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  • Editorial A storm is coming

    Eric Dolson,, Publisher|Updated Mar 30, 2004

    Today a letter from Ed Gillespe was in the mail. For a contribution, he wants to send me a Republican Party Platinum Card so George Bush can "do what what's right for America by cutting taxes, reforming education, strengthening our energy supply, controlling unnecessary spending and bolstering our national security." I don't know. George has so far failed miserably on all those counts. Why should he have another four years? Taxes? George gave tax cuts to the top few percent of Americans, not the rest of us. Bush could have... Full story

  • Editorial Passion and bigotry

    Eric Dolson,, Publisher|Updated Mar 23, 2004

    There is great furor over Mel Gibson's movie, "The Passion of The Christ." Furor that the movie is anti-Semitic, that it falsely portrays the last 12 hours of Christ's life, that it's "message" will reopen old wounds over who is responsible for the Death of Jesus. To some, Gibson's movie is true to the text of the Christian Bible. To others, it is "Lethal Weapon meets the New Testament." There are moments of great filmmaking. There are also long stretches of inhumane brutality, and more than human forbearance. But religious... Full story