August 23, 2007 — Vol. 43, No. 2

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Kiddie Carnival

Eleven-year-old J.D. Niles, dressed as an Amazonian medicine man complete with plastic skulls and lion heads, competes for the King award in this year’s Kiddie Carnival
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A year later, still no teeth for Hub cop review

Dan Devine

It’s been 364 days since Mayor Thomas M. Menino first announced his plans for a three-member civilian board to review allegations of misconduct by members of the Boston Police Department (BPD). One year later, the panel is finally open for business. That much is known.

What is not known, however, could fill a warehouse. Full Story


BU geologist El-Baz digs deeper into Darfur conflict

David Cogger

It’s unusual for geologists to have an impact on an international crisis. But then again, Farouk El-Baz is not your usual geologist.

El-Baz is a professor at Boston University and the director of its Center for Remote Sensing, where the latest in satellite and radar imagery is being used to map and classify earth, lunar and Martian surfaces. Full story

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September 13, 2007
DIVERSITY TODAY
CAREER EXPLOSION
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EDITORIAL

Out of control

A tarnished reputation


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OPINION

The mark of Karl Rove

—Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.


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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Questions aside, Barack’s heritage a source of strength

— Sal Giarratani
North Quincy


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NEWS DIGEST

U.N. to plan possible Somalia mission

• Conn. Appellate Court nominee’s comments raise questions of racism

• Miss. Supreme Court upholds dismissal of 1960 conviction of black veteran

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CITY NOTES

• MIT professor resigns to protest colleague’s tenure denial

• Sheriff Cabral, leading Mass. legislators endorse Hillary Clinton

•State Dept. of Public Health devotes $600K in anti-crime funding to hospitals across Mass.


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