Month October 2003

Supreme Court clears way for…

Supreme Court clears way for medical pot The U.S. Supreme Court handed a major victory Tuesday to the nine states that allow the medical use of marijuana, refusing to let the federal government punish doctors for recommending pot to their…

Why is this a good…

Why is this a good idea? Foetus with three parents createdA controversial IVF technique could see babies being born with three parents, scientists have suggested.

Oink, oink, oink. Grocery chain…

Oink, oink, oink. Grocery chain CEO  compensations These are the CEOs who are whining that $17 an hour is just too much to pay their workers. Albertson’sLawrence Johnston, CEO of Albertson’s, makes 12.22 million a year.  That works out to…

In Los Angeles, the workers…

In Los Angeles, the workers are restless L.A. grocery strike joined by transportation strikeThe 70,000 grocery workers now on strike in southern California were joined at midnight Monday by Metropolitan Transit Authority workers. The mechanics union is striking and workers will…