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Chicagos Latino film fest countrys oldest
April 15, 2005CHICAGO — Pepe Vargas, from Colombia, was working a job, going to ESL classes and taking college courses when he put the Latino Film Festival on the Chicago map. Twenty-one years later, it is the nation’s...
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U.S. military killing the witnesses
April 15, 2005NEW YORK — José Couso, a Spanish journalist, died April 8, 2003, when an American tank fired on the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad. The hotel was housing 300 journalists, and was considered an oasis of safety...
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When will Congress drop the Hammer?
April 15, 2005Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas has again distinguished himself in his ability to use crass political manipulation in an attempt to distract the public from his compromised reputation. As I read the reports...
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Hope and horror at Red Lake
April 15, 2005There’s an old Ojibwe saying: “Gego baapiineminaken gidaabinoojiiyug.” Never laugh at your children. That motto invokes a sacred Anishinaabe value: “manaaji’idiwin,” or deep respect. We are to respect others, no matter how young or weak or...
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More billionaires, more poverty
April 15, 2005Two magazine covers stood out in poignant contrast on newsstands recently. Forbes magazine released its 29th annual listing of the world’s billionaires. Time Magazine’s cover story wondered “How to End Poverty.” It was a good year...
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