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The First Word: Love Lights Up The Darkness

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
February / March 2002

February 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Patricia Harty - Editor-in-Chief.

"We want to tell the people of Afghanistan that we don't hold them responsible for the actions of a few terrorists.... As Americans, we're bigger than Sept. 11." – Emergency Service Unit Detective Thomas McDonald The New Year is approaching fast as I write this in late December. Looking back on what started out as such a hopeful year, it is hard to see back past the darkness of … [Read more...] about The First Word: Love Lights Up The Darkness

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