Letters
On John Paul and Benedict; New union can’t lose; Those ‘worthless IOUs’; A rose would be a rose…; Holocaust lessons; Mothers against police crimes
Editorials
Just do your job; One vote made the difference
NAACP launches SOS: Save our Social Security
When the hawk advises the chicken that its eggs are better off in the hawk’s nest, it makes sense to be suspicious. Perhaps with that proverb in mind, NAACP chairman Julian Bond and other African American leaders kicked off a nationwide lobbying initiative and cross-country campaign against President Bush’s plan to privatize Social Security.
Chicagos Latino film fest countrys oldest
CHICAGO — Pepe Vargas, from Colombia, was working a job, going to ESL classes and taking college courses when he put the Latino Film Festival on the Chicago map.
Letters
Getting it right; Respectful and fair …; … Wrong balance; Transplant recipient; Death and America
Editorials
No protection in bankruptcy bill; Tax the rich, fund social needs
Mary Pullins: Steel union pioneer
The steelworkers’ retiree meeting sprung to attention when Mary Pullins walked in. Veteran of 24 years at US Steel and only 103 years old, she walked with sure steps to the speaker’s stand.
Nine states sue U.S. on mercury rules
In a backlash against what environmentalists call “disastrous” new mercury regulations issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), nine states filed a lawsuit March 29 against the federal government, saying the rules violate the Clean Air Act. One of them, New Hampshire, went further, advancing its own state-level legislation to curb the release of mercury by corporate polluters.
Editorials
After Pope John Paul II; No to ‘nuclear option’
Letters
Can’t be trusted; Bush is history; People’s nostalgia; Bush lied; Gerry Adams visit; Not Dorothy’s Kansas
