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Category Archives: Cities
The new racists
(March 21, 1996) When Arthur Kornberg applied to medical schools across the continent in 1937, he was dismayed to find most doors closed to him. Although he was poor, it wasn’t lack of money that held him back, nor was it lack of ability. Continue reading
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The destiny of sex
(March 21, 1996) At 8 p.m. on a Wednesday evening, the second floor bar at the Imperial Pub is buzzing with expectancy, though as far as I can see, nothing in particular is about to happen. It’s business as usual, my daughter says. Continue reading
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On the street where you park
(December 21, 1995) Privatizing residential street parking will keep the lilacs blooming, the larks singing and the pavement to a minimum. Continue reading
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Enabling the disabled
(December 21, 1988) When you look up social entrepreneur in the dictionary, it should read: Al Etmanski, executive director of the Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN) in Vancouver. How else to describe someone who has helped develop a way of saving disabled people such as Peggy and John from the isolation of government institutions? Continue reading
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Urban Renaissance Institute 