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Testing: the false god

March 12, 2004

Opinion Recently the superintendent of schools for our state dropped in to have educators in our region take our new state graduation test. The intent, we are told, was to “demystify the tests.” While she was...

Mercury risk rising

March 12, 2004

Opinions I’d like you to meet a young family: Angela, Jerry, and their little girl Becky. Angela cares about her family’s health and tries to provide them with a healthy diet, including fresh fish a couple...

OutKast: Call it South Side Story

March 5, 2004

Review Andre 3000’s The Love Below gang and Big Boi’s Speakerboxxx crew – a hip-hop version of the Jets and Sharks – will square off in a contemporary retelling of the classic musical “West Side Story.”...

Bertoluccis The Dreamers Paris 1968, NYC 2004

March 5, 2004

Movie review Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci’s new film, “The Dreamers,” is an amazing film that every generation of moviegoer and political activist can enjoy and learn from. This world-renowned director combines intense interpersonal relations with...

Oscar party for artistic freedom

March 5, 2004

An Oscar night celebration and benefit in West Hollywood, Calif., focused on promoting artistic freedom and other basic human and civil rights, while honoring the creative excellence of the artistic community. The 350-person charity dinner featured...