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March 8-14, 2006
Vol.13 No.11
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Slow Roasted
Seven years of anti-labor practices backfire on coffee giant

By CYDNEY GILLIS


Jeff Alexander, who now works for the International Union of Operating Engineers, says he was run out of the Starbucks’ roasting plant in Kent after voting for the union. Photo by Brooke Kempner.
NEWS
Burn Rubber
Decision on cement plant plan to fuel kiln with whole tires due soon

By ROSETTE ROYALE
 “Salt” in the Wounds
Union organizer works from the inside to fight low wages
By CYDNEY GILLIS
Crossing Guards
Pedestrian safety an issue for local elementary schools

By Donna Stefanik
 SHORT TAKES
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
BOOK REVIEW: War of the Worlds
The Great War for Civilization: The Conquest of the Middle East

By Robert Fisk
Review by John Siscoe
FILM REVIEW: Shorts Stuff
Oscar Nominated Short Documentaries

Various Directors
Review by Lester Gray
INTERVIEW
This is What Corpocracy Looks Like
Investivative journalist Pratap Chatterjee keeps his eye out for corporate misconduct

Interview by Tom Cogbill
 
EDITORIAL
 Division Street
Controversy marks first year of Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness

By Timothy Harris
Snide Show
Rev. Hutcherson, County Exec. Sims “Gay Rights Debate” mistakes carnival for discourse

By ROSETTE ROYALE
ADVENTURES IN IRONY
The Rights Stuff

By DR WES BROWNING
BUS CHICK, TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Doin’ the Metro Sprint

By CARLA SAULTER
 DIRECTOR'S CORNER
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