Murder in Oaxaca
We know who murdered independent journalist Brad Will. why are his killers still free?
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Murder in Oaxaca — We know who murdered independent journalist Brad Will. Why are his killers still
John Ross, a former resident of Arcata, has been the Mexico City correspondent for the San Francisco Bay Guardian for 22 years. He is the author of eight books on Mexican politics and has lectured extensively on Latin America on college campuses from Harvard to UC Berkeley. His book Murdered By Capitalism takes its title…
The Last Brenda & Libby Show
“My goal is to make my etchings colorful using only black and white.” I never knew Brenda Tuxford, the woman who said that about her art. I knew of her, but by the time I arrived she was already working primarily behind the scenes, so I didn’t get a chance to meet her before her…
Tricky machines
We carry no brief for Diebold, Inc., so we weren’t saddened to hear about California Secretary of State Debra Bowen’s weekend massacre, in which the company’s touch-screen voting boxes, along with those made by competitors, were decertified for use in the upcoming presidential primary (Feb. 5) and beyond. Bowen immediately recertified the machines, but she…
What’s it all about, Alfie?
In June the North Coast Journalwas accepted as a member of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN), a group of 130-plus newspapers reaching “more than 25 million young, educated, active and influential adults in the U.S. and Canada,” according to the AAN website. “To meet the association’s rigorous membership standards, newspapers must demonstrate that they…
Mala Fortuna — What happened to Mex City Auto Detailing?
Fortuna doesn’t always live up to its nickname, “The Friendly City.” In part, that’s because of the way some Fortunans seem to be reacting to demographic upheaval in the area, as the local Latino population balloons. And though many are happy about the city’s changing dynamic, some find it difficult to accept the transformation. One…
Gainfully employed
UB40 Back in the days when my main income came from restaurant work, the sound system of choice in the kitchen was a food-encrusted boombox, typically with auto-reverse so the music would play on when things got going and the stoned dishwasher’s attention was elsewhere. I turned one such dishy into a reggae fan starting…
Panzanella — A father’s recipe for stale bread
In previous articles for the Journal I talked about my mother through her recipes. There is more to come from that quarter, but today I would like to introduce you to my father. He was born in the small village of Poggio Catino, located less than 40 miles north of Rome in a region called…
Dumb Samberg, smart Bourne
Previews It’s the biggest opening weekend in months, and our own Charlie Myers has successfully ducked the onslaught by scampering away to Maryland. You’re stuck with an amateur’s picks of the flicks. In ascending order of importance: *Skinwalkers* . The publicity says that "Two sects of werewolves battle one another for control of a half-human/half-werewolf…
Green team — How backyard gardeners can transform a neighborhood
Last Friday, I got a plane and flew to Buffalo, N.Y., to meet a group of women I met on the Internet. We’ve all been blogging together (at www.GardenRant.com) for over a year, but this was our first time to meet in person. I’m the only West Coast gardener in the group. One of us…
