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The roots of Pride Month
June 26, 2003This week marks the end of June – Pride Month – the commemoration of the Stonewall Rebellion and the celebration of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) community. Pride celebrations have been in the news...
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Weikko Jarvi quiet working class hero
June 20, 2003Over 100 people gathered in Superior, Wisc. June 1 to pay respects and celebrate the life of Weikko Jarvi, who was described at the service as “a quiet, working class hero.” He died May 29 after...
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Review roundup
June 20, 2003Book review: Capitalist haircut Cosmopolis, by Don DeLillo, Scribner, 209 pp., $25 Following 28-year-old billionaire Eric Packer as he crosses Manhattan to get a haircut, Don DeLillo gives readers a tragicomic glimpse into the heart of...
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Looking for truth in all the wrong places
June 20, 2003What is true? This is the question troubling Rose, the main character in the Jules Feiffer play, A Bad Friend, which opened June 9 at New York City’s Lincoln Center Theater. Unfortunately, A Bad Friend, while...
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Bechtel the Evil
June 20, 2003Opinion The term “evil corporation” has become somewhat of a cliché over the years. However, in some cases this term is far too kind. The Bechtel Group of San Francisco is a prime example. George Shultz,...
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