Politics and Economics - period ended 5.1.2006

Politics and Economics/Temperance/York Friends Meeting/Dietz, Leada/City rejects nightclub/York Daily Record/York/PA/USA/19-Apr-06/... But Leada Dietz said she and members of the historic Quaker Meeting House, established in 1700, were not reassured, saying there was no way Landis could ...

Politics and Economics/Peace Activities///Professor Schlesinger’s Diplomacy/National Review Online/New York/NY/USA/26-Apr-06/...So successful a strategy deserves a universal application. If the United States would only make it clear that its policy is always to act peacefully, and that it will never use what Professor Schlesinger calls “preventive” force, its diplomacy would proceed smoothly. It is the saber-rattling of men like President Bush that creates the danger, Professor Schlesinger contends; a thoroughly Quaker policy will dissipate it.t. ...

Politics and Economics/Homosexuality/Youth/Annapolis Friends Meeting/Silent protest aims to educate about gay teen issues/Annapolis Capital/Annapolis/MD/USA/26-Apr-06/... dappled afternoon that beckoned everyone outside, eight teenagers sat in a classroom at the Annapolis Friends Meeting House, better known as the Quaker Church. ...

Politics and Economics/Civil Rights/Homosexuality//False definition/Patriot-News/Bloomsburg/PA/USA/16-Apr-06/... The Quaker church is among the religious voices supportive of equal civil rights for gays. William Penn, a Quaker himself, conceived ...

Politics and Economics/Amboy Friends Church/Hunt, Alan//Fiscal responsibility on candidates' minds/Peru Tribune/Peru/IN/USA/27-Apr-06/... "I want county government to be efficient," he said. "I'm looking for teamwork and cooperation among departments."

Hunt has had an interest in county government ever since he started working for the county more than 20 years ago. His other hobby is farming.

"I want to make sure we stay within budget," he added. "We're spending a lot of money in the last few years."

The 54-year-old husband of Karen and father of four has been involved in 4-H and other community service activities. He attends Amboy Friends Church, is secretary for the Miami County Farm Bureau Inc. and said he's well-known throughout the county, especially the southeastern part. ...