HA: "[Giving is] a way of life"

This selection is from a piece by Suzanne Roig in the Honolulu Advertiser, "Community service is 'a way of life' for Janis Loo". Because of the brevity of each paragraph, I'm including the first 7:

"Giving is not just something that Janis Loo talks about — it's a way of life. * A lifetime of giving was capped in 2002 when Loo, inspired by another woman, decided to give a kidney to the next matching person on the donor list. * That's in addition to Loo's volunteer work at the Hawaiian Humane Society and other charity groups. * Loo's inspiring story of service also extends to her husband and five children. * When her family goes on vacation, they travel to far-flung places like Africa and South America to help build orphanages and water purification systems. * When a neighbor is sick, Loo is at their door with a plate of food. * Despite already having three children, Loo and her husband adopted two 12-year-old girls from China because she had heard that was the cut-off age at Chinese orphanages."

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Community service is 'a way of life' for Janis Loo

TBA

So, I need to find something that was published on the 13th. As soon as I do, I'll put it up.

It was interesting, I actually didn't receive anything via my Google Alert on the following day, the 14th, even though I pretty much get one in my inbox every day.

Al.com: "The arts are as basic to their way of life"

Today's selection comes from a website that actually combines content from several news outlets in Alabama. This particular quote comes from Jon Busdeker's article, "Alabama State Council on the Arts director Al Head talks to the Times", in the Hunstville Times. The quote in its entirety is actually the response to a question from a Q&A:

"
Q: Looking ahead, where are the arts in Alabama headed?

The arts in Alabama, as part of a movement nationally, are headed for a time where "The Arts Matter". This is a slogan picked-up by the National Endowment for the Arts and is being promoted and used as a way of emphasizing the relevance of the arts to people, communities, states and the country. As we continue to evolve as a civilized people we realize increasingly that we live by more than bread alone. Certainly one of the purposes of government has to be the protection and enhancement of the quality of life for its people. Clearly, quality of life means different things to different people but, it is hard to talk about quality of life without including the arts. In education, economic development or the simple act of celebrating life, the arts matter. In Italy, where Alabama has started a cultural exchange, it is unthinkable for Italians to envision a life without the arts. The arts are as basic to their way of life as good food, a roof over their head and close-knit families. When people from other states and other countries visit Alabama they are always surprised to experience such a rich artistic environment. In the future we need for the arts not to be such a pleasant surprise but rather, a primary reason for coming."

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Alabama State Council on the Arts director Al Head talks to the Times

NYT: "a city that prides itself on...its way of life"

This one comes from Jesse McKinley's article, "San Francisco Detours Into Reality Tourism", also from the New York Times. I was just there chaperoning a high school choir trip last month, so this piece jumped out at me with a little more immediacy than others:

"Indeed, after years of neglect and bitter battles over its gentrification, the Tenderloin remains one of the most stubborn challenges in San Francisco, a city that prides itself on its looks, its way of life and its bold solutions to social ills, whether they involve offering universal health care (the city was the first to do so) or banning plastic bags (ditto)."

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San Francisco Detours Into Reality Tourism

NYT: "Their whole way of life...depends on it"

Today's quote comes from the final paragraph of Alexei Barrionuevo's article, "Tribes of Amazon Find an Ally Out of 'Avatar'", in the New York Times:

"“It’s not like there is any pressure on me or anything,” he said, half-joking, moments before boarding the boat. “These people really are looking for me to do something about their situation. We have to try to stop this dam. Their whole way of life, their society as they know it, depends on it.""

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Tribes of Amazon Find an Ally Out of 'Avatar'

Law.com: "Coal mining is a way of life"

Today's quote comes from the first paragraph of Marcia Coyle's piece, "Lawyer for Widows in 2006 Mine Disaster Talks About Fighting Big Coal":

"Coal mining is a way of life in southern West Virginia where the latest mine disaster continues to unfold, and it's a way of life intimately known to Bruce Stanley, a partner in the Pittsburgh office of Reed Smith."

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Lawyer for Widows in 2006 Mine Disaster Talks About Fighting Big Coal

BS: "desperately clinging to their way of life"

Today's quote comes from a compilation put together by Chris Kaltenbach, at the Baltimore Sun, of critics thoughts on the new series 'Treme'. The quote in particular comes from Brian Lowry's review at variety.com:

"As with New Orleans residents still grappling with Hurricane Katrina's bitter aftermath, patience is required in viewing ‘Treme.' Yet here, at least, that virtue is rewarded. Producer David Simon's ‘The Wire' charted a vicious cycle of poverty, violence, neglect and political ass-covering in a corroding American city; his latest urban tragedy takes a lower-key approach, examining the hardscrabble existence of musicians, restaurateurs and others desperately clinging to their way of life in a damaged, wounded town. Rich, textured and too leisurely in its gait, ‘Treme' won't be to everyone's taste, but by episode three, a hardy band will be hopelessly hooked"


Follow the link below for the compiled list:

What critics are saying about ‘Treme’ - TV critics weigh in on the new HBO series from “Wire” creator David Simon