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Victims Son: W. Va. Miners Afraid To Speak Out About Safety Problems

January 11, 2006 By Workday And Press Associates Inc.

Workers at the non-union Sago mine knew the facility was unsafe, but were afraid to speak out, according to the son of one of 12 miners killed in the underground explosive accident there on Jan. 3

Letters

January 6, 2006

‘For the union makes us strong’ In the glow of the transit strike here, this is a quote I came across: “Whatever the problem, your efforts will be crowned with success only if your union is...

Editorial: A corrupt autocracy

January 6, 2006

George W. Bush promised to restore “honor and integrity” to our nation’s capital. But Jack Abramoff’s guilty plea on bribery charges has sent dozens of politicians in Washington scurrying like rats for holes to hide in....

Editorial: Viva Cuba!

January 6, 2006

Jan. 1 marked the 47th anniversary of the Cuban revolution. It was on this date, in 1959, that Fidel Castro and his July 26th Movement overthrew the Batista dictatorship, making possible the beginning of Cuba’s transition...

Venezuelas 21st-century socialism

January 6, 2006

On a recent trip to Latin America, President George W. Bush said people must choose between “two competing visions.” One, he said, “pursues representative government, integration into the world community and freedom’s transformative power for individuals.”...