On the clock
Last weekend, the Graduate Employees Organization voted to authorize a strike. This motion was approved by a vast majority of the organization, with 77 percent of members voting in favor of striking. March 15 is the date set to begin an open-ended strike should efforts to obtain a contract fail. Before going on strike, GEO plans to hold a one-day walkout on March 10 and a half-day walkout on March 11 as a last ditch attempt to force the University into a settlement.
Johnny come lately
On Nov. 23, 1998, the attorneys general of 46 states, five commonwealths and territories and the District of Columbia finally reached a settlement with tobacco manufacturers to receive compensation for costs the states incurred through medicaid in treating people suffering from conditions correlating with smoking. The deal was consummated with tobacco manufacturers Philip Morris Incorporated, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Lorillard Tobacco Company and the Liggett Group, together representing about 99 percent of the industry.
Detroit's revitalization should focus on city's character
Letters to the Editor
Chip Cullen: Grinding the Nib
02-26-99
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