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Letters

November 18, 2005

The ‘memory hole’ On Veteran’s Day, which is a hallowed day to honor the sacrifice of military personnel, George Bush decided to attack certain groups questioning his rush to war in Iraq. In his speech Mr....

Letters

November 11, 2005

Whose oil? The Arctic National Wildlife Reserve contains one of the last major oil deposits in the U.S. Estimates are it has 10.6 billion barrels of oil. Projections are it will take 8 to 10 years...

Editorial: Oil execs squirm

November 11, 2005

Oil company executives testifying before a Senate committee Nov. 9 arrogantly rejected any suggestion that the federal government should act to limit their profits and provide relief for consumers. The hearing was carefully orchestrated by the...

Ed Roybal Presente

November 5, 2005

Ed Roybal, first 20th Century Mexican American elected to the Los Angeles City Council (1949-1963) and to the House of Representatives (1963-1992) was a progressive Latino politician long before there was something called a Chicano movement....

Bush nominee slaps Parks legacy

November 4, 2005

We stand on the shoulders of giants, and one of those, the diminutive Rosa Parks, was honored by the American people this week, as her body lay in the Capitol Rotunda and thousands walked to pay...