Cheap Labor, Cheap Lives? In the Mexican town of Cananea, the mining company that runs the place can do what it wants-and the struggling citizens be damned. Tim Vanderpool and Darrin Mortenson Mailbag Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans. Fantasy Fatheads Garth Brooks turns in his tight Wranglers for a tight, double-knit Padres uniform. Jeff Smith The Skinny More on bazillionaire visual polluter Karl Eller's disgraceful end run around Tucson voters...Is Corporation Commissioner Tony West about to get the boot? We can only hope...The Waffleman salivates...And more! Dome And Dumber Statehouse visionaries are determined to drag us screaming into the millennium with a bumper crop of bad legislation. Tim Vanderpool Park Pro On The Go Pima County Parks and Recreation Director Dan Felix takes a bigger job for more money with the City of Tucson--the sordid details on a local historical first. Chris Limberis Can Desert Rivers Make A Comeback? The American Society of Environmental History conference, titled Environmental History Across Boundaries, ponders topics from land policy in Tanzania to forest management in Four Corners. Margaret Regan Talk Back Miffed at Smith? Scratch your chinny at The Skinny? Don't let things fester--get them off your chest here. This Modern World An off-site link to Tom Tomorrow's fabulous political cartoon. Jim Hightower An off-site link to the home page of Jim Hightower, whose populist musings often appear in the Weekly. Desert Links DesertNet's collection of some of the Southwest's best websites and resources. Government Education and Reference News and Media

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