Javier Sierra: A Toxic Lesson
Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:07:58 -0700
The jingling gets louder and louder as you approach any of the four petrochemical plants that surround Cesar Chavez High School . When you arrive at any of them, you realize the jingling comes from the hundreds of aluminum tags attached to the maze of pipes making up the facilities. But this music is deadly. Each tag marks a leak of some of the most toxic substances known. Also, the closer we get to the plants, the more unbearable the stench of rotten eggs caused by the emissions becomes.
New Battle Lines on Gay Marriage
Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:25:49 -0700
(Photo: Eric Jamison/Associated Press)Miss California Carrie Prejean, left, answering a question about same-sex marriage during the Miss USA Pageant.In the days since Carrie Prejean — Miss California USA — told a national pageant audience that she opposed gay marriage, debate has raged on several fronts. Is it significant that the executive director of the Miss California USA pageant was quick to disavow her views? And what about the accusations of intolerance on both sides? We asked several ad
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