Issues / 2000 / Apr 13
No excuses for latecomers to the concert calendar.
Classical In the last few weeks, one area presenter scheduled events directly opposite concerts announced nearly a year ago by two veteran presenters. In both cases, these conflicting events took place within a short distance ...
by Gabriel Roth
PROJECT CENSORED The American Cancer Society is the world''s largest secular charity. It takes in hundreds of millions of dollars a year from ordinary Americans who hope their donations will help fight cancer. Some 60 ...
It's been a rough week... but it doesn't have to stay that way. Check out John Cowan and Kathleen Cairns.
What''s Up, Chuck? The stock market''s skydiving, your 401K is in the toilet... and you just had to file taxes. It''s not an easy week to get happy. But I have a couple suggestions for ...
Relief is coming to Highway 68, but it may only be temporary.
Traffic If you''re one of the 127 motorists who''ve been involved in a rear-end collision on Highway 68 between November 1995 and October 1998, you don''t need to be told what a dangerous mess traffic ...
Squid Fry
Last summer, my neighbor wanted me to trim my backyard eucalyptus trees. I told him in no uncertain terms that there was no way I was gonna trim those trees ''cuz instead of looking at ...
Street Talk
W hat do local residents have to say about the current wave of violence? Do we stay indoors for fear of getting caught in the crossfire, or do we take our chances on the streets? ...
Your Letters
Water Alternatives I have heard so much about the water shortage that I'd like to encourage people to support efforts to: (1) Deregulate the pricing of water. If the price of water corresponded to its ...
From The Editorial Desk
Project Censored reveals the stories that should have been on the front pages in 1999. The stock market is soaring. The Internet is delivering ever more consumer goods to your doorstep. The United States and ...
Artifacts
Curtain Call Citing high overhead costs and inconsistent audience size, Unicorn Theatre co-founder Carey Crockett has announced he is abandoning The Hoffman Playhouse and taking his theatre company to new locales. So, while The Hoffman ...
About Project Censored
There are no government overseers in the editorial offices of the daily papers, blacking out sensitive facts. Censorship in the mainstream media, say Project Censored's founders, operates on a more insidious level. Hard-hitting stories don't ...
Any way you slice it, genetic food modification is here to stay.
So, what''s in that tomato you''re eating? Did you ever think that you would live long enough to call that slice of tomato you slapped on your cheese sandwich a kissing cousin of the Arctic ...
James Toback's Black and White plays fast and loose with reality while exploring New York culture.
Ever since his 1978 debut film, Fingers, James Toback (Two Girls and a Guy, The Pick-up Artist) has been playing fast and loose with the rules. His new film, Black and White, is a fascinating, ...
The Monterey Music Scene does it to us once again.
Rock Last week''s hailstorm of free entertainment has left its dark blights upon us all. The artistic and musical energy of the performances was enhanced by the good nature of the crowds. Now how, oh ...
by Gabriel Roth
PROJECT CENSORED "Absolutely we''re going to fight in space," says Gen. Joseph Ashy, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Space Command. "It''s politically sensitive, but it''s going to happen." "Politically sensitive" may be understating the case. Deploying ...
by Gabriel Roth
PROJECT CENSORED International news coverage has almost vanished from America''s mainstream daily newspapers. Well-respected regional papers that once prided themselves on their foreign coverage are closing bureaus. The Associated Press continues to send out stories ...
Walt deFaria and Dance Kids keep the spirit of local children's theater burning bright.
The power is in the word. And the word is Magic! It is a word that conjures different meanings for different people: but for Walt deFaria, author and producer of Dance Kids'' newest original musical ...
by Gabriel Roth
PROJECT CENSORED The Turkish government''s campaign of repression against ethnic Kurds has continued since the Turkish Republic was founded in 1923. Fifteen years ago, though, the civil war escalated, thanks to generous donations of weaponry ...
Pacific Grove cleans up its act, but residents play a part in preventing sewage spills, too.
Sewage Spills "For the past few months, my life has been in the sewer," puns Pacific Grove Works Public Director Steve Leiker, a wry smile slowly crossing his face. Indeed, Leiker, his staff, and the ...
by Gabriel Roth
PROJECT CENSORED On the morning of June 3, 1997, in the Indian fishing village of Veldur, police broke down the door of Sadhana Bhalekar''s house, dragged her naked from her bath, beat her in the ...
by Gabriel Roth
PROJECT CENSORED The women who work at the Lion Apparel factory in Beattyville, Ky., work long, grueling days for minimum wage. All day they breathe formaldehyde fumes, a suspected carcinogen. In the winter, they freeze; ...
