Date with disaster Nov 15, 2009
" The protocols of courtship common a century ago appear very formal today. Take calling cards: any eligible Victorian-era gent wishing to impress himself upon a belle would have an ample supply of these pocket-sized expressions of intent. He'd drop one by the home of his desired, and if her family deemed him worth a follow-up he'd perhaps be granted an audience with Mother or Father in the sitting room. First dates were with parents, not the object of affection - for much of human history,... (The Age, Australia)
4 Amish bishops charged with not reporting abuse Nov 4, 2009
-- Four Amish leaders in southwest Missouri who chose to "shun" an accused child molester in their community rather than report him to authorities were charged Tuesday with failing to report the sexual abuse ... He said the Amish do not separate government and religion and that a bishop is akin to a mayor or city councilman ... About 2,200 Amish live in Webster County. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
2009 Salute To Small Business Winners Nov 3, 2009
Dale worked for decades in the Amish community of Kalona, Iowa as a master builder of custom homes and a cabinet maker well know for taking great pride in the quality and craftsmanship of his work. In 1984, Dale and his family migrated to Monterey and shortly thereafter acquired a mattress factory which he re-organized and opened as Monterey Mattress Company. (KSBW 8, CA)
Prepare for Christmas -- the Amish way Oct 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009 12:07 PM EDT GAYLORD -- Amish food traditions are rich in history and delicious flavors. With Christmas just around the corner, Sicily Yoder, Amish chef, TV host and author, will share these Old Order Amish and Mennonite Christmas customs that will help prepare everyone for the coming holiday season ... Christmas in Deutsch Country will be held at the Otsego County Library, Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 6:30 p.m. Yoder will share homemade Christmas recipes and explain the Amish... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Rhoda Janzen: From Modern to Mennonite Oct 20, 2009
The Mennonites are often confused with the Amish, right ... The Amish used to be a part of the Mennonite church, but they broke up with us in 1691 ... The two faiths still share many points of beliefs and also a very simple lifestyle, although the Amish tend to be way more conservative. (Time.com)
Where are Falcons in this week's NFC rankings? Oct 15, 2009
Also my pet peave continued on page Only to find a full page add for Amish fireplaces. BnB. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Mission accomplished: 50 jobs in 50 states Sep 24, 2009
One of the hardest jobs to land, he said, was working at an Amish furniture factory in Pennsylvania because it had no phones and he had to make arrangements through the furniture stores it supplied. "I've been rejected 5,000 times throughout this journey," he said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Meyers Movie Blog #7 - Back To School Sep 17, 2009
He then takes up the teaching duties for a naive Amish man whose community is facing eviction from the lands. The ridiculous dialogue and flawless acting by the trio of Harrelson, Quaid, and Murray carry this movie. (Umassathletics.com)
Communists may create those well-paying green jobs Sep 10, 2009
Way to go Amish boy, stay off the paved roads. Somalia s unfettered freedom beckons to you. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Welcome to Stillwater Sep 5, 2009
As I sit watching a 20/20 episode about Amish teens defecting from their familes and life, a premonition comes over me. MAYBE I DO LIKE JEFF SCHULTZ. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
We want things, we just don't want to pay for them Aug 11, 2009
Dude wrote on Aug 8, 2009 11:56 PM:" By the way, I like the title of this article. The masses have been convinced that our government can provide our every need because the evil capitalist businesses that provide our jobs and goods/services are just plain old greedy. We want free health care, free food, free unemployment checks, free retirement, free cars, free everything, and we dont want to pay for them. We want the rich people to be forced to supplement, no fund, our life styles. We think... (Cameron Observer, MO)
Amish Forgiveness Aug 9, 2009
Following the tragic shooting of 10 Amish girls in a one-room Amish school in October 2006, reporters from throughout the world invaded Lancaster County, PA to cover the story ... In the midst of their grief over this shocking loss, the Amish community didn't cast blame, they didn't point fingers, they didn't hold a press conference with attorneys at their sides ... The afternoon of the shooting an Amish grandfather of one of the girls who was killed expressed forgiveness toward the killer,... (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Health care legislation is dishonest Jul 30, 2009
think wrote on Jul 29, 2009 12:32 PM:" Tim the problem that I have is Christians want to use their ideology in my life. Is it a bad thing you want to help your fellow man? Not at all, it is great. None the less, I have another view and I dont think any part of my life should be based on what would Jesus do. Wiccans respect life more so than most. We do not believe in senseless killing of anything. We also believe in being left alone and helping who and when we want. I have no health insurance... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Read the 'JER' transcript Jul 21, 2009
But how is this different from the Amish dressing plain or other symbols, like a yarmulke ... With the Amish, Ultra Orthodox Jews, Muslims who cover their heads simply with. (Fox News)
A share of the good life Jul 17, 2009
I am so grateful for this place and the fresh vegetables I just wish more restaurants pursued the farm-to-table philosophy, I said to my father during a recent Sunday lunch inside the old store dating back to at least 1903 and refurbished with red oak floors from the Amish. Well, you gotta have a Carlene, first, he insisted. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
'Sworn to Silence' echoes with taut suspense Jul 14, 2009
In this chilling story of a serial killer terrorizing an Amish community in rural Ohio, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must ferret out the killer while desperately holding on to a terrible secret that could jeopardize her career ... Castillo threads her story with the rich details of Amish culture and the personal life of the stalwart but sensitive Burkholder ... Years ago she abandoned her family's Amish lifestyle she's now under the bann, a form of shunning and is still haunted by her own... (USA Today -- Life)
LETTER: Education goals should include privatization Jul 14, 2009
father bob wrote on Jul 13, 2009 9:18 AM:" Hmmm....miller...miller...miller...that sounds rather Amish, or perhaps Mennonite. must explain your jaded view of education.lets just keep 'em down on the farm... ". Most commented. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Brazilians get essential Winona experience at fair Jul 9, 2009
It was the Brazilians last stop on a trip that included colleges, museums and Amish farms in Harmony, Minn. I love the feeling I get here, said Barbieri after munching her first corn dog. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Holly Payne's letter of forgiveness fills book Jul 9, 2009
"Kingdom of Simplicity" is the story of Eli Yoder, a young Amish man who survives an accident that kills his five sisters. His anger at the driver - whose identity he learns only toward the end of the book - and his guilt at surviving lead him on a painful journey during his rumspringa, the period when Amish teens are allowed to experience the outside "English" world before formally joining the Amish faith ... The subject of forgiveness is not something she'd associated with the Amish while she... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Newsweek: Why do we really rape and kill? Jun 26, 2009
Since they are genetic, these modules and the behaviors they encode are heritablepassed down to future generationsand, together, constitute a universal human nature that describes how people think, feel and act, from the nightclubs of Manhattan to the farms of the Amish, from the huts of New Guinea aborigines to the madrassas of Karachi. Evolutionary psychologists do not have a time machine, of course. (MSNBC -- Health)
Sarko's Militant Secularism Jun 25, 2009
They would probably find the Amish style of dress equally befuddling (or even offensive). This reminds me of an e-mail conversation I once had with a friend. (The American Conservative)
Sarkozy: Burqas 'Not Welcome' In France Jun 23, 2009
should amish people be forced to drive cars and carry cell phones. should orthodox jews quit wearing yarmulkes and start keeping sunday as their sabbath. (CBS News -- World)
The Next Conservatism Jun 17, 2009
Conservatives needn t become Amish to recognize that a productive country must build something other than pyramid schemes. But quibbling over these details diminishes the larger point: recovering the notion that conservatism is not an ideology but a way of life. (The American Conservative)
LETTER: It's amazing to see letters critical of Obama Jun 5, 2009
a Republican president who tries to turn our democracy into a theocracy, and tells the Amish that God speaks through him. a Republican president who comes into power as a result of his daddy's pals on the Supreme Court awarding him the presidency. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Eating Local Before It Gets Too Late May 13, 2009
07, 2009 Whoopie pies, cakelike creme sandwiches that are possibly of Amish origin. Cranberry Island Kitchen. (Time.com)
For Amish, hard work weathers recession May 10, 2009
The Old Order Amish who live in this patch of central Wisconsin are dealing with America s economic woes the only way they know how: with hard work ... The Amish are not isolated, and they are not completely immune from the effects of America s economic problems ... Wisconsin has the fourth largest Amish population in the country, behind Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Missing Amish girl may 'turn English' Apr 18, 2009
Missing Amish girl may 'turn English ... State police are seeking help in finding a 16-year-old Amish girl who went missing, possibly to flee her Jefferson County community and "turn English." ... Police said Sarah D. Troyer is "possibly dressing in mainstream clothing as opposed to her traditional Amish clothing," and was last reported seena week ago in Clintonville, Venango County. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
A passion for pottery Apr 17, 2009
The potter traces the love of creating artwork back to his youth, and an upbringing in the Amish culture ... Yoder noted growing up in the Amish culture was awesome. (Milton Standard Journal, PA)
Newsweek: Obamas' dog choice may help puppy mills Apr 14, 2009
Among animal-welfare advocates, much of the concern focuses on reports of inhumane practices by Amish and Mennonite dog breeders in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Wisconsin. And as NEWSWEEK found during visits to Amish and Mennonite dog farms, those concerns appear warranted ... "The differences all come down to raising a dog as a loving pet versus a cash crop," says Baker, who estimates there are between 5,000 and 10,000 puppy mills in the United States, with as many as 2,000 in the Amish and Mennonite... (MSNBC -- Politics)
Twists of the trade - Artist’s woven baskets not your grandmother’s crafts Apr 11, 2009
She has examples by famous weavers such as Leon Niehaus, who works with white oak strips; John McGuire, who makes classic Amish cat s head baskets; and living legend Mary Jackson, whose little containers just qualified her for a 500,000 McArthur genius grant. Dyer has shown her works everywhere from a little cabin in Seeley Lake to art shows and museums across the country. (Missoulian, MT)
Living with children Apr 8, 2009
The Amish do not value or promote high self-esteem (they call it "being prideful") and they don't think there's a problem they can't solve (and you'd be hard pressed to identify one they haven't solved). Self esteem doesn't pass the commonsense test either. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Amish parents to UK documentary producer: 'Skip town' Apr 8, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 11:06 PM CDT Amish parents to UK documentary producer: 'Skip town ... ARCOLA Some Amish residents in the Arthur and Arcola areas are recommending a British film producer look elsewhere for participants in a documentary series contrasting Amish values with modern trappings, because the filmmaker s goals are essentially impossible to achieve, said an official with the Illinois Amish Interpretive Center in Arcola ... Amber Kauffman, director of the center, received numerous... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Speaker details cultural history of area Apr 4, 2009
Huffines talk focused on the non-sectarian Pennsylvania Dutch , as opposed to the Amish and Mennonite communities. Even their language has grown far different from the secular, gay or fancy Pennsylvania Germans. (Milton Standard Journal, PA)
NYC ultra-orthodox Jews give Amish walking tour Apr 3, 2009
A group of Pennsylvania Amish residents watch as a Hasidic worker makes tefillen, a pair of black leather boxes containing scrolls placed on men's heads during prayer, during a tour of the mostly Hasidic Crown Heights of Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday ... NEW YORK ---- The city's ultra-Orthodox Jews took the Pennsylvania Amish on a walking tour of their world Tuesday, saying their communities are naturally drawn to each other with a commitment to simpler lifestyles ... "It's reinforcing to the... (North County Times)
Thumbs Up Thumbs Down - April Fools Edition Apr 3, 2009
Rejoice Amish, you've won the culture war. Such a simple obvious answer to a huge problem. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
The Amish get a hamish welcome Apr 2, 2009
The city's ultra-Orthodox Jews took the Pennsylvania Amish on a walking tour of their world Tuesday, saying their communities are naturally drawn to each other with a commitment to simpler lifestyles ... Dozens of Amish residents from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, toured a Hasidic neighborhood in Brooklyn's Crown Heights to learn more about their culture ... "It's reinforcing to the Amish community to see us Jews living the way the Bible says Jews are supposed to live, and have lived since the... (Jerusalem Post, Israel)
On the funny side of 40 Mar 28, 2009
The Age: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Melbourne's leading newspaper. Judith Lucy's show, Judith Lucy's Not Getting Any Younger, is playing at the Forum Theatre. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Russia sends out a call around the world: Come home Mar 22, 2009
One even went to Brazil last month to meet with residents of several countries who, like Reutov, are Old Believers, whose followers have some similarities in lifestyle to the Amish. Diaspora Old Believer communities exist worldwide, including in Alaska and Oregon. (Boston Globe)
Law firm fights big battles for the 'little guy' Mar 16, 2009
Bryant earned the respect of the Amish community by making farm calls and charging reasonable fees, while Cantorna once helped a woman win more than a million dollars in a lawsuit against another attorney, taboo in the legal community. But that's not the only thing that separates Bryant and Cantorna from other lawyers, Bryant said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
George Webber's Prairie Photography... Mar 16, 2009
Unlike the Amish, a similar religious and cultural group, they use modern farm machinery and electrical labour-saving devices such as deep-freezes and light-bulbs, so their sect is not completely Luddite. New members have not been attracted to their communes. (Suite101.com)
Philadelphia on a budget Feb 24, 2009
The market is home to butchers and fishmongers, sandwich stalls and Amish farmers who bring in homemade jams and jellies from rural Lancaster County. Delilah s at the Terminal boasts Oprah Winfrey s favorite macaroni and cheese ($7. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Julia Spicher Kasdorf Feb 21, 2009
Fixing Tradition: Joseph W. Yoder, Amish American (2003). Broken Land: Poems of Brooklyn (2007) (co-edited with Michael Tyrell). (Suite101.com)
The big list of festivals Feb 20, 2009
Showcases both traditional and contemporary Amish and Mennonite quilts. Also features exhibit booths with crafts, appliances, books, baked goods and food items. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Editor's Mailbag (Feb. 9) Feb 10, 2009
We wouldn t ask a Jew to remove his yarmulke or other head covering, just as we would not ask an Amish man to remove his hat or a woman her bonnet; nor would we ask a Sikh to remove his turban. The same can be said by asking a Muslim or Jew to eat pork. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
