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June 12, 2001
Editorials
AIDS making a comeback
The red lights are flashing, and the death toll is rising. Yet 20 years after AIDS first manifested itself in the United States as a nameless, faceless killer, many in the communities most devastated by the disease don't seem to believe anymore that the virus is still deadly. New numbers released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that HIV infection rates among gay, bisexual and black men are once again on the rise. The increase is especially scary among African-Americans.
Vision for Pinellas
Imagine the year is 2010 and you are a new visitor to Pinellas County. You find a densely populated place that is, nonetheless, remarkably livable. Blessed with superlative beaches, the county is a tourist's delight but not only for its natural bounty. From Tarpon Springs to St. Petersburg, cultural activities nurture the mind and celebrate the arts and history. Getting from place to place is a breeze, with beautifully landscaped, limited-access highways and a monorail that links the county's 24 cities, which have acted in concert for the greater good.
Guided by fairness
Bernice Bowen became a convenient scapegoat for Hank Earl Carr's heinous crimes, but an appeals court distinguished justice from vengeance.
Letters
For peace, Israel should end the occupation
On June 5, the Times published an editorial with the headline Last chance for Arafat, to which my only reaction was shock and dismay. It simply boggles the mind how such a responsible news outlet can misrepresent an entire conflict by choosing to ignore reality. Unfortunately, this has become characteristic of much of the American media, calling into question what conflict it is actually watching.
Perspective
Taking jobs, alienating customers
For weeks Americans have been told that the outsourcing of high-tech jobs is good for our economy. So said Greg Mankiw, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers in a recent report signed by President Bush. So, too, writes Thomas Friedman of the New York Times in articles praising the rise of call centers in India used for everything from making airline reservations and reading medical X-ray films to providing tech support for American computer firms.
Philip Gailey: Democrats fall off campaign finance reform wagon
Well, what do you know. Soft money is back, and it's making hypocrites of all those Democrats who fervently championed the McCain-Feingold campaign reform law, not to mention those Republicans who objected to the law's restrictions on issue advocacy.
Bill Maxwell: Who is for the farm worker?
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is touting legislation to improve the lives of Florida's 300,000-plus farm workers, who endure institutional and systemic injustices each day in our fields and groves and their personal lives.
Robyn E. Blumner: For some defendants, an American gulag
In Bernard Malamud's masterpiece The Fixer, inmate Yakov Bok was subjected to psychological torture in a Soviet gulag through the humiliations of constant shackling and repeated strip searches.
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