Okay, some Amish in the News today, some of these stories are follow-ups on past ones, others are new, so let's explore!
AMISH DOCTOR: Â Last week I posted about the "Amish doctor" coming to give a talk in Fremont, Nebraska and took the local paper there to task over the misleading headline. Â And, SIGH, they did it again. Â And, to repeat, I'm not in any way denigrating the woman's accomplishments. She sounds amazing, I just think "Amish doctor" is a term that needs some clarifying. Â Anyway, sounds like she gave a fascinating talk. If you'd like to read about her talk, click here.
STARTING FROM SCRATCH: Â Wipf is a very common name among Hutterites. Â Both Wipf and Waldner are among Hutterites kind of like Yoder and Bontrager are among the Amish: very common names. Â The Spokane, Washington newspaper recently ran an article about a teenage girl who's family left the Hutterites. Â The article profiles her upcoming graduation from high school and her process of getting acclimated to life outside the colony. Â What I liked about this article is that it wasn't from someone hawking a book about leaving or with an agenda to push. Â It's just an interview with a teenage girl describing her life transition from Hutterite to English. Â Very interesting, I wish the reporter would have asked more questions, but the article is a good read. Â Click here.
MEASLES IN OHIO: Â The outbreak among the Amish continues to spread with health workers now fearing the disease might jump to the Hispanic community. Â Click here to read the latest.
ANOTHER SAWMILL FIRE: Â Last week I posted about an Amish sawmill in Ohio that burnt to the ground. Â This time it's Michigan. Â This week a remarkably similar sawmill fire occurred in Lakeview, Michigan. Â That's a small, relatively conservative Amish settlement and the fire hits at the heart of the community. Â But the local paper interviewed the sawmill owner and his quotes are typical of the stoicism and resignation that are part of Amish culture. Â His attitude is basically "let's just clean up this mess and get back to business." Â And I'm sure he'll have plenty of help! Click here to read more.
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