The Christian Science Monitor back issues from October 2007:
The GM-UAW contract: pace car for the U.S.?(General Motors-United Automobile Workers)(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Detroit's autumn tradition of unveiling new car models has gone the way of fin wings and chrome grills. This fall, however, GM and the UAW did roll out a new model for the American economy. Their proposed contract signals a new urgency in the US to step up to global competitors. ...
Letters to the Editor.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Are hateful words and hateful actions similar? In response to Jonathan Zimmerman's Sept. 27 Opinion piece, "Hateful speech isn't hateful action," Mr. Zimmerman is correct. There is a vast difference between hateful words and hateful actions, and, in a democratic ...
Time to reassess investment risk.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Mark Trumbull Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor For investors, this summer put risk back on the radar screen. Stock markets witnessed some of the biggest one-day swings of the decade, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was hit with a roughly 10 percent ...
Mobile businesses bring the store to you.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Marilyn Gardner Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Whenever a sleek, white van pulls up in front of a large Cape in Wrentham, Mass., neighbors know that this is grooming day for the family's two dogs, Marley and Toy. The van tells the story: ...
A week's worth.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Robert Kilborn * That latest cut in federal interest rates helped the Dow Jones Industrial Average climb 0.6 percent last week - and 4 percent for September. * Squeezed by the high cost of borrowing and subprime mortgage foreclosures, Americans are using ...
Supply-siders take some lumps.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: David R. Francis columnist At his Sept. 21 press conference, President Bush declared himself a "supply-sider," that is, someone who stresses the ability of tax cuts to encourage people to produce more goods and services and use resources efficiently. The ...
Financial Q&A: academic studies mostly positive toward ethical investing.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: G. Jeffrey MacDonald Q: Do you know of any academic studies that look at the risk-adjusted returns for ethical investing options, as compared with market indices? R.H., via e-mail A: A few scholars have investigated this question along with the ...
Guiding Himalayan treks, Nepali woman scales mountains of social taboos.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jasmine Scott Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor Pokhara, Nepal -- Kamala Biswakarma wears the pants in her family. Literally. Saris or kurtas are usually standard wear for Nepali women, but Ms. Biswakarma, at 30, wears pants, a T-shirt, and hiking boots to ...
In the backyard shed, the perfume of possibility.(THE HOME FORUM)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Danny Heitman Although our 11-year-old daughter has grown fairly squeamish about anything that smells less refined than designer soap, she nevertheless concedes an abiding affection for the scent of our backyard shed. "I don't know why I like the smell of the ...
The true colors of bargain art.(THE HOME FORUM)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: C.L. Votaw I've discovered that a collection of paintings can warm up a home. There's something about original artwork that is lively and immediate, in a way that prints and replicas can never be. So when I began buying secondhand artwork, my home changed entirely. ...
Love's witnesses.(THE HOME FORUM)
Oct 01, 2007 ... My husband and I divorced shortly before he passed on suddenly. As a result, his entire estate - much larger than I had been led to believe when I'd accepted a preliminary settlement - was left in trust for our two little boys, to be handed over to them at age 21. Although there was some ...
A beacon of the Harlem Renaissance.(THE HOME FORUM)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: David Conrads Aaron Douglas's paintings and illustrations pulsate with the energy and optimism of the Harlem Renaissance, that extraordinary flowering of African-American culture that burst forth in New York in the 1920s and 1930s. While he was not the first black artist ...
West eyes China to influence Burma's junta.(WORLD)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Simon Montlake Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Bangkok -- Having violently suppressed last week's monk-led protests, Burma's military rulers are now trying to deflect international condemnation and calls for reform. How far they succeed in resisting while ...
In Greenland, potatoes thrive as seal hunting wanes.(WORLD)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Colin Woodard Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Qassiarsuk, Greenland -- In this village of 56 people in southern Greenland, history has come full circle. It was here, in about 985, that Erik the Red, leader of a medieval Norse colony, built his farm and ...
South Korea's Roh heads to Pyongyang to meet Kim.(South Korea President Roh Moo Hyun, North Korea leader Kim Jong II)(WORLD)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Donald Kirk Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Seoul, South Korea -- South Korea's President Roh Moo Hyun walks across the border into North Korea on Tuesday on a mission that analysts expect will be long on symbolism but short on deals - and is sure to ...
Ukraine's democracy is increasingly rare light in ex-Soviet bloc.(WORLD)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Fred Weir Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Kiev, Ukraine -- Some grumbled, but most Ukrainians went willingly to the polls Sunday to take part in a civic exercise that's become increasingly rare in most parts of the former Soviet Union - free, open, and ...
Reporters on the job.(WORLD)
Oct 01, 2007; ... * In the Footsteps of Erik the Red: When correspondent Colin Woodard arrived in Qassiarasuk, Greenland, last month he wasn't alone. The sheep-farming village of 56 was playing host to the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, spiritual leader of the world's 250 million ...
Roiled Pakistan prepares for vote.(WORLD)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Shahan Mufti and Mark Sappenfield Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor ISLAMABAD, Pakistan; and NEW DELHI -- This past weekend, Constitution Avenue, the major boulevard running through Islamabad, became a ...
Congo militia leader holds firm.(WORLD)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Scott Baldauf Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Kitchanga, Democratic Republic of CONGO -- The general walks into the hut, his boots freshly brushed, his green beret tilted just so, his silver-capped swagger stick tucked under his arm. He greets a group of ...
Women's World Cup: unexpected thrills.(WORLD)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Peter Ford For 90 minutes Sunday night, a 31,000 spectators at the Hongkou stadium here in Shanghai defied the accepted wisdom: They got excited about women's soccer. Germany's 2-0 victory over Brazil in the women's World Cup final proved a thrilling match to ...
A surprising side of slums.(OPINION)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Justin Moresco and Birte Scholz Accra, Ghana -- First-time visitors to slums are often shocked by their economic vibrancy. Outsiders expect helplessness, but what they find is promise. To understand this, we need only look at why people came to slums in the first place. ...
Tax funds for all religious schools?(OPINION)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Rondi Adamson Toronto -- As election issues go, few would seem less sexy than the issue of school funding. Yet in the Canadian province of Ontario, where an election will be held Oct. 10, the issue of public funding for religious schools, or "faith-based funding," is the ...
Why Bush resists child health bill.(USA)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Gail Russell Chaddock Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington -- President Bush heads into only the fourth veto of his presidency with most of America's health establishment and nearly two-thirds of the Congress arrayed against him. A ...
Many contestants in latest 'space race' to the moon.(USA)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor When the Soviet Union launched a basketball-size satellite 50 years ago this week, it touched off a race for space that became a hallmark of the cold war. It was a two-player game with high technological and ...
Too-close-to-call cases at Supreme Court.(USA)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Warren Richey Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington -- - It is called the Supreme Court, but this year in key cases the institution might just as well be called the supreme realm of Justice Anthony Kennedy. Such is the power of the centrist ...
Clean-air rule targets existing diesel-truck fleet.(USA)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Daniel B. Wood and Alison Tully Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor | Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor City of Commerce, Calif. -- A new air cleanup rule approved Sept. 27 promises faster replacement or retrofitting of the dirtiest trucks on the ...
Candidates bungle with bundlers.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Oct 02, 2007 ... In 2000, presidential candidate George W. Bush was a pioneer with his "pioneers" - fundraisers whose haul totaled $100,000 or more. Now Hillary Clinton has her army of "HillRaisers" and Rudy Giuliani his roster of "pitchers," "sluggers," and "captains." This fundraising trend poses a ...
Letters to the Editor.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Oct 02, 2007 ... S-CHIP: A would-be success story for social programs The Oct. 1 article "Why Bush resists child health bill" attempts to give a balanced overview of the issues surrounding the threatened presidential veto of the bill funding the S-CHIP program; however, it misses the primary reason for the ...
After 9/11, the 'comfort' of traditional roles.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)(Book review)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Chuck Leddy Susan Faludi's The Terror Dream is the most thought-provoking and eye-opening book yet about this nation's reaction to 9/11. While the conventional wisdom held that "everything changed" on that fateful morning, Faludi asserts that not much changed at all. ...
'Bridge of Sighs' stretches from Thomaston, N.Y., to Venice.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)(Book review)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Yvonne Zipp In the history of unfortunate monikers, Lou C. Lynch has suffered right up there with "A Boy Named Sue." Unlike the hero of the Johnny Cash song, Lucy, as he's been known since kindergarten, never quite learned how to brawl. He left that to his best friend, ...
Book bits.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)
Oct 02, 2007 ... How Starbucks Saved My Life Author: Michael Gates Gill Americans seem to love drinking coffee from paper cups almost as much as they love stories of redemption. So the true tale of an upper-class man hitting the skids only to discover how much he loves to serve coffee has all the elements ...
Exactly who was Alice B. Toklas?(FEATURES)(BOOKS)(Book review)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Marjorie Kehe Gertrude Stein is an anomaly as a writer: Just about everyone knows who she is (and can recite "A rose is a rose is a rose ..." at the mere mention of her name) but almost no one can fathom - or even read - her work. Her 900-some-page novel "The Making of ...
The unmaking of the cold war.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)(Book review)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Jonathan Rosenberg In November 1974, just before President Gerald Ford boarded Air Force One in the Soviet city of Vladivostok for the long flight back to Washington, he took off his Alaskan wolfskin coat and gave it to Leonid Brezhnev. As Ford recalled, the Russian ...
South Africa becomes a bouldering Mecca.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Stephanie Hanes Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Clanwilliam, South Africa -- The locals started noticing them about a decade ago - the groups of lean, suntanned men (sometimes women, too) with powerful forearms and callused fingers. They came from overseas ...
A way out of debt's grip.(THE HOME FORUM)
Oct 02, 2007 ... Who among us ordinary folk really wants to carry more debt? Most of us would rather steer our personal financial ship somewhere closer to calmer debt-free waters. But some hedge-fund managers, banks, and other financial market players have been doing just the opposite. Or, they were doing ...
An icy plunge into Walden Pond is a lesson in savoring nature.(THE HOME FORUM)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Tom O'Malley Henry David Thoreau went to Walden Pond in 1845 in order to "live deliberately." He became attuned to the natural cycles of nature and discovered the meaning and purpose of his life. Last summer, I went to Walden to go swimming with a friend - and in the ...
Her job is out of this world.(THE HOME FORUM)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Jessica Worful Did you ever wonder what it's like to work in space? Sunita Williams did, too. She grew up in the age of "The Jetsons," a futuristic cartoon about a family living in outer space. And in 1969, when she was 4 years old, she watched on TV as the first men to ...
U.S. takes Anbar model to Iraqi Shiites.(WORLD)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Gordon Lubold Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Forward Operating Base Iskan, Iraq -- The violence has dropped dramatically, say US commanders, in the towns surrounding this base in northern Babil Province, south of Baghdad. In May, four improvised explosive ...
U.S. steps up its military presence in Africa.(WORLD)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Scott Baldauf Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Johannesburg, South Africa -- When the Bush administration announced the creation of a new Africa Command within its military forces last February, many African diplomats were horrified. Some expressed fears ...
Reporters on the job.(WORLD)
Oct 02, 2007; ... * When in Doubt, Ask Your Wife: When one of the experts correspondent Simon Montlake was interviewing mentioned that New York University's Tisch School of the Arts was setting up a branch in Singapore, it didn't mean much to him - he's from Britain. But his wife, who lived in New York, ...
Struggle to unite Afghan tribes, one by one.(WORLD)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Shabak Valley, Afghanistan -- The land dispute had plagued two rival Afghan tribes for 70 years. Afghan military officers were to begin mediation efforts on a recent afternoon, to prevent further bloodshed. ...
Singapore officials envision 'Boston of the East'.(WORLD)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Simon Montlake Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Singapore -- If the planners of this orderly city-state had their way, it would become known as the "Boston of the East," a center of brainpower to match the brawn of Asia's manufacturers. Over the past ...
No more spin rooms? Say it ain't so!(OPINION)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Jerry Lanson Hanover, N.H. -- Just past the intersection of I-89 and Route 120, a few miles southeast of where the Democratic presidential candidates were gathering to debate last Wednesday night, someone had built a two-story-high tower of campaign posters promoting the ...
Why the Amish forgive so quickly.(OPINION)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Donald B. Kraybill Elizabethtown, Pa. -- ONE year ago today, a shooter entered a one-room Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pa., dismissed all but 10 girls, and fired at them execution-style, killing five before shooting himself. Within hours, the Amish community forgave the ...
Win a debate date with ... Bill Clinton?(USA)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Linda Feldmann Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington -- The subject line on the e-mail from Bill Clinton was enough to grab the attention even of a political reporter with an overflowing inbox: "You, me, a TV and a bowl of chips." The deal was, ...
For U.S. workers, anxious times.(USA)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Mark Trumbull Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor A landmark labor contract reached last week carries a message that goes beyond Detroit and its struggling carmakers: From healthcare costs to global competition, American workers are looking for new answers, not ...
Court looks again at sentencing laws.(USA)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Warren Richey Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington -- The US Supreme Court takes up a case on Tuesday touching on a longstanding controversy over crack-cocaine sentences, amid continued confusion among federal judges over how to apply federal ...
New math for utilities: sell less, make more.(USA)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Mark Clayton Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor In Idaho's Snake River Valley, where potato farmers depend on electric pumps to water their crops, the state's largest power company hopes to stand tradition on its head and profit by selling farmers less, not ...
When water goes missing, who you gonna call?(USA)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Patrik Jonsson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Morrow, Ga. -- The creek was there for as long as anyone in this leafy Clayton County suburb could remember. A real estate listing even advertised the charms of its trilling flow. Recently, sophisticated ...
The nettlesome Net.(EDITORIAL)(use of internet)(Editorial)
Oct 03, 2007 ... Burma's uprising was crushed last week with both bullets and shears. The junta first cut phone lines to keep protesters from organizing. Then it hit Internet servers to block images and reports of its brutality from reaching the world. Such a crackdown on communications was easy in Burma ...
Letters to the Editor.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Oct 03, 2007 ... Young Americans at war vs. insuring US kids In response to the Oct. 1 article, "Why Bush resists child health bill": It's incredibly sad and strange that this administration is so eager and willing to send our young people off to fight and die in another country's war, but unwilling to ...
This fall, prepare your spring garden.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Oct 03, 2007; ... Byline: Michael Leach Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Dormant furnaces rumble into life. Icy dew drenches lawns. Plump pumpkins grace doorways. The season to imagine the glories of spring - most particularly bulbs - is here. For centuries spring-blooming bulbs ...
Ikebana with a samurai swagger.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)(Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Chrysanthemum)(Interview)
Oct 03, 2007; ... Byline: April Austin Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Japanese designer Tetsunori Kawana travels across artistic disciplines as easily as he does the borders of countries. His work embraces flower arranging, sculpture, stage design, and installation art, using ...
Prince Charles opens the gates to his organic gardens.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)(Elements of Organic Gardening)(Book review)
Oct 03, 2007; ... Byline: Judy Lowe Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor It's true that the Prince of Wales has long been known for his advocacy of organic farming and gardening. Still, it's difficult to imagine him picking hornworms off tomato vines or turning the compost pile at one of ...
Red Sox rookie brings lightning feet to the diamond.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)(Ellsbury, Jacoby)
Oct 03, 2007; ... Byline: Christopher Hartman Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Boston -- It was the first inning of an important game between Oregon State University and arch-rival Stanford University. Jacoby Ellsbury was prowling right field for the Oregon State Beavers. Suddenly, ...
When I was wronged, embarrassed, and hurt.(THE HOME FORUM)
Oct 03, 2007 ... It was a normal workday until I crossed someone accidentally. Suddenly I found myself in what felt like a maelstrom of vicious anger, misunderstanding, and hurt as he lashed out at me publicly and vociferously. I was so upset, it was hard to pray, but one perfect thought came to me, which ...
Beguiled by a British 'pudding'.(THE HOME FORUM)(Recipe)
Oct 03, 2007; ... Byline: Gail Jokerst When it comes to desserts, the British have made a fine art of bestowing intriguing names on their favorite sweets. They have clootie dumplings and black bun, as well as trifle and spotted dog. But of all the dessert names I saw during a trip to Britain, it ...
Are U.S. and Iran headed for war?(WORLD)
Oct 03, 2007; ... Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Istanbul, Turkey -- The drumbeat may sound like a march to conflict between the United States and Iran: * US commanders are building a small forward base in Iraq - Combat Outpost Shocker, just miles from ...
How Tuaregs, Hausas are avoiding another Darfur.(WORLD)(Darfur conflict)
Oct 03, 2007; ... Byline: Tristan McConnell Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Kup-Kup, Niger -- On the southern fringe of the Sahara Desert herders and farmers with a bitter history of fighting over dwindling resources are now working together to stop a common enemy: the desert's ...
Putin plan: more democratic?(WORLD)(Vladimir Putin)
Oct 03, 2007; ... Byline: Fred Weir Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Moscow -- Not unlike Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf or Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, Russian president Vladimir Putin seems intent on extending his supreme power, even if his constitutional welcome is wearing thin. Mr ....
Reporters on the Job.(WORLD)(Brief article)
Oct 03, 2007; ... * Tuareg Tea Ceremony: While reporting today's story in southern Niger, correspondent Tristan McConnell spoke with Tuareg nomads and Hausa farmers, tribal foes who are now working to hold back the desert (see story). They live in the harsh climatic conditions of the edge of the Sahara ....
Syria still weighs retaliation for Israeli raid.(WORLD)
Oct 03, 2007; ... Byline: Hugh Naylor Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Damascus, Syria -- It's been nearly a month since the predawn Israeli airstrike on northern Syria. And still no retaliation from Damascus. However, President Bashar al-Assad, who claims Israeli jets hit an ...
Bush's good idea on global warming.(OPINION)(George W. Bush)(Editorial)
Oct 03, 2007; ... Byline: Helena Cobban Washington -- Imagine this: The Republican governor of a large, trendsetting state works with leaders of his state legislature from both parties to enact groundbreaking legislation that requires private corporations and others operating in the state to meet ...
More questions on Blackwater.(USA)
Oct 03, 2007; ... Byline: Peter Grier Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington -- New revelations about shootings in Iraq involving the security contractor Blackwater USA have intensified debate in Washington about the wisdom of the US government's reliance on private firms to ...
Rudolph Giuliani: faith in work, God, and himself.(USA)(Interview)
Oct 03, 2007; ... Byline: Alexandra Marks Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor New York -- Minutes before the South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed into a roar of white dust and debris, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani caught a glimpse of the Fire Department's chaplain, Father Mychal ...