Four lectures by Amy-Jill Levine, a go-to gal on how scripture and religion are read, will be held at University Congregational United Church of Christ on Feb. 5 and 6. Advance tickets on sale.
Financial issues are forcing states into calamitous binds about what they can do. Most of them are afraid to impose their sales taxes on services, the very area in which more of the economy is moving.
The triennial levies have rebuilt and remodeled schools, supplied kids with computers and funded all-day kindergartens. Two levies are up for renewal in a vote-by-mail election ending Feb. 9.