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International Notes

April 5, 2002 By Evelina Alarcon

Report says Afghan food airdrops ineffective/Indian gov’t workers plan nationwide strike/eachers demand better pay, working conditions/Construction to start on new Shanghai harbor/Czechs living abroad urged to vote

Press conference reveals Patakis cruel joke

April 5, 2002

“When Governor Pataki said he would cover one million uninsured New Yorkers, he forgot to say ‘April Fool’s,’” said Ceylane Meyers, regional director of Citizen Action of Western New York. She was speaking at a news...

Pipe breaks common

March 29, 2002

CHICAGO – On Feb. 26, a 40-foot wall of fire emerged from the ground where a 6-inch gas line broke here on the city’s South Side. Fortunately, only minor injuries occurred, though it took over four...

Of rags and bushes

March 29, 2002 By Fred Gaboury

When I worked in Washington State’s tall and uncut on the foot hills of Mt. Rainier we had a saying for the unbelievable or outlandish: “That takes the rag off the bush,” we would say, expecting...

Michigan ups benefits

March 29, 2002 By Evelina Alarcon

LANSING, Mich. – Two thousand workers attended a rally here March 13 at the state capitol. The rally was called by the State AFL-CIO to pressure the right wing Republican-controlled legislature to increase the benefit amount...