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Scroll down, scroll down, and view all the stories on display. This month, we're rolling out our new Workplaces columnists, who bring you insightful reports on timely issues. With our biweekly summer schedule, we're packing each issue extra full of news you won't find elsewhere. Poke around — there's lots to discover!
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 Editorial
GONE FISHIN' by Ish Theilheimer
Ish's column will return.
Canadian Politics
WHY CABINET MINISTERS RESIGN by Geoffrey Stevens
Stupidity leads to dismissal more often than venality.
WE ARE FAMILY, SAY LESBIAN PARENTS by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
One-third of lesbians are parents.
VANCOUVER NEEDS TO HAGGLE by Bill Tieleman
City doesn't seem to understand how to negotiate with striking workers.
OIL SANDS COMMITTEE REPORTS BACK by Ricardo Acuna
It is time for the Stelmach government to pick a side: public or industry.
CANADIANS DO LIKE THEIR GOVERNMENTS by Marc Zwelling
Polls show why SARS is Canada's 9/11.
Meantoons
HARPER TOURS ATLANTIC PROVINCE by John Meaney
Locals admire his finesse in ignoring the premiers.
www.MeanToons.com
 Science matters
RECONNECTING WITH FOOD IN THE SUMMER by David Suzuki
Slow down and celebrate nature's bounty.
Health scope
GIVE GARDASIL A YELLOW LIGHT by Lippman, Melnychuk, Shimmin
New study suggests HPV vaccine over-hyped, under-tested.
NIGHTMARES OF AMERICAN MEDICAL CARE by John Chuckman
The US has private health insurance but no health care system.
 Workplaces
WRONG WAY TO BALANCE CITY BUDGET by Pat Daley
Anti-tax councillors want to decrease city workers' wages rather raise taxes.
UK PASSES CORPORATE MANSLAUGHTER LAW by John Baglow
While not as stong as Canada's, new law holds corporations responsible for systemic failures.
 Consumers
"HOLLOW FOOD" LEAVES PEOPLE HUNGRY by Stephen Leahy
New studies back benefits of organic diet.
Media files
NFL CLIPS EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE by Kathy English
Football league requires press photographers to wear sponsor logos.
World beat
WHITE ELEPHANTS AND ARMS DEALERS by Uri Avnery
"Gifts" help US balance its trade deficit, but also increase conflict and fatalies.
CANADA CAN SAVE CHILDREN by Lindsay Stidwill
Harper's visit to Haiti brought him face to face with beneficiaries of our aid programs.
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READJUSTING TO PEACE
Canadian program helps Afghans deal with psychological trauma.
Faculty members of the Centre for Peace Studies at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada sought to develop a means to ease the mental and emotional distress of war-torn families in Afghanistan. They created 16 colourful, cheerful children's stories that offer clear lessons in how to return to normal family life after the horrors of war. Touching, yet humourous too.
www.journeyofpeace.ca
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 Hot headlines
OPPORTUNITIES IN ABSTINENCE TRAINING by Barbara Ehrenreich
US funds programs that compare men to waffles and women to spaghetti.
INFRASTRUCTURE COLLAPSE by Robert Freeman
Minneapolis bridge collapse reveals nation's skewed priorities
LABS SUSPECTED IN FOOT-AND-MOUTH OUTBREAK by Fiona Harvey
Inquiry focuses on vaccines producer.
GETTING IRAQ WRONG by Michael Ignatieff
Former Liberal leadership contender recants in US publication.
$100 A BARREL — OR $200? by Gwynne Dyer
Oil prices soar as US dollar sinks.
Take action!
MOBILIZE AGAINST THE SPP from No One Is Illegal
National Week of Action in Canada (August 10-16) to protest proposed trade treaty.
Feedback from our readers
CURB TAR SANDS EXPANSION by Rod Olstad
Pollution and water shortages threaten communities and wildlife along the Athabasca River.
Humour
PARKING WITH PETS from the Internet
It's not what you say, it's how you say it.
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