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Studs Terkel, an Everyman who loved people
November 19, 2008TUCSON -- I’ve been listening to various tributes about Studs Terkel, and, because he’s someone I met a few times and thought very highly of, I wanted to take a minute to make my own. I’m...
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World unions: Time for a global economic fix is now
November 18, 2008Unions representing workers in the 20 most economically powerful nations called on world leaders Nov. 14 to take urgent action to prevent a global depression by radically changing the way the global economy is run and...
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OPINION: A rescue package for working women
November 18, 2008Wall Street tycoons behave irresponsibly, bring the country to financial brink, hold out their hands for an 11-figure bailout — and lobbyists applaud that as a rescue. Women achieve daily miracles fulfilling responsibilities to their employers...
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OPINION: Unity needed after Prop. 8
November 18, 2008The anti-gay-marriage amendment that passed in California, known as Proposition 8, not only took away the right of gays to marry but has also sown distrust and disunity. With the initiative’s stunning 52 percent to 48...
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Lost Thunder: BLM preparing to execute 30,000 wild horses
November 18, 2008The 30,000 wild horses on Death Row are nearly out of appeals. They were condemned by the Government Accounting Office just in time for Veteran's Day - a profoundly cynical act when you consider that countless...
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