Fresno protest calls for peace
Fresno Bee
On her way to the protest at the River Park shopping center in Fresno, Tosha Curls tried to explain to her three children why it was important to spend a Saturday morning waving signs and calling for an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanist...
Peace activists protest wars in Iraq, Afghanistan
Minneapolis Star Tribune
MINNEAPOLIS - Peace activists in Minnesota are speaking out against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Protesters will gather at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hennepin and Lagoon Avenues in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis. At 1:30 p.m., they'll ...
Anyone tired of the stay-at-home versus working mom debate?
San Francisco Gate
The mommy wars, as some people call the career vs. working mom debate, are needless battles, right? Being a parent is exhausting as it is and why must women always be forced to defend their choices. We DON'T have time for this! We all have ...
Book wars: Best-sellers for $9
WFAA
CHICAGO — Taking a page from its original playbook, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. launched a full-fledged price war with Amazon.com Inc. and a nation of book retailers, lowering online prices on certain highly anticipated hardback titles to $9. The ...
Boston Antiwar Protest Draws from New England Region
Common Dreams
Hellmann said the money directed toward the wars could be better spent on domestic issues such as health care, education, and job creation. Some said the rally was a call to action to speak up for peaceful solutions. "It's the beginning of ...
One more unit exits Iraq, leaves behind a mission veiled in ...
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Both these wars are and have been completely pointless. Before anyone gets on me for that; can anyone define victory in Iraq or Afghanistan for me? WMD's in Iraq? There were none & we knew it. Osama isn't in Afghanistan because we allowed h...
'Star Wars: In Concert' victorious with rebel yell
Salt Lake Tribune
It was a shame that the multimedia spectacle "Star Wars: In Concert" was only in Utah for one night, Friday, because the streamlined film narrative coupled with the rich and rousing score of John Williams proved to be so much more emotional...
The Copyright Wars
New York Times
The excellent essay by Lewis Hyde concerning Google and “orphan” books (“Advantage Google,” Oct. 4) clarified the issues, but he seems to miss the natural conclusion of the situation he described. He cited with favor Jefferson’s notion of ....
