Monthly Archives: January 2024

Decatur Emergency Assistance Ministry (DEAM)

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Doug Cumming

In the pretty courtyard of dogwood trees on the ground floor of Holy Trinity Parish facing Sycamore Place, Decatur’s hungry and dispossessed arrive one or two at a time for help. They are welcomed as expected guests, for most have … Continue reading →

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A mentoring program that needs volunteers

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Doug Cumming

Every Monday afternoon during the school year, Path to Shine brings adult volunteers together with a hand-picked group of about 12 students from Avondale Elementary School. The goal is lofty. The students have potential for academic success, even for college … Continue reading →

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‘Worldview’ Cul-de-Sac

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Doug Cumming

A favorite book of intellectual conservatives is “Ideas Have Consequences,” by Richard Weaver, a University of Chicago academic who dug deep into a lost intellectual culture of his native South. In another book, “The Southern Tradition at Bay,” he unearthed … Continue reading →

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