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Letters to the Editor | 11/20/09
Readers write about dressing children in camouflage, hurricane Katrina, Social Security, and Israel's stake in peace.
The Monitor's View | 11/20/09
You probably never heard of the new president and foreign policy chief of the European Union – Belgian Herman Van Rompuy and Briton Catherine Ashton. That may be their strength.
Opinion | 11/20/09
As they confront Iran's nuclear aims, negotiators must mind the Shiite doctrine of deceit called 'taqiyya.'
Opinion | 11/20/09
If parents prime children only for success, how will they ever be able to survive in the real world?
The Monitor's View | 11/19/09
The Karzai inauguration came with promises to fight graft. The US must be patient as long as he delivers.
Opinion | 11/19/09
China must allow currency to rise. The US must boost savings.
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Making a Difference

What happens when ordinary people decide to pay it forward? Extraordinary change. See how individuals are making a difference, finding solutions, overcoming adversity, and giving back globally.

Batdorj Gongor convinces residents to set up savings groups as a way of teaching them the power they gain by banding together in neighborhoods.

Lee Lawrence

People making a difference: Batdorj Gongor

In Mongolia, he shows former nomads how working together benefits everyone.
 

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Letters to the Editor | 11/20/09
Readers write about dressing children in camouflage, hurricane Katrina, Social Security, and Israel's stake in peace.
The Monitor's View | 11/20/09
You probably never heard of the new president and foreign policy chief of the European Union – Belgian Herman Van Rompuy and Briton Catherine Ashton. That may be their strength.
Opinion | 11/20/09
As they confront Iran's nuclear aims, negotiators must mind the Shiite doctrine of deceit called 'taqiyya.'
Opinion | 11/20/09
If parents prime children only for success, how will they ever be able to survive in the real world?
The Monitor's View | 11/19/09
The Karzai inauguration came with promises to fight graft. The US must be patient as long as he delivers.
Opinion | 11/19/09
China must allow currency to rise. The US must boost savings.
More Commentary Stories
(Mary Knox Merrill/Staff)
 EDITOR'S PICK Five cities that will rise in the New Economy
From Seattle to Huntsville, Ala., five cities are poised to prosper in the New Economy because of exports, innovation, clean technology, and healthcare.

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Get ready for gridlock
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Making a difference
Making a Difference

What happens when ordinary people decide to pay it forward? Extraordinary change. See how individuals are making a difference, finding solutions, overcoming adversity, and giving back globally.

Batdorj Gongor convinces residents to set up savings groups as a way of teaching them the power they gain by banding together in neighborhoods.

Lee Lawrence

People making a difference: Batdorj Gongor

In Mongolia, he shows former nomads how working together benefits everyone.
 

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Readers write about dressing children in camouflage, hurricane Katrina, Social Security, and Israel's stake in peace.
The Monitor's View | 11/20/09
You probably never heard of the new president and foreign policy chief of the European Union – Belgian Herman Van Rompuy and Briton Catherine Ashton. That may be their strength.
Opinion | 11/20/09
As they confront Iran's nuclear aims, negotiators must mind the Shiite doctrine of deceit called 'taqiyya.'
Opinion | 11/20/09
If parents prime children only for success, how will they ever be able to survive in the real world?
The Monitor's View | 11/19/09
The Karzai inauguration came with promises to fight graft. The US must be patient as long as he delivers.
Opinion | 11/19/09
China must allow currency to rise. The US must boost savings.
More Commentary Stories
(Mary Knox Merrill/Staff)
 EDITOR'S PICK Five cities that will rise in the New Economy
From Seattle to Huntsville, Ala., five cities are poised to prosper in the New Economy because of exports, innovation, clean technology, and healthcare.

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Making a difference
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What happens when ordinary people decide to pay it forward? Extraordinary change. See how individuals are making a difference, finding solutions, overcoming adversity, and giving back globally.

Batdorj Gongor convinces residents to set up savings groups as a way of teaching them the power they gain by banding together in neighborhoods.

Lee Lawrence

People making a difference: Batdorj Gongor

In Mongolia, he shows former nomads how working together benefits everyone.
 

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Readers write about dressing children in camouflage, hurricane Katrina, Social Security, and Israel's stake in peace.
The Monitor's View | 11/20/09
You probably never heard of the new president and foreign policy chief of the European Union – Belgian Herman Van Rompuy and Briton Catherine Ashton. That may be their strength.
Opinion | 11/20/09
As they confront Iran's nuclear aims, negotiators must mind the Shiite doctrine of deceit called 'taqiyya.'
Opinion | 11/20/09
If parents prime children only for success, how will they ever be able to survive in the real world?
The Monitor's View | 11/19/09
The Karzai inauguration came with promises to fight graft. The US must be patient as long as he delivers.
Opinion | 11/19/09
China must allow currency to rise. The US must boost savings.
More Commentary Stories
(Mary Knox Merrill/Staff)
 EDITOR'S PICK Five cities that will rise in the New Economy
From Seattle to Huntsville, Ala., five cities are poised to prosper in the New Economy because of exports, innovation, clean technology, and healthcare.

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Batdorj Gongor convinces residents to set up savings groups as a way of teaching them the power they gain by banding together in neighborhoods.

Lee Lawrence

People making a difference: Batdorj Gongor

In Mongolia, he shows former nomads how working together benefits everyone.
 

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Commentary > In Focus > About In Focus


About In Focus

A variable schedule is one of the things I love about working as a newspaper photographer – no two days are alike. I might be covering a news event one day, taking a portrait for a features section the next and be out shooting in the woods for our art/essay pages on the third.

Now the challenge of photojournalism is capturing the unpredictability of life. Whether it is the fleeting expression of eternity crossing a monk's face or the minutes when the setting sun pierces some trees to illuminate an otherwise dreary subject, instinct takes over and I reflexively push the shutter button to capture unique moments.

I've been taking pictures since I was a boy. There are times today when I hunch my shoulders and scrunch my face to the viewfinder that I still feel like that young explorer nearly 4 decades ago.

This need to explore has taken me and my camera around the globe several times. But what I find really exciting now is taking pictures close to home. To see through the veneer of the ordinary to harvest gems from familiar surroundings.

Please join me on this journey as I put my world "In Focus."

In Focus is written and photographed by John Nordell
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11/17/09
Orcas are very susceptible to pollution, due to their place at the top of the ocean food chain. But little is known of their habits since they're hard to track.
USA > 11/14/09
NASA's sampling of a plume of material from a dark crater turns up water on the moon – and other organic compounds, too.
11/11/09
An ancient evergreen tree reveals its secret life to scientists, helping them decode climate history.
USA > 11/04/09
Mercury, the oddest of the rocky planets, has been little understood by scientists. But on a swing by the planet, NASA's Messenger sent back intriguing data about Mercury's surface minerals and volcanic activity.
11/03/09
Palm oil is in everything from fuel to cosmetics. Is it a solution or a problem?
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