Opposing Views

Forum Articles (The Daily Barometer)

16 May 2008

Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2008: wear sunscreen. If we could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. Baz Luhrmann was just as right in his 1999 Top 40 hit as he is today (although this year the good weather came later than usual).

Granite City group delivers letters opposing Wal-Mart (Granite City Press-Record)

16 May 2008

Members of Granite City First, a group that opposes the expansion of Granite City Wal-Mart, delivered their message of opposition Thursday afternoon at City Hall with a little more than 3,000 letters from residents, union officials and workers who would like to see Wal-Mart move out of town, let alone expand. One of the members, Ron Trimmer, chairman of United Organization of Metro East, an ...

Govt, NDF hold informal peace talks in Norway (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)

16 May 2008

OSLO - The Philippine government and the rebel National Democratic Front met in Norway for informal peace talks on May 13-15, the first such meeting in almost three years, Norwegian diplomats said on Thursday.