To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Look Out! The Circus Has Come To Town
BY JIM HIGHTOWER Who doesn’t love a parade? And here comes a big one! You can feel the beat of the drums, hear the trumpeting of elephants and the melodious call of the calliope – all of which announce that the circus is back in town. But, wait, why aren’t the people happy about the […]
Lily Burk, 17
BY SUSAN ESTRICH You just have to see the picture of her: a girl on the verge, finding her style, raising her voice, about to embark on a life she could barely yet imagine. This summer she was supposed to volunteer helping homeless drug addicts on Skid Row. Instead, according to police, she was killed […]
Pot Could Be Gold For California
BY FROMA HARROP The popular TV series Weeds is about a widowed suburban mother who deals pot to preserve her family’s cushy California dream. Not a few Californians would like to see the theme writ large for their state. California has legalized medical marijuana, its cannabis crop is valued at $17 billion a year, and […]