De Blasio, who spent much of his first year in office blaming his predecessor for various ills plaguing the city, was all smiles and compliments at an event with the former mayor in South Bronx marking the planting of one million trees over the past eight years in New York City — a Bloomberg administration initiative that was completed two years ahead of schedule. (politico.com)
It is ironic that many of the same interest groups and individuals that so readily look to Washington to address various ills suddenly resist federal intrusion in this particular area. (educationnext.org)
But even if not all the cures recorded in the Gospels actually occurred, it is altogether probable that Jesus healed many people afflicted with various ills of body and mind. (religion-online.org)