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Kiss of the Cyber Web

Welcome to electronic communications--a genderless, colorless world that's as irresistible as it is inhuman.

"I want a new drug," Huey Lewis crooned, and faster than you could type "Eureka," we got one. At this moment, it's estimated that more than 30 million of us are joined in electronic communion--although ...

Issues / 1995 / Jul 13

Speeding onto the Infobahn

Monterey Bay enters the technological age with a high-speed, cutting-edge computer network.

Silicon Valley has long been trumpeted as the leader of the technology revolution; high-tech has become virtually synonymous with Silicon Valley. But soon, some high-speed, cutting-edge telecommunications fiber optics being installed throughout the Monterey Bay ...

Zoning Laws in Cyberspace

The limits that Congress is contemplating on telecommunications could bring civil rights to a halt.

There are, as yet, no zonings laws in cyberspace. You can hang a garish neon sign and set up shop practically anywhere you like on the information frontier, and there isn't much anyone can do ...

Guests of Honor?

A "guest labor" proposal being discussed by growers stirs controversy in the industry.

A proposal being discussed by state growers to set up a guest worker program for farm laborers has brought back bad memories among some workers who recall the last time such a program existed. As ...

News Briefs: Beer Bust

Beer Bust

School's out and drinking is in, which is why area police departments have announced plans to continue a program to crack down on the illegal sale of alcohol to minors. Working in conjunction with the ...