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Posted: November 01, 2005
CULTURE NOT FOR SALE by Linda McQuaig
Protecting our culture gives us a chance to develop our own sense of the world.
 UN, NGOS HAVE DECREASED GLOBAL CONFLICT by RB Eisner
Comprehensive study shows evidence of major declines in political violence worldwide.
NEW ORLEANS A HALLOWEEN GHOST TOWN by Bill Quigley
Residents still dispossessed, barred from their homes.
 Rez Solutions?
ADDICTIONS TREATMENT by Stewart Steinhauer
Saddle Lake's biggest rock dealer suggests addictions are a central structural support for the global political economy.
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 AT HOME IN THE LIONS' DEN by Ish Theilheimer
Service clubs and community associations are where the action is in local politics — and all politics is local.
 Health matters
ANTI-COLD PRODUCT SHOWS PROMISING RESULTS by Geoff McMaster
Extract of ginseng shortens, moderates cold infections.
TAMIFLU'S SECRET INGREDIENT by Jeremy Laurance, for the Independent/UK
Special star anise extract can lessen severity of influenza.
 AVIAN FLU A HOAX by Dr Joseph Mercola
Most of the people who came down with avian flu in Asia lived in continuous contact with sick birds.
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 Canadian Politics
FLIPPING MAYOR OF VANCOUVER by Bill Tieleman
Sam Sullivan's campaign to be mayor seems self-defeating.
 SORBARA OUT, DUNCAN DEFENSIVE from Inside Queen's Park Vol 18, No 19
McGuinty loses Finance Minister, acquires expense scandal, fumbles online-service announcement.
 HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLAINT STIFLES DEBATE by Laurie Arron
EGALE wants Pastor Stephen Boissoin to explain his letter to the editor, calling for "war" against LGBT students.
Communities, rights and change
ANOTHER DEAD END IN QUEBEC by Reuel S Amdur
New sovereigntist coalition long on rhetoric, short on logic.
Faith speaks
$1 MILLION AWARD FOR LITERACY PROGRAM from the Opus Foundation
Opus Award goes to champion of the poor in India.
 Workplaces
LAKESIDE PACKERS JUST THE LATEST ALBERTA STANDOFF by Mike Martin
Alberta's anti-union history echoes through time and throughout Canada.
Consumers
 BAN DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER DRUG ADS by Gary Rushkin, for Commercial Alert
200+ US medical school professors call for end to ads, which are now sneaking into Canada.
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MEDIA EVOLUTION
"Big Media... treated the news as a lecture," writes Dan Gillmore in his new book, We, the Media. "Tomorrow's news reporting and production will be more of a conversation, or a seminar." Gillmore's first chapter appears as an excerpt on Ohmynews International. Founded by Oh Yeon Ho as a way to democratize South Korean news media, Ohmynews is based on the premise that, as Oh puts it, "Every citizen is a reporter." Journalists might quibble with that assertion. Part of the reason Gillmore's excerpt is so intriguing is that he spent 25 years as a professional journalist before discovering a new way to communicate, as a blogger.
See: english.ohmynews.com/articleview/...
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MPS BLAST CBC PRESIDENT by Arthur Lewis
Committee members rake Bob Rabinovitch over the coals for CBC lockout.
World beat
 SADDAM'S TRIAL AN EXERCISE IN HYPOCRISY by Gwynne Dyer
Charges against Saddam selected to avoid acknowledging US support for some atrocities.
Hot headlines
INDICTMENTS JUST THE START by Elizabeth de la Vega, for tomdispatch.com
Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald is meticulous and dogged in digging up the dirt.
BUSH'S GROWING CREDIBILITY GAP by Mark Shields, on CNN.com
Bush's cult of personality is dead.
IN PRAISE OF UNREASONABLE WOMEN by Molly Ivins, for creators.com
Local woman takes on multinational polluter, becomes international activist.
Take action!
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE from globalclimatecampaign.org
Demonstrations around the world planned for Dec 3.
Feedback from our readers
CANADA SHOULD PROTECT ITS RESOURCES from Graham Finlay, Bellingham WA USA
USA does not keep its promises.
Humour
A "TALL" TALE from the Internet
Beware what you wish for.
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