army Bell Ringers? Do you toss something in the kettle? Why or why not? Have you seen them out there? The Salvation Army Red Kettle Bell Ringers? Volunteers who stand on corners every...
December 3-10, 2008 – Shoppers and retailers getting ready for the Christmas season
Warm-up Question: What is your family doing to get ready for the Christmas season? It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! All around the country, beginning at least as early as the day after Thanksgiving, or “Black Friday,” shoppers...
November 26-December 3, 2008 – The bones of St. Andrew on tour
Warm-up Question: How do you want to be buried when you die?Some of the human remains of Saint Andrew the Apostle, also named “the First-Called,” were brought to Riga, Latvia on October, 24th from Odessa under police escort. The bones...
November 19-26, 2008 – Nebraska “Safe Haven” law leads to teen abandonments
Warm-up Question: What circumstances do you think might lead a parent of a teenager to abandon or give up that child? A Nebraska law meant to allow parents to legally abandon newborns at hospitals has instead led parents to drop...
November 12-19, 2008 – Reporter jailed for telling the truth
Warm-up Question: Share a time when you felt that the way you were treated was not fair. In Vietnam, a reporter is allowed to report on what they see, unless it embarrasses the government that is. The jailed reporter, Nguyen...