Morning Glories

George Washington Plunkitt once dismissed municipal reformers as "morning glories" who looked good early on but soon faded. Political scientist Amy Bridges shows how that description fit the Northeast when Tammany Hall ruled New York City, but not the Southwest. Here Bridges traces reform politics and government in large Southwestern cities since 1901.

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Zoe has everything-looks, popularity, and a perfect GPA. But if you think you know all there is to know about her, think again. The secret she keeps sheds new light on the mysteries of Morning Glory Academy!

The Bible states five special blessings for each morning. God brings joy in the mornings (Psalm 30:5). God loves anew every morning (Lamentations 3:2223). God visits every morning (Job 7:18). God enables us for service every morning (Isaiah 50:4). God promises an eternal morning (Isaiah 21:12). We call these blessings heavenly morning glories. They are like the morning glory flowers (Ipomoea nil) whose heart-shaped leaves remind of Gods love, whose trumpet-shaped flowers give muted sound of Christs return, whose covering vines hint of the reach of Christs forgiving power, and whose unraveling flowers promise newness and color to Gods creation. The Heavenly Morning Glories are part of a treasury of unusual spiritual meditations, some of which include the following: The Banqueting House The Unlived Life Baca Opportunistic Witnessing The Full Quiver Doubting Believers The Language of Tears I Love the Lord, Because . . . Euroclydon These spiritually enriching meditations were born from thirty-five years of the authors pastoral ministry to several churches.

PART ONE OF THE TWO-PART SEASON FINALE! "The Election."

The anticipated series starts here! Morning Glory Academy is one of the most prestigious prep schools in the country, but behind it's hallowed doors something sinister and deadly lurks. When six brilliant but troubled new students arrive, they find themselves trapped and desperately seeking answers in a place where nothing is what it seems to be! IT'S RUNAWAYS MEETS LOST! FROM THE WRITER OF EXISTENCE 2.0, FORGETLESS, AND SHUDDERTOWN!

While the rest of the Glories prepare for their first day of classes, Jade finds herself trapped in the Nurse's office and about to undergo a ghastly procedure. But when she attempts to make her escape, she stumbles across the deadliest secret yet found within the hallowed halls of Morning Glory Academy! TAG: Continuing the most hotly anticipated new series of the year! It's Runaways meets Lost from the writer of FORGETLESS, SHUDDERTOWN, and EXISTENCE 2.0!

What is Morning Glory Academy, and what does it want with Casey, Zoe, Hunter, Ike, Jade, and Jun? What mysteries connect the six of them to the school, and what is their true potential? This spellbinding issue brings us one step closer to the answers to those pivotal questions!