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Joe in your eye from Ethiopia
October 13, 2006MovieREVIEWBlack Gold Directed by Marc Francis & Nick Francis 78 minutes By Curly Cohen CHICAGO — If you’ve ever had a cup of coffee or know someone who drinks it, you won’t want to miss “Black...
Read moreTwo unforgettable tales at Toronto
October 13, 2006The Toronto International Film Festival featured two impressive stories about music and the trials of surviving in the music world. In the elegiac “The Violin,” Plutarco is an aged and humble violinist with one hand missing....
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U.S. health care falls short
October 13, 2006How does U.S. health care measure up? The N.Y.-based Commonwealth Fund has released a report entitled “A National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance.” The United States ranks 15th out of 19 countries in deaths of...
Read moreHotel workers check in on struggle nationwide
October 13, 2006NEW YORK — Unite Here’s nationwide “Hotel Workers Rising” campaign picked up wins in Chicago, San Francisco and Monterey, Calif., in late September, the union reported here recently. In a separate triumph, Unite Here Local 5...
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