This week we’re talking about Arcata’s Measure M, which adds an Earth flag atop the national flag. But does the environmental gesture conflict with state and federal law? We’ve also got two local theatre productions, Radium Girls and Sister Act up for review. And if you’re craving pizza, we’ve got the story on Detroit and […]
Radium Girls
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Radium Girls Make Their Case
The first decades of the American 20th century were filled with contradiction. In some rural corners, medicine shows hawked cold remedies that were a quarter alcohol and hair tonics that contained frightening levels of lead. Meanwhile, the U.S. at large was in thrall to the burgeoning scientific breakthroughs at the tail end of the industrial […]