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Editorial
WORLD SHOULD BOYCOTT THE BLOOD OLYMPICS by Ish Theilheimer
Hit junta in Burma where it hurts — through China.
 Gordon's corner
BASEBALL, HOCKEY, AND ELECTIONS by Charles Gordon
The Ontario election is the dullest show on TV.
Canadian Politics
ONTARIO ELECTION HIJACKED BY A RED HERRING by Geoffrey Stevens
Real issues unaddressed: poverty, health care, infrastructure, public transportation.
OIL COMPANIES HURLING EMPTY THREATS by Sheila Pratt
Many Albertans believe a slowdown wouldn't hurt the overheated provincial economy.
RETIREMENT HOME SENIORS MISTREATED by Bill Tieleman
Government knew of serious problems at Beacon Hill Villa as long ago as 2002.
DRUG TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR WOMEN LACKING by Ginette Petitpas-Taylor
Women with addictions have little or no access to medical treatment to wean them off substance abuse.
CounterThink
WHAT THE DRUG COMPANIES WANT by Mike Adams
The next step, after direct-to-consumer advertising, is...
www.NewsTarget.com
Workplaces
REBATES FOR BOSSES WHO LET WORKERS GET HURT from the Ontario Federation of Labour
New report exposes how "Experience Rating" policy really works.
Consumers
MYSTERY MEAT ON STORE SHELVES by Megan Tady
US producers not required to label cloned or modified meat; asking to use the term "pasteurized" instead of "irradiated".
Media files
CONSERVATIVE MAGAZINE STOPS PRINTING by Norval Scott
Western Standard's hard copy edition goes under.
 World beat
BURMA'S GENERALS GO SCOT-FREE by Daniel Gawthrop
Nonintervention lets the world's worst dictatorship terrorize with impunity.
| PICK OF THE WEEK |
SOLAR FOR THE MASSES
Social business provides affordable, renewable energy in Bangladesh.
Inspired by Mohammed Yunus' vision, co-builders of the Grameen Bank dreamed of environmentally friendly, pollution-free energy for all. Then they created programs to fulfill their dreams, using solar, biomass and wind energy — and providing improved cooking stoves, which economist Marilyn Waring suggested as a crucial step to women's economic equality in developing nations. Grameen Shakti has won a Right Livelihood Award for 2007, for having installed more than 110,000 solar home systems in rural Bangladesh. The Award Committee said that Grameen Shakti "has shown that solar energy applications can be scaled up massively and rapidly to provide an affordable and climate-friendly energy option for the rural poor."
www.rightlivelihood.org/grameen_shakti.html
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Hot headlines
SOUTH AMERICA CHOKES AS AMAZON BURNS by Daniel Howden and Jules Steven in La Paz
Wildfires get away from ranchers trying to clear grazing land.
US ADDICTED TO DEBT by John F Ince
US dollar, economy, at risk for major crash.
THE HIDDEN MENACE OF MOBILE PHONES by Geoffrey Lean
Risks rise significantly after 10 years of cell phone use, despite official assurances that they are safe.
COLUMBUS AND OTHER CANNIBALS by Thom Hartmann
The course of New World imperialism began with European contact.
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SEE MAUDE BARLOW SPEAK by SG staff
Right Livelihood Award winner crossing Canada to promote new book.
Feedback from our readers
HIGH ROYALTIES A WIN-WIN FOR ALBERTANS by Larry MacKillop
Cutbacks in oil exploration might slow down the meltdown in the Arctic.
Humour
THE MISFORTUNE OF OTHERS from the Internet
Unkind judgment may offer unintended insight.
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