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  • Marriage Savers buoyed by grant program

    02/11/2006 1:24:00 PM PST · by Salvation · 2 replies · 177+ views
    Washington Times ^ | 02-08-05 | Cheryl Wetzstein
    Marriage Savers buoyed by grant program By Cheryl WetzsteinTHE WASHINGTON TIMESFebruary 9, 2006 It has taken 20 years to woo 200 cities and counties into signing agreements to combat divorce and promote marriage in their communities, Marriage Savers founders Mike and Harriet McManus said yesterday.     With President Bush's enactment yesterday of a $150-million-a-year federal grant program for healthy marriage and responsible fatherhood, it shouldn't take nearly as long to double that number, Mr. McManus told a panel discussion on marriage at the Family Research Council. -snip-    State and local governments and organizations, both secular and faith-based, can apply for the grants, he...
  • The Hobbit Hole XXIV - Sand and Stone and Pool and Dell...

    08/24/2005 9:50:25 PM PDT · by HairOfTheDog · 8,584 replies · 47,481+ views
    Welcome to The Hobbit Hole! Sand and Stone and Pool and Dell... First thread: New Zealander builds Hobbit holeSecond thread: The New Hobbit HoleThird thread: The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads! (Congratulations, we filled it up!) Fourth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IV - The Road Goes Ever On...Fifth Thread: The Hobbit Hole V - Where Many Paths and Errands Meet...Sixth Thread: The Hobbit Hole VI - And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...Seventh Thread: The Hobbit Hole VII - But not yet weary are our feet... Eighth Thread: The Hobbit Hole VIII - Still round the corner we...