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		<title>Getting Schooled</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I mentioned here a while back that a portion of my recent visit in Nicaragua had been focused on the education initiative which Winds of Peace started last year.  Our agenda for the week permitted a lengthy visit to Roberto Clemente School in Ciudad Sandino, a 1400 student house of joy.  The school is one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacewinds.org/archives/1569</link>
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		<title>Yareli</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are certain moments in our experiences that become a sort of &#8220;freeze frame&#8221; of reference, an event or an exchange that transcends the moment and suddenly represents something bigger, more meaningful.  I&#8217;ve been privileged to experience more than my share of such moments in Nicaragua over the past seven years, but none were more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacewinds.org/archives/1550</link>
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		<title>You Stand for What You Tolerate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like lots of organizations, Winds of Peace Foundation has a mission and a set of cornerstones that it has established to help guide its decisions and directions.  With painstaking deliberation, these written statements were developed with the inputs of many stakeholders, including the founders, employees, its Board of Directors, Nicaraguan voices and friends of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacewinds.org/archives/1536</link>
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		<title>How Do You Help A Blind Person To See Someone Who Is Invisible?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During our drive last night on the way to meet some friends for dinner, my wife Katie described a book that she has been reading as part of her volunteer work with Decorah Reads!  It&#8217;s a program that connects middle school students with reading mentors and Katie has enjoyed being a volunteer for several years. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacewinds.org/archives/1522</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Past Is Present</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve spent a good deal of time over the past week or so preparing for a presentation to a Luther College class.  It&#8217;s a political science class about terrorism, what constitutes it, who uses it, what its consequences are.  The professor who teaches the class invited me to attend and talk about the experiences of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacewinds.org/archives/1512</link>
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		<title>The Way We See the World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When one of my daughters, Nikki, was in elementary school, her teacher asked all the members of her class to do a painting.  Specifically, the teacher wanted each student to paint a sunrise.  I can imagine that what the teacher had in mind was an exercise in the use of bright colors and contrast, which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacewinds.org/archives/1503</link>
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		<title>Unexpected Gratitude</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was privileged to host the adult forum at my home church, 1st Lutheran Church in Decorah, over each of the past two weeks.  Essentially I was asked to talk about the work of Winds of Peace Foundation and specifically our experiences in Nicaragua.  I have presented at church previously, perhaps 5 years ago and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacewinds.org/archives/1499</link>
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		<title>Nobel Peace Prize Forum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the years, Winds of Peace has supported the presentation of the annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum in its several venues.  This year will be no exception, with the event scheduled for March 1-3 in Minneapolis.  The format has changed somewhat, at the recommendation of the Nobel Committee;  this event is the only one of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacewinds.org/archives/1494</link>
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		<title>The Simplicity of Joy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While in Nicaragua last month, we made our way to visit a number of partners and prospects for funding, as usual.  A week&#8217;s worth of visits that includes sixteen visits within five departments of the country can make for a tiring itinerary, but there is always a boost of energy that comes from the people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacewinds.org/archives/1477</link>
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		<title>Banking On It</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In light of the current status of banks and banking in the U.S. (wretched), I suppose the last institution with which I&#8217;d like to be affiliated is a bank.  Central banks and those deemed &#8220;too big to fail&#8221; contributed mightily to the near-collapse of the U.S. economy several years ago, and their persistent breaches of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://peacewinds.org/archives/1462</link>
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