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  • Robert Owens money problem

    Robert Owens money problem

    October 21, 2005

    New Lanark is one of the big tourist attractions in the south of Scotland. Designated a world heritage site by the UN, it is an almost perfectly preserved model industrial village run by Robert Owen 200...

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  • Will science lose to intelligent design?

    Will science lose to intelligent design?

    October 21, 2005

    The religious right is increasing efforts to force its dogmatic beliefs onto American society. Its agenda includes efforts in many states to force the teaching of religion in public schools. Its adherents argue that evolution is...

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  • Editorial: No gas shutoffs!

    Editorial: No gas shutoffs!

    October 21, 2005

    Throughout much of the United States, home heating in winter is as much a necessity as food, clothing and a roof over one’s head. With oil and natural gas prices rising steadily in recent years, thousands...

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  • Editorial: Blood on their hands

    Editorial: Blood on their hands

    October 21, 2005

    One thing is clear about special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald’s investigation of White House officials: the Iraq war lies and cover-up are vast and ugly. Bush administration officials have blood on their hands. And so do The...

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  • Lifting the curtain: Immigrant detention centers in U.S. charged with abuse

    Lifting the curtain: Immigrant detention centers in U.S. charged with abuse

    October 21, 2005

    A recent Associated Press article sheds light on how human beings are treated when they are detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The AP article reports allegations that as many as six federal Homeland...

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