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Cindy’s 5th grade class was assigned to present an object lesson. She brought her goldfish to school and made her ...

My recall of watching TV newscasts goes back to the evening news by John Cameron Swayze (1950s). The news anchor I have probably watched the most in my younger adult years was Walter Cronkite.

In the interviews after the humpback whale spat him back out, Simancas does not seem like a petulant Jonah; he’s even generous toward the whale’s intentions in scooping him out of the water.

The terrifying moment a young man was swallowed by a Humpback whale,IF YOU remember your Bible stories, you’ll be familiar with the one about a whale swallowing Jonah, who opted out of following ...

And while any whale swallowing highlights our helplessness in the face of the power of nature and God, perhaps the real takeaway comes from the difference between Jonah and Simancas’ reactions.

Chilean Kayaker ends up in whale’s mouth but sea giant can’t swallow him; ... including the biblical tale of Jonah and the ...

Sir, An exhibtion billed as "Jonah the Giant Whale" is at present touring the North of England". Organised by a Swiss firm, it is sponsored by the WWF.

The whale swallowed Jonah, View Article. Published in the print edition of the April 26, 1941, issue, with the headline “Note on Jonah and the Whale. ...