Friday, March 20

U.S. government needs to free Indian activist

Monday, 6/2/97 U.S. government needs to free Indian activist Despite discrepancies in FBI investigation and trial, Peltier remains behind bars June 1 marked the 20th anniversary of Leonard Peltier’s conviction for the murder of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge reservation. Read more...


Perhaps the kind judge will grant a delay

Friday, 5/30/97 Perhaps the kind judge will grant a delay JUDGEMENT: President Clinton finds a minute out of his busy schedule to request postponement By Maureen Dowd New York Times Dear Susan Webber Wright, Federal District Court, U.S. Read more...


Olympic gymnast Chow makes impact on all Americans

Friday, 5/30/97 Olympic gymnast Chow makes impact on all Americans HEROS: Athlete is role model for Asian-American community, inspires all with her diligence By Tedd Shum When you hear the names Michael Chang, Kristi Yamaguchi, Michelle Kwan and Amy Chow, what comes to your mind? Read more...



Falling up

Friday, 5/30/97 Falling up CHANGE: Hard to look beyond routine life, yet hope for the future perseveres "From the bottom, it (life) looks like a steep incline From the top, another downhill slope of mine But I know, the equilibrium’s there." – Faith No More When I was a seventh grader, I remember one particular occasion walking up a hill to the bus stop on a chilly morning. Read more...


Executions gaining favor

Thursday, 5/29/97 Executions gaining favor PUNISHMENT: Politician’s, population’s opposition to death penalty eroding By Marianne Means New York Times It has taken decades of moralistic hand-wringing, political posturing about getting tough on crime and judicial irritation with legal delays, for the death penalty to become a quietly accepted fact of national life. Read more...