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Book Review: Urban Homesteading
by Oliver Lazenbyposted Feb 07, 2012 - Heirloom skills for sustainable living.
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The Benefits of Gratitude
by Ocean Robbinsposted Feb 06, 2012 - There’s an old saying that if you’ve forgotten the language of gratitude, you’ll never be on speaking terms with happiness. It turns out this isn’t just a fluffy idea.
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Love Leads Into Mystery: Raising a Child With Asperger’s
by Caryn Mirriam-Goldbergposted Dec 30, 2011 - My son was not like other kids. But he taught me to drop my expectations about what life and parenting are all about.
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War and Peacemaking in Liberia
by Seth Bidermanposted Dec 30, 2011 - Former soldier Christian Bethelson’s only job skill was killing—until a chance meeting on a muddy road transformed his life, and many others through it.
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Reclaiming Christmas, Radical Homemaker Style
by Shannon Hayesposted Dec 21, 2011 - Shannon Hayes: Can you take on consumerism without being a Scrooge?
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Girl Scouts Take Aim at their Own Cookie Ingredients
by Jen Hortonposted Dec 20, 2011 - Two seventh-graders set out to save orangutans—and ended up changing the recipe for Girl Scout cookies.
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Occupy Moves to the Home Front
by Nathan Schneiderposted Dec 08, 2011 - Why the attempt to take on foreclosures directly is our clearest glimpse yet of what Occupy Phase II will look like.
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Let’s Unstuff the Holidays
by Fran Kortenposted Dec 01, 2011 - I longed for simpler surroundings. So I made a resolution: Each week I would move more stuff out of the house than came in.
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Creativity Blossoms in the Great Migration
by Lily Yehposted Nov 18, 2011 - On the industrial outskirts of Beijing, the transient children of the world’s largest migration taught artist Lily Yeh about finding healing and rootedness in creative power.
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Emotional Learning Brings Real Hope to Schools
by Katherine Gustafsonposted Nov 10, 2011 - A little-known movement helps kids understand the connection between the brain and heart, and improve their behavior (and test scores) too.
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Birth Matters: A Midwife's Manifesta
by Susan Smartt Cookposted Oct 19, 2011 - Review: Ina May Gaskin, the mother of modern midwifery, calls for a return to woman-centered birth culture in her new book.
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Standing on the Side of Peace
by Jen Marloweposted Sep 21, 2011 - How one man’s journey changed everything I knew about the Middle East conflict.
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The Roommate Revolution: Why Living Alone is Overrated
by Leilani Clarkposted Sep 19, 2011 - At 37, Leilani Clark thought she was too old and too independent for roommates. But she soon found herself loving the sharing life...and she’s not alone.
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10 Tips for a Zero-Waste Household
by Bea Johnsonposted Sep 14, 2011 - A year’s worth of solid waste from Bea Johnson’s home fits in a quart-sized jar. Here's how you can reduce yours.
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Who’s Building the Do-It-Ourselves Economy?
by Sarah van Gelder, Doug Pibelposted Sep 07, 2011 - Corporations aren’t hiring, and Washington is gridlocked. Here’s how we take charge of our own livelihoods.
