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  • Hey, recruiters, leave those kids alone

    Hey, recruiters, leave those kids alone

    January 26, 2007

    Teachers unions, other public education advocates, parents, administrators and students are gearing up for a big fight on the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind law that will happen this year. Some will be rightfully...

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  • LETTERS

    LETTERS

    January 26, 2007

    Letter to George “To oppose everything while proposing nothing is irresponsible,” Bush said. Dear George, here is a response from a certified “war skeptic”: Go to Iraq, get out of the Green Zone, and see what...

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  • EDITORIAL: Super breakthrough

    EDITORIAL: Super breakthrough

    January 26, 2007

    The grand stage in professional sports is the Super Bowl. Amid all the usual accompanying Super Bowl hoopla, for the first time in its 41-year history African Amer-ican coaches will lead their teams onto the field...

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  • EDITORIAL: Doing what it takes

    EDITORIAL: Doing what it takes

    January 26, 2007

    In November, millions of union members and their families marched to the polls and dumped the anti-worker, pro-war Congress, the first step toward stomping out the Bush regime. In addition to their union cards, many have...

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  • Worlds biggest hog boss meets its match: Smithfield workers take on global Goliath

    Worlds biggest hog boss meets its match: Smithfield workers take on global Goliath

    January 26, 2007

    Jim Adams started at Smithfield Packing on the hog kill floor assembly line. He was hurt on his first day, and by the time his second shift ended he knew he’d better keep his mouth shut...

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