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State of the Union: On the wrong track Bush speech pushes war, ignores poverty, joblessness
February 3, 2006Peace activist Cindy Sheehan had a special vantage point for the State of the Union address Jan. 31. Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) had given her a ticket for a gallery seat. But she never got to...
Read moreWhat really happened at the State of the Union
February 2, 2006As most of you have probably heard, I was arrested before the State of the Union Address tonight. I am speechless with fury at what happened and with grief over what we have lost in our...
Read moreColonial exploitation and the rape of the Congo
January 31, 2006Movie Review Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death Peter Bate, director, 2004, Belgium/UK ArtMattan Productions (U.S. distributor) 100 min., English/French/Dutch with English subtitles An African proverb reminds us “Until the lions have their historians, tales...
Read morePoster exhibit, cash gift, boost Meyers Collection
January 27, 2006FROSTBURG, Md. — The year 2005 was good for the George A. Meyers Collection at Frostburg State University (FSU) library, boosted by a generous cash gift and capped by a dramatic poster exhibition last October that...
Read moreGloria Freedman: Theres always a way to contribute!
January 27, 2006We can climb the mountain at Mt. Etna But we can’t cross the bridge at Gretna They shot helter-skelter As the people were searching for shelter From the storm called Katrina Could anything be meaner? Gloria...
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