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Marion Williams
Leonard celebrates Christmas with his annual gospel music special. Also: find out why many exterminators are turning towards non-chemical methods of pest control. A demographer explains a recent rise in reported same-sex couples in conservative regions throughout the US. And Joy Behar of "The View"!
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Joy BeharLeonard’s Christmas Gospel Music Special
Leonard celebrates Christmas with his annual holiday gospel music special. Here’s the playlist:
Christ is Born (Marion Williams and Alex Bradford/Black Nativity)
Have You Got Room? (Edna Gallmon Cooke/Springfield Bap Ch, Wash., DC)
No Room at the Hotel (Jessie Mae Renfro – Gospel Sound of ...
Christ is Born (Marion Williams and Alex Bradford/Black Nativity)
Have You Got Room? (Edna Gallmon Cooke/Springfield Bap Ch, Wash., DC)
No Room at the Hotel (Jessie Mae Renfro – Gospel Sound of ...
Greener Pest Control
Pesticides are known to harm wildlife, cause reproductive abnormalities, and are even associated with multiple forms of cancer in humans. More and more exterminators are trying out non-chemical substances like sugar to control common household pests. Jonathan Kaplan works with the Natural Resources Defense Council; Luis Agurto Sr. is an ...
There Are More Same-Sex Couples Throughout the U.S.
Recent US Census data shows a massive increase in same-sex couples in the US; the number has nearly quadrupled since 1990. Demographer Dr. Gary Gates Senior Research Fellow at the Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy at the UCLA School of Law.
How to Cheer Yourself Up
Joy Behar of "The View" shares her advice on how to cheer yourself when you’re feeling blue. Her new book is When You Need a Lift: But Don't Want to Eat Chocolate, Pay a Shrink, or Drink a Bottle of Gin.
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