Mon, Feb 08 2010

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Ongoing Coverage and Special Features
ONGOING & RECENT COVERAGE
  • Far from home: Special four-part series: For homeless families, Danvers motels are last resort. Video, slide shows, graphics and story links.
  • Flu season: It's here, and this year the H1N1 virus is adding to the concern locally. Area hospitals are also tightening their visitor policies. Plus a look at who should get vaccinated first; local H1N1 flu clinics; links to swine flu facts; and a Q & A with an infection control nurse at Beverly Hospital.
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
  • The Reader's Eye: Reader-submitted photos are published every Friday in the Lifestyles section of The Salem News, and critiqued by the News' award-winning photo staff. Photos may be submitted via e-mail or by using the form at salemnews.com/readerseye.
  • Thanksgiving football: Relive a memorable day of action for North Shore teams with our photo slide show, featuring players, cheerleaders and band members. Plus links to coverage of the games, final scores, headlines and more.
  • Peabody West Little League: Profiles, photos and more on the players and team that represented New England in the Little League World Series and made the North Shore proud.

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    Lifestyle Celebrations

    North Shore religion news in brief
    The Rev. William Willimon will speak at the first spring Pastors' Forum hosted by the Ockenga Institute at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary at 130 Essex St. in Hamilton on Wednesday, Feb. 17. The forum, "Preaching as God Talk," will focus on preaching as a theologically driven activity. Session topics will include God talk-preaching, theological preaching, cruciform preaching and resurrection preaching. The second forum will be held March 3, with speaker Derek Tidball. The third forum will be held March 24, with speaker Andy Crouch. Sessions will be held in the Kaiser Chapel from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration and more information are available www.gordonconwell.edu or 800-294-2774....continued

    • North Shore religion calendar
    • Dear Abby: Teen reluctant to disappoint mom with a change of plan
    • A giant-sized fascination with whales
    • Chocolate, ice sculptures sweeten Salem this weekend
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