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Left Justified: Used art, not used artists
By Stanley Campbell
I was reintroduced to the local art scene when I went begging for art. Rockford Urban Ministries (RUM)
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Left Justified: A Christmas story
By Stanley Campbell
I was surprised to receive nasty telephone calls about my last column. It appears the “war on Christmas”
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Left Justified: My Christmas list
By Stanley Campbell
Every year, I make a list of things I want to do for the holidays. And this year
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Left Justified: The real war on Christmas
By Stanley Campbell
“War is as outmoded as cannibalism, chattel slavery, blood-feuds, and dueling, an insult to God and humanity… a
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Left Justified: A prayer said before environmentalist friends
By Stanley Campbell
I was asked to say a prayer before the Severson Dells fund-raising breakfast. Fund-raising is such a miracle
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Left Justified: Thanksgiving thoughts about giving gifts
By Stanley Campbell
Americans get stuffed on Thanksgiving, then shop until we drop. I think that should change.
As a shopkeeper (JustGoods
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Left Justified: Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Nov. 22
By Stanley Campbell
Rockford has a checkered past when it comes to inclusivity. During the 1850s and 1860s, abolitionists (anti-slavery activists)
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Left Justified: Support the troops on Veterans’ Day
By Stanley Campbell
This Veterans’ Day, I’d like to propose you not send soldiers into harm’s way without a really good
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Left Justified: Our mental health needs a health check
By Stanley Campbell
Winnebago County has more resources for helping the mentally ill than most places, but if you wanted to
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Left Justified: Un-happy birthday to me
By Stanley Campbell
I did not get what I wanted for my birthday (which is Sept. 30, for those of you
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Left Justified: Feeding the hungry and developing the city
By Stanley Campbell
Two things:
The Rock River Valley Pantry (RRVP), in August, provided groceries to 2,975 households. That’s 6,775 individuals, and
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Left Justified: Colorful Rockford
By Stanley Campbell
I just came from a wonderful meeting with the Rev. Jesse Jackson. He is here helping organize a
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Left Justified: On the Waterfront is on my mind
By Stanley Campbell
Another summer gone by, and the only thing I have to look forward to is On The Waterfront
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Left Justified: Vietnam remembered, part four
By Stanley Campbell
Here’s the final installment of my friend Steve Bea’s reminiscences about the Vietnam War. After serving four months
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Left Justified: Vietnam remembered, part three
This is the third installment of reminiscences of my friend Steve Bea, a Vietnam veteran, made for his nephew’s term
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Left Justified: Vietnam revisited, part two
My Vietnam veteran friend Steve Bea, formerly of Rockford, now in Seattle, reminisces for his nephew’s term paper:
“I was trained
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Left Justified: My friend Steve remembers Vietnam, part one
Teachers sometimes ask their students to find a veteran and ask him (or her) about their experiences. Since I am
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Left Justified: Ideas for doing urban ministries
I am asked to speak to a number of churches. I work for Rockford Urban Ministries (RUM), and people want
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