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Raw truth 12/07/2005
SAN BERNARDINO - In a city haunted by gangs, drugs and weapons - where bullets kill children - distraught youngsters sometimes pick up pens, pencils or paints to sort out their feelings.

Violence wounds grieving city's soul 12/2005
The city's soul has been exposed with seven homicides in such a short time.
San Bernardino already was California's city with the second-highest crime rate and the nation's 13th. That seems to be the only thing the city's mayoral candidates can agree on.

Diversity Week speaker shares life story to inspire others 11/2005
Diversity week guest speaker Alex Avila has had more than his fair share of hard knocks. And that, he said, is what allows him to speak to people from all backgrounds.

Edgy Christianity 08/20/2005
Gone are the days when Christians met only on Sunday mornings in a radiant chapel filled with the breath of organ pipes.
More ministries are meeting wherever there is a need in tattoo shops, kung-fu classes and church halls with country-western themes.

Immersed in urban issues 08/11/2005
Thursday, August 11, 2005 - SAN BERNARDINO - After almost a year studying in England and Turkey, Alex Fel dt brought his studies to the Central City Lutheran Mission, a well-known ministry to the city's poor.

Health worker fights on 05/01/2005
Clara Omogbai saw the human toll taken by HIV and AIDS, ignorance and stigma in her native Nigeria.
She learned how to fight all four in the United States, and she's putting that knowledge to work in San Bernardino.
Omogbai is public health coordinator for Central City Lutheran Mission's...

Mission of caring uninterrupted by uncertain future 04/16/2005
The dozen or so men who had called an oaken pew their bed overnight were still wiping sleep from bleary eyes and patting down haystack hair when morning services began at Central City Lutheran Mission.