TOP STORIES
Misguided Medication
Federally sponsored research now indicates it's dangerous to many people, but fluoridation still gets the nod from WA officials
by Doug Collins
see related articles in HEALTH section
Drug-free zones fail to protect youth, worsen racial disparity
Key failures of drug-free zones
Movement to change ineffective laws finds growing support in WA and other states
two articles from the Justice Policy Institute
cartoon by John Jonik "War on Pot"
Vote-By-Mail: Expensive & Easier to Manipulate
opinion by Richard Borkowski
see related article in ELECTIONS section
FREE THOUGHTS
READER MAIL
Next stop, bus improvements; Bush on way out
cartoon by Tristan Hobson "State of Denial"
cartoon by David Logan "Republican Balloon"
Searching for Common Ground
by Todd Huffman, MD
ELECTIONS
Voter's Absentee Ballots Not Counted--Twice in Two Months!
by Doug Collins
Court Strikes Down WA Ex-con Poll Tax
from the ACLU of WA
cartoon by David Logan "Give me your tired..."
CONTACTS/ACTIVISM
NORTHWEST NEIGHBORS
contact list of subscribers who like to talk with you
DO SOMETHING! CALENDAR
Northwest activist events
WAR
Spying in Seattle
Surveillance and retaliation for the U.S. Navy
by Glen Milner
Questions in Iraq
opinion by Joseph Sonntag
Bush Seeks Funds for Laser Space Weapon
from Global Network
HEALTH
National Academy of Sciences: Fluoridation Can Be Unhealthy
No Milligrams are Good Milligrams
Oregon newspaper helps expose the risks
two articles by Robert Carton, PhD
cartoon by John Jonik "Parasito Insurance"
Fluoridation and Cancer
It's been known for a long time
from NY State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation
Toxic Flame Retardants Still Unregulated in WA
from WA Toxics Coalition
TRANSPORTATION
Wanna Faster Bus Ride?
Driver champions transit change
by Andrew Jeromsky
More Causes of Slow Busses
by Doug Collins
BOB'S RANDOM LEGAL WISDOM by Bob Anderton
WA Bike Laws: They may be different from what you think
ENVIRONMENT
UW Plagued by Biosafety Problems
from Labwatch Seattle
TRASH TALK by Dave & Lillian Brummet
Growing Green Kids
Extend the Life of Books & Magazines
RIGHT BRAIN
Tires
short story by Vincent Spada
"When Not in Victory"
"The Patient"
two poems by Raymond Cavanaugh
About Family:
"Uncle Teddy Pekrul"
"Family Portrait 1920"
"We Three"
three poems by Robert Pavlik
POLITICS
MEDIA BEAT by Norman Solomon
The Lobby and the Bulldozer: Mearsheimer, Walt, and Corrie
BOOK NOTICE: "What Democracy Looks Like"
New book argues that 1999 Seattle WTO protests were a cultural turning point
from the publisher
The Puzzle of Jack Abramoff and Quid Pro Quo
The basic problem with US politics is that it's a pyramid scheme
by Steven Hill
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