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Actually this article is from 2 years ago. I just posted it as another disturbing FYI. I would hope the alphabets know about it by now. If they don't, we're in more trouble than I thought :-).

I'll keep a closer eye on the news in The Tico Times for more current events. My cousin owns the newspaper now and it has more "tourist/travel" news than it used to. When my uncle was alive and running the newspaper it was an excellent source of "hard" news from Central/S.America. He kept me up to date with a subscription. Even though it would arrive in my mail a week after publication (coming from Costa Rica) during the Iran/Contra years I would get news on that whole affair that would never make the America press; or it would be in the T.T. weeks before it would hit the American newspapers.

4,444 posted on 04/22/2004 9:34:59 AM PDT by Oorang (There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness.")

Bingo. I find that by watching the Mexican and Canadian news I've learned a lot more than our media reports here. The videotaping and photography tends to be better as well. We are Pablum fed by our media - that's why we're all here at FR.

4,473 posted on 04/22/2004 12:46:57 PM PDT by MamaDearest (One of our basic freedoms is the freedom of religion - for which we thank God!!)

4,505 posted on 04/22/2004 4:33:26 PM PDT by JustPiper (What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork)

Haven't heard from you for awhile. Hope you and your sister are doing alright.

4,510 posted on 04/22/2004 4:49:51 PM PDT by Oorang (There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness.")

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