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Oregon labor briefs
October 13, 2007PORTLAND, Ore. — The workers at Rosemont School for Girls here voted Oct. 10 to join SEIU Local 503 by a vote of 37-8. This was a hard-fought NLRB-sponsored election campaign, with lots of anti-union literature,...
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Two trees
October 12, 2007The following poem was inspired by a coincidence: two trees recently became prominent in the news at almost the same time. One was the so-called “white tree” in Jena, La., which had become a symbol of...
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Cubs fans shortchanged
October 12, 2007At last! So I thought before the Chicago Cubs lost against the Arizona Diamondbacks in National League’s baseball playoffs. Long-suffering fans of the Cubbies (of which I was one until I realized it was a business...
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Who will be the last to die?
October 12, 2007Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band began their latest tour Oct. 2, performing many tracks from their newly released album “Magic,” which consists of upbeat pop-rock tunes and social criticism. Springsteen, 58, originally from New...
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Elah questions war
October 12, 2007MovieREVIEW In the Valley of Elah Directed by Paul Haggis Warner Independent Pictures, 2007 120 min., Rated R “In the Valley of Elah,” directed by Paul Haggis, is a refreshingly open and frank look at the...
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