Daily Archives: March 5, 2006
Chickens Across America Getting Nervous
PHILADELPHIA — From his poultry shop in Philadelphia’s low-income Kensington neighborhood, Tony Tranh sells about 300 live birds each week, mainly to poor Asian and Hispanic immigrants. He used to sell 600 live chickens, guinea hens, ducks, and pigeons a … Continue reading
Sam Allis Gets It – Sorta
Today’s Sam Allis column in the Globe opens with a maudlin and meandering discourse on the changing meaning of the word "neighborhood". Finally, by the seventh paragraph, he gets to the point: Which brings me to a meeting of a … Continue reading
“Miracle Brigade” Saving Face in Iraq
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday that the Pentagon is reviewing its practice of paying to plant stories in the Iraqi news media, withdrawing his earlier claim that it had been stopped. Rumsfeld told reporters he was … Continue reading