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Turning the tide of reaction in Texas
June 8, 2007HOUSTON — The recent meltdown of the Texas Legislature, dubbed “the Austin Tea Party,” may be the opening shot of a resurgence of the power of Texas progressives. Needless to say, the Texas political scene has...
Read moreOaklanders demand local control of schools
June 8, 2007OAKLAND, Calif. — Parents, teachers, elected officials, students and community leaders gathered June 1 at Oakland Unified School District headquarters to demonstrate their support for returning the schools to local control and halting the school closings...
Read moreProud soccer girls united as one
June 8, 2007CHICAGO — On May 12, the lives of 16 young women changed forever. After long months of training, sweating and working hard, the Little Village Lawndale High School women’s sophomore soccer team celebrated an undefeated, unscored-on...
Read moreGovernor Spitzer and the police state
June 8, 2007Reader's Corner Gov. Eliot Spitzer is proposing a major expansion of New York’s bank of DNA samples. Currently, New York state collects DNA from those convicted of serious crimes. Spitzer is proposing to include people convicted...
Read moreCARTOON: Candidates
June 8, 2007Read more