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Dr. King was nations greatest unionist Millions commemorate peace, civil rights leader
January 19, 2007Last week, Americans marched, rallied, petitioned, held community service events and worshipped in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Here are only a few of the tens of thousands of events honoring King’s legacy, the...
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Carter condemns Israeli/U.S. policy toward Palestine
January 19, 2007Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid By Jimmy Carter Simon & Schuster, 2006 Hardcover, 288 pp., $27 Book review Books by former presidents are usually the material for historians and history buffs. Readers look for revelations explaining decisions...
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Charles Keller, an appreciation
January 19, 2007Both the art and the political worlds will miss Charles Keller, a great artist of the 20th century. Keller, who seamlessly melded art and politics both in his work and in his life, passed away Aug....
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No Child Left Behind needs big changes
January 19, 2007While watching election returns last November, I felt particularly proud of friends and family in Montana as they elected to send labor-endorsed candidate Jon Tester to the U.S. Senate. Among his many selling points, Tester is...
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50 shots and counting
January 19, 2007Violence has always been a feature of police work. Marilynn S. Johnson, in her book “Street Justice: A History of Police Violence in New York City,” details the violent history of the oldest (1841), and largest...
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