Month: May 2005

Breaking: The goal of the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) to eradicate polio by year end is now in grave doubt since a case has developed in Indonesia, which means the virus has jumped an ocean from Ethiopia, Yemen and...

On Sunday, May 1, 2005 artists from Mexico and the United States dedicated a mural in Nogales, Sonora that was created on the wall that separates their two countries.  Seeking to build a bridge of culture and recognizing...

Thanks to Lapin, for finding this gem. Place appropriate rejoinders below. Some examples: ‘Blame conservatives for African AIDS epidemic’ ‘Blame Republicans for violence against women’ ‘Blame the...

After weeks of partisan wrangling in Congress over something called “the nuclear option,” many Americans who follow politics may be surprised to learn that the real nuclear option is being discussed by...

Sixty years ago today the Soviet Red Army took Berlin. One year ago I was standing in line at the Immigration desk at Stanstead Airport, near London after a short break. Last Tuesday I went to a meeting of the residents of the...