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Darlington Hoopes Jr.

Hoopes—Darlington Hoopes Jr., 90, on December 27, 2017, in West Reading, Pa. Darl was born on January 1, 1927, in…

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Patricia Lea

Lea—Patricia Lea, 83, on January 28, 2018, in Mount Joy, Pa. Pat was born Patricia Lea Olson on March 15,…

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Evicted AND Dream Hoarders

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. By Matthew Desmond. Crown Publishing Group, 2016. 422 pages. $28/hardcover; $17/paperback; $12.99/eBook.…

Reviewed by J. E. McNeil

Race & Place: How Urban Geography Shapes the Journey to Reconciliation

By David P. Leong, IVP Books, 2017. 208 pages. $16/paperback; $15.99/eBook. I couldn’t put down David Leong’s guide because it…

Reviewed by Carl Blumenthal

Max Arthur Heirich

Heirich—Max Arthur Heirich, 85, on April 27, 2017, in Ann Arbor, Mich., after a long struggle with cancer and heart…

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Lee B. Thomas

Thomas—Lee B. Thomas, 90, on August 23, 2016, in Louisville, Ky. Lee was born on May 27, 1926, in Washington…

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Erika Muhlenberg

Muhlenberg—Erika Muhlenberg, 84, of Kennett Square, formerly of Swarthmore, Pa., on April 19, 2016, in Kennett Square, Pa. Erika was…

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One of the many injustices that I am craving for you to change is the death penalty

Student Voices: "Our world is killing people who might not have even committed the crime they’ve been sentenced for. People who commit atrocious crimes can have a life sentence in prison, not be killed by the government."

Lucy Joy Rupertus

The world is constantly changing and progressing but without proper leadership, it will be very easy for our country to stumble

Student Voices: "After having countless conversations and doing extensive research, I am still confused about your priorities and whether you are making your executive decisions with the right intentions. I have many fears and concerns including women’s rights, climate change, equality, and more."

Jeanne Rauff

A Centennial History of the American Friends Service Committee

By Gregory A. Barnes. Friends Press, 2016. 498 pages. $24.95/paperback. At the Conference of Quaker Historians and Archivists in 1994,…

Reviewed by Thomas D. Hamm