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The excuse industry is really booming
March 1, 2002Even though a recession is on, there is at least one industry that is booming – the excuse industry. Excuse factories are working overtime, combining and recombining excuses like strands of DNA. Bucky “Limited” Lie-ability, chairman...
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A public steel industry for the public good
March 1, 2002Thousands of United Steelworkers of America (USWA) members and supporters rallied this past week demanding government action to save their jobs, their families and their communities. Veterans of the USWA and its retiree organization, the Steelworkers...
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Charleston ILA leader faces new challenges
March 1, 2002Admiral “Bull” Halsey, who commanded the U.S. Navy’s Third Fleet in the South Pacific during World War II, once said, “There are no great men or women, but only great challenges that ordinary men and women...
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The Charleston Five Victory: Southern gladiators have won a world of friends
March 1, 2002It took nearly two years, but a Longshore local of majority African-American dockers, supported by a worldwide movement, finally won freedom for Elijah Ford, Peter Washington, Kenneth Jefferson, Jason Edgerton and Ricky Simmons – the Charleston...
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Honor Cesar Chavez
March 1, 2002Cesar Chavez, founder of the United Farmworkers of America (UFW) was one of the heroic figures of the 20th century. Many lessons can be learned from Chavez’ life. He, like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was...
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