As difficult as it is for me to admit, I’m getting old. Some say that our social culture repeats itself about every twenty years or so. If that’s the case I now have to realize that I’m experiencing déjà vu for the second time around. Such...
01 July 2001
You might not see things yet on the surface, but underground, it’s already on fire.
- Indonesian writer Y.B. Mangunwijaya
The surface reports of the recent Quebec City trade talks belie their real import. The mainstream...
01 July 2001
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, Apr. 22- As tear gas clouds that enveloped the streets of Quebec City had barely begun to dissipate, thirty-four heads of state in the Western hemisphere pledged their allegiance to the proposal for the Free...
03 June 2001
Silent Night
Nuclear Annihilation
Atomic Radiation
Eroding Nation
Sighing in relief
As it welcomes Armageddon
Holy Night
No-Fly Zone
Somalian Bones
Palestinians Stoned
... 03 June 2001
To the Editor:
Let us examine the economic downturn in this country as it affects our every day lives. What is the purpose of a recession or depression? First, a laid off worker is more apt to accept a lower paid job when they do...
03 June 2001
Dear Editor:
In the Winter 2001 issue of the Free Press, P. Thomas Harker wrote on “The Scoop on Proficiency Tests.” In short, he disapproved of the present statewide testing system. One of several reasons Harker gave, “...