February

LETTERS

Poisons at Cintas laundry

Commentary NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Workers at the Cintas plant in Branford, Conn., and across the country are taking their lead from co-workers in Long Island, N.Y., who are standing up for their health and safety rights.

NATIONAL CLIPS

ST. LOUIS: Coalition forms to rescue health care / BIRMINGHAM, Ala.: Officials protest block grant, housing cuts / TOMBSTONE, Ariz.: Vigilantes threaten undocumented workers / SAN FRANCISCO: Environmental groups sue Bush to save forests

John Negropontes bloody baggage

John Negroponte, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, has been nominated by President Bush to head the new super-spy agency set up by last year’s intelligence reform legislation. Negroponte’s baggage contains a shocking amount of dirt and blood.