Article Listing
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Letters
August 22, 2003Restore rights to ex-offenders A recent forum in Chicago on the expungement of criminal records of ex-offenders, held at Roberto Clemente High School, featured a diverse panel of elected officials and community leaders. We learned about...
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Editorials
August 22, 2003A dream still unfulfilled This week marks the 40th anniversary of the March on Washington, a watershed event in the history of the United States. On Aug. 28, 1963, more than 250,000 marchers came to Washington,...
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Provide health care for vets
August 22, 2003The military newspaper Army Times, in an angry editorial denouncing planned cuts in imminent danger pay, family separation allowances for active soldiers, and payments to families of soldiers who are killed on active duty, says the...
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Older women: Fodder for profit mill?
August 22, 2003Historically ageism and sexism have come together nicely in the arena of menopause – nicely for profit-making, that is. Menopause is a normal, natural part of women’s aging, but has been transformed into a medical problem,...
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Sacramento clamps down on free speech
August 22, 2003The Sacramento City Council appears to be doing John Ashcroft’s dirty work by having passed two unconstitutional ordinances, 2003-026 and 2003-028, that suppress freedom of speech. The Council unanimously voted for the secretive resolutions on June...
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