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Christian Science Monitor - Opinion

The voices that didn't make it into the story -- Geopolitics never exist in a vacuum. The regular people who live near the results of international deals – like the Peruvian fishermen whose coastline has been overtaken by port construction – often best describe the real impacts of those deals.

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A peace by Israelis and Iranians? -- Israel's attacks on Iranian military leaders left out the commander in chief. That decision hints at an opening for removing the nuclear threat.

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Are we divine? -- As we recognize God, Spirit, to be the one true creator, whom we express, we experience more of the goodness of reality.

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Liberation through music – in prison -- Write an aria? Check. Learn music theory? Check. Master a sound board? Check. Incarcerated individuals are finding the universal language of music provides redemption and key life skills.

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From loss to Life -- The light of divine Love reveals to us the eternal nature of existence and frees us from grief and despair, as a woman experienced after losing her father.

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Argentina's win for clean governance -- A high court affirms the sentencing of a former president for corruption, marking another reform boosting public confidence in government accountability.

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A lesson from my donkey -- The realization that nothing can separate us from God's love or rob us of our God-given wholeness breaks through the illusion that we're inevitably stuck, bringing solutions and healing.

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A new anchor for ocean protection -- Support rises for a "high seas" treaty to govern marine resources, adding to similar protections for both the land and oceans.

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A healing rebuke -- As we learn of the allness of God, good, we discover that we can refuse to accept suggestions of evil as powerful – and doing this brings healing.

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Gentle ways to deal with illegal migration -- Even as Los Angeles is now a battleground over migrant issues, the U.S. has joined hands with the United Nations in assisting the voluntary return of unauthorized migrants to their home countries. It's an opening for consensus.

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I was told I shouldn't have children -- Today's contributor shares how finding Christian Science brought a freeing, healing peace that profoundly changed the course of her life.

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Cultivating self-reliance and cooperation -- In New England, the push-pull between independence and interdependence makes for fertile soil for an emerging local food system.

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Architecture drawn with local listening -- Today's winning designs for buildings are more sensitive to culture, climate, and community.

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Be truthful, not neutral -- We're all divinely empowered to live out from a basis of integrity.

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