Students chant 'white power' during Class

Is this the part of a growing backlash against Latinos? It may be a sad reality of things to come."BROOMFIELD – It started with a simple question and ended with students chanting "white power" in a...

Car carrying four men speeds past Customs entry in Port Angeles

"Car carrying four men speeds past Customs entry in Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES - A car carrying four men reportedly sped through the U.S. Customs port of entry off the ferry from Victoria on Wednesday night. The Port Angeles Police Department received a...

Vancouver, BC, Man killed by police, Mentally ill

This is an update to the original story Police Shoot Man Dead during arrest. Though, Mentally ill, Paul Boyd seemed to have the mental faculties to get help and or take his medication, his failure to do so ending...

Update: Friends identify man shot by Vancouver police

This news has not been made official by Police, but by the slain man's friends.August 22, 2007 Update on Paul Boyd, go to Story "Paul Boyd + Mental Illness+ Police= Tragedy""A group of friends who gathered at a...

Vancouver City Hall: Churches No Place For Poor

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe not in my backyard syndrome is alive and well amongst residents of a small Vancouver neighbourhood near City Hall, some displeased residents one can only assume work...

Brooklyn street proves yes, we all can get along

"NEW YORK — What is it about Coney Island Avenue? That's what Brooklyn College sociologist Jerry Krase wonders as he rides the B68 bus along this 5-mile commercial strip, which is populated at various stops by pockets of West Indians, Latinos, Pakistanis, Indians, Orthodox...

Why Does It Take So Long To Get Anything Built?

"The first phase of the Second Avenue subway is a tenth the size of the original IRT in track length and has three stations as opposed to 28. Yet it will take six years to complete as opposed to four for the much larger IRT. Why is this? "Truth be told we could build faster...

Carnegie Hall Boots Remaining Tenants

Pretty sad story here (and indicative of what Manhattan's turning into -- a dorm for young rich people). The legendary Carnegie Hall concert venue is booting its few remaining tenants, most of whom are the quirky...

Elizabeth Edwards on Issues

"Elizabeth Edwards on Issues from Down the Avenue.com Elizabeth Edwards did the final keynote at BlogHer in Chicago tonight. She addresses the BlogHer crowd about John Edward's stance on women's issues leading up to the 2008 presidential election. Following a recent battle...

Elaborate Hindu temple opens its door to public

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Temple will certainly be a sight to behold and a testament to Ancient Indian craftsmenship. Not only will it be the pride and joy of...

NIxon Just Wanted to Be Loved

Richard Nixon really understood the concept of branding a presidency, but he was never quite able to bring that idea into practice. Instead, he'd just grumble into his dictabelt whilst wondering why the nation...

Reclaiming Cape Town's Streets, at Least in Name

"Cape Town's renaming panel has recommended that slain musician Taliep Petersen be remembered in a street name, and that a clutch of apartheid-era prime ministers drop off the map. A total of 46 changes suggested...

Gay Pride Rocks Sao Paulo

How big is gay pride in Sao Paulo, Brazil? Big. Very, very big. According to organizers, it's the largest such parade ever."More than 1 million people packed the streets of Sao Paulo for what organizers said was...

London's Historic Views 'Under Threat'

One of the best views in London is to be minimized in a bid to build more skyscrapers, create more traffic, more pollution, and collect more council tax. "Through the carefully trimmed foliage, St Paul's majestic dome appears no larger than a thumbnail. Seen from 10 miles...

Apple Store Bans MySpace

The multimedia capabilities of the Mac have proven a little too easy: people have been coming into Apple Stores solely to surf MySpace and upload media created on demo macs. In response, Apple has blocked access...

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