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Black History reprint: Working-class roots of Bill Withers
June 30, 2006You might be a Bill Withers fan without realizing it. If you ever grooved to Will Smith’s “Just the Two of Us,” sang along with “Lean On Me” or thought to yourself, “Ain’t No Sunshine” when...
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Marx is back
June 30, 2006CHICAGO — The spirit of Karl Marx was revived here in a one-man play called “Marx in Soho” that ran June 8-10 at the Acme Art Works center. The mini-run was a benefit for the Near...
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BOOK REVIEW: Alaskan landscape teems with life
June 30, 2006Author Lesley Thomas recently passed a milestone. Her first novel, “Flight of the Goose: A Story of the Far North,” has now sold over 1,000 copies, a magic number that means critics are taking notice. It...
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High court refuses to review anti-abortion tag programs
June 30, 2006In a move that appears to protect “government speech” while stifling individual expression, the U.S. Supreme Court June 26 announced its decision not to hear appeals from the American Civil Liberties Union and other pro-choice groups...
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U.S. groups challenge blockade of Cuba
June 30, 2006The Pastors for Peace/U.S.-Cuba Friendshipment Caravan and the Venceremos Brigade are off once more to Cuba, the 17th time for the faith-based group led by the Rev. Lucius Walker and the 37th trip for the VB,...
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