Monitor "Diaspora:" Clockwise from top left – Karla Vallance, Cameron Barr, Daniel Schorr, Robert Cowen, Godfrey Sperling Jr., Jim Bencivenga, George Merry, Faye Bowers, RobertHarbison, Nelson Mandela, John Gould, Ruth Wales, and Joseph Harsch.
03.26.09
Monitor writers celebrate ‘unique’ moments
From crawling on the carpet with Ronald Reagan to sipping tea with the Che Guevara of Afghanistan, former staffers recount stories as the Monitor transitions to new formats.
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03.26.09
St. Joe teaches Thai orphans ‘to be good’
‘Stay with these poor people if you can,’ urged Mother Teresa – and Father Joseph Maier does.
03.25.09
Surviving Iraq: A US Army grunt’s tale
Spc. Brian Hunsuck is the boy next door on the front lines: He lost a friend, nearly lost a leg, and still acts like Beaver Cleaver.
03.24.09
Great Depression icon meets the great recession
A modern visit to the nonfictional Sallisaw, Okla. – home of the fictional ‘Grapes of Wrath’ Joads
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03.23.09 Britons rally to save red phone boothsIn the age of the cellphone, the beloved kiosks find new significance as a cultural icon. |
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03.20.09 Rehearsing to act ‘natural’ on reality TVA prep school for ‘American Idol’ wannabes coaches them for auditions. |
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03.19.09 When NYPD wears a Muslim topiPolice chaplaincy lets Khalid Latif embody both Islam and American culture. |
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03.18.09 The West’s largest Buddhist stupa rises in SpainBenalmádena’s Enlightenment Stupa is a karmic surprise amid the Moorish minarets and ancient Christian steeples. |
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03.17.09 An independent bookseller stars in her own fairy taleNancy Traversy took on the big chain-store dragons to rule her own realm – Barefoot Books for children. |
