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Manya Brachear Pashman joined the Chicago Tribune in June 2003. As the paper's religion reporter, she has helped chronicle two papal transitions from Rome, the Dalai Lama's visits to Chicago, Protestant debates about gay clergy and gay marriage, progress and pitfalls of interfaith dialogue and the emerging role of religion in American politics. Manya earned a bachelor's degree from Appalachian State University and masters' degrees in journalism and religious studies from Columbia University. Sh…

Manya Brachear Pashman’s Journalist Portfolio

Prison bible seminary offers hope, education

Prison bible seminary offers hope, education

Prisoners in Danville Correctional Center are given the opportunity to enroll in the Bible College taught by …

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Rabbi struggles with gambling addiction, loss of pulpit

Rabbi struggles with gambling addiction, loss of pulpit

Rabbi Michael Sternfield had just started pushing buttons at an Indiana casino on a June day in 2011 when he …

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Missionary child abuse, long unspoken of, emerges from the shadows

Missionary child abuse, long unspoken of, emerges from the shadows

Rev. Rich Darr, lead pastor at The First United Methodist Church of Park Ridge, is a speaker at this weekends…

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First Latin American pope emerges from conclave

First Latin American pope emerges from conclave

Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, a surprise …

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Verona Fights Hunger Week Celebrates Generosity On Saturday

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By Manya Brachear Pashman Verified
| MyVeronaNJ.com
During my four years of helping with Verona Fights Hunger Week, our town’s annual supersized food drive, I’ve had dozens of memorable conversations with my two children, packed with lessons for both of us. The most meaningful conversation this year was sparked by a simple squeegee bottle of French’s yellow mustard donated by a shopper outside one of our local supermarkets. “Why would hungry people need mustard?” my son asked innocently. I’ll share my answer in a minute. But first: an invitation.
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School board voter guide starter kits helps NJ local news outlets, voters dig deeper

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By Manya Brachear Pashman Verified
| Medium
Image by Joe Amditis. Manya Brachear Pashman · Follow Published in Center for Cooperative Media · 4 min read · -- When Danielle DeGerolamo received a $500 stipend to help elevate her local school board election coverage, she chose to spend it on the six candidates running for three open seats on the Phillipsburg Board of Education.
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Calling all NJ journalists: Use this kit to build your school board voter guide

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By Manya Brachear Pashman Verified
| Medium
Calling all NJ journalists: Use this kit to build your school board voter guide Local school board races often appear on the back of the ballot or on the bottom line, leading voters to leave those boxes blank. As a result, the National School Boards Association estimates that only 5-10% of voters weigh in on who sets policies and controls the purse strings for local public schools — and most of those voters don’t have children in the classroom.
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