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Readers write: Washington town is choral central, and value of tiny books through the ages Posted: 05 Jan 2019 03:00 AM PST Most of the local churches have choirs, and there are three community choruses. Occasionally, some of the groups perform concerts together, which involves hundreds of children and youth singing, community choruses collaborating on a large choral classic, and church choirs sharing a Good Friday cantata with their combined congregations. One of the best events has been getting various singers together from schools, churches, and town halls to celebrate Veterans Day.

In Uganda, art teaches people how to treat animals respectfully Posted: 05 Jan 2019 03:00 AM PST It's a bright blue afternoon in Uganda, and under a mango tree in the courtyard of an elementary school, 12 students are making an impassioned plea for respect and dignity. In northern Uganda, where the memory of two decades of brutal civil war sits just under the surface of daily life, these kinds of calls for peace and social harmony aren't uncommon. Meanwhile, in the back row of the audience, Emmanuel Otim and Stephen Odoch breathe a quiet sigh of relief.

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