Wednesday, November 11, 1998 Muslims, Islam under attack in terrorist movie ‘The Siege’ MOVIE: Hollywood inflicts pejorative view of group on susceptible audiences By Salar Rizvi The headlines read "Crafting a ‘Siege’ Mentality" as the faces of Denzel Washington, Annette Bening and Tony Shahloub stare aghast at the machinations of some would-be terrorist. Read more...

Wednesday, November 11, 1998 Society imposes femininity on women WOMEN: Standards of beauty, self-esteem mask individual value, strength By Debrah Shurman This submission is in response to Catie Bailard’s column titled "Sugar ‘n’ Spice as effective as feminism" (Viewpoint Nov. Read more...

Tuesday, November 10, 1998 Leave senses in Las Vegas THOUGHT: Take a vacation from responsibility with overload of sight, sound, smell, sin Being in Las Vegas is such a trip. Read more...

Tuesday, November 10, 1998 Punish hate crimes with more time CRIMES: Perpetrators of actions motivated by racial, sexual bias should face harsher penalties By Adrian Haymond I read with interest the article "Punishment fits crime, not cause" by Matthew Gever (Viewpoint, Nov. Read more...

Tuesday, November 10, 1998 Sever penchant for racist death penalty DEATH: Join working class in fight to free activist Jamal from capitalist legal system By Michelle Oberman The vindictive, racist frame-up of Mumia Abu-Jamal now places his life directly in the scales of justice as the state’s executioners prepare their machinery of death. Read more...

Tuesday, November 10, 1998 Thumbs up / thumbs down Topless law unnecessary on ballot Thumbs down to a Maine ordinance, which, if it had passed, would have punished women for displaying their breasts in public. Read more...

Monday, November 9, 1998 Election should be viewed as wake-up call, not defeat CONGRESS: Republicans must consider platform, choose better leadership By Martin Chippas As is the case in every election, no sooner do the poll returns come in the pundits begin spinning the outcome. Read more...