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The unwelcome guest at your holiday dinner

November 27, 2002

Opinion As the holidays approach, thoughts inevitably turn to an important part of these celebrations – food and, in particular, turkey. We may also wish to consider the health and environmental impacts of how the meat...

Beating the Bushes at reality

November 27, 2002

Opinion Truth, morality, organization, and solidarity – these are the keys to defeating the Bushes and Bushites. The son of a Bush occupying the White House, and his brother Ol’ Jeb the millionaire, the Florida governor,...

International notes

November 27, 2002 By Evelina Alarcon

Czech Republic: Protests vs NATO summit / Ecuador: New president promises to ‘give voice to poor’ / Thailand-Indonesia: Demonstration for Shangri-La workers / World Days for Children: 246 million children working / European Union: Report says...

Nursing shortage harms nurses and patients

November 27, 2002 By Louise Paul

I’ve been a nurse for over 30 years and I never remember a time when there wasn’t a shortage of nurses. I worked in the newborn nursery of a hospital just after I graduated from nursing...

Foreclosures on the rise

November 27, 2002 By Fred Gaboury

One of the several components of the 'American dream' is home ownership – that rent receipts could become receipts for payments on, 'a home for two, out in the blue,' as a popular western song of...