Posted: April 30, 2002
Updated: May 03, 2002
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Another Straight Goods problem
We apologize for the recent disappearance of our site. We had barely recovered from the W32.klez virus when, without notice, our host shut down service on May 1 and demanded a 1500% price increase. (Typical, we suppose, of digital age business!)
We are moving to another host and expect to be operating normally again soon. In the meanwhile, thanks for your continued readership and support.
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Can US win where Alexander the Great couldn't? - Ken Hechtman
War spreads to Pakistan's Tribal Area, where pride in resisting foreign invasion dates back centuries.
Environment
Non-native species threaten biodiversity - Lanny Boutin
The United Nations calls the invasion of exotic species the second greatest threat to our global biodiversity.
Stopping the sell-off
Questions for Ernie Eves on Electricity
An action bulletin from the Ontario Electricity Coalition, a citizens group opposed to the deregulation and privatization of electricity in Ontario.
Unions deliver jolt to Ontario hydro sell-off
Conservative government faces unpalatable choices to revive share sale of utility.
Stop the privatization sell-off
Make your voice heard in the Tory 'hearings' on the privatization of Hydro One.
Community, Rights and Change
Stats don't back up 'tough on crime' agenda of governments - Reuel S. Amdur
Progressive models for dealing with crime haven't been shown to be less effective.
Media files
CanWest censorship, bias includes the Middle East - Bruce Wark
Asper papers sport Middle East bias and full-page ads celebrating the Charter of Rights, while Bush is nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Is political satire obsolete?
Don't put profits over journalism, newspaper industry chief warns - The Nando Times
Newspapers could face extinction if executives focus only on profits at the expense of journalism's core public service mission, says a top newspaper editor.
Consumers
Virus self-defense and e-mail etiquette - Peter Blanchard
Tips and techniques on how to protect your work, time and privacy, and how to send e-mail that won't burn bridges.
Hot headlines
Americans begin to ask: What happened on 9/11?
Thanks to the efforts of Democratic Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, an answer which implies the Bush administration in the World Trade Centre bombing has finally broken in the US media.
We re-feature the following items, originally posted last week. Straight Goods apologizes for inconvenience due to the virus attack we suffered.
Commentary
The Chrétien Senate - Liberal until 2013 - Aaron Freeman
Attendance has improved, but Senate is packed with members who sit on the boards of big business.
Aboriginal housing problems made worse by infighting, federal cutbacks - Reuel S. Amdur
Where do all the layoffs go? - Armand Roy
Layoffs are a quick fix that wastes our most valuable resource - people.
Media files
Petition for public inquiry into media ownership
Brings together Pierre Berton, Hamilton Southams, Claude Ryan Ed Broadbent, Margaret Atwood, Flora MacDonald, David Suzuki, and many more, urging federal action on media concentration.
Health Care
Our (health care) prices can't be beat - Dr. Gordon Guyatt
Paying taxes for high quality care is as good a deal as Canadians will ever get.
Consumers
Small town, big box: Guelph citizens play 'greeter' to big box proposals
Dr. Griff Morgan got involved in efforts to keep Wal Mart out of town - or at least in line with the city's official plan. An excerpt from Guelph Against Goliath: A community stands up to Wal-Mart and other big box stores by Ben Bennett and Gail McCormack.
Inside the world of wireless children - Ad Age
Even the youngest American kids now use cell phones with a vengeance.
Environment
Spring recycling - Suzanne Elston
Advice from a family in which 20 year-old Tupperware is considered an heirloom.
Hot headlines
Je Me Souviens - FTAA Exhibit, One Year Later
Exhibit on the Summit of the Americas returns us to the fence in Québec City.
Bush and Hoffa: dirty deal - The New Republic
What George Bush wants from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and what they want from him.
Robert Fisk: Fear and learning in America - Independent
As an outspoken critic of US policy in the Middle East, Fisk expected a hostile reception when he paid his first visit to the American Midwest since 11 September. He couldn't have been more mistaken.
Take action
Refuting the Referendum - From reader Alexandra Samuel
An online resource guide.
Military, biological and cyber invasions
Greed and oil shouldn't surprise