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Complaints lead doctors to dead ends
By Marshall Allen
The desperate plea from the foreign doctor in Florida stands in stark contrast to the bureaucratic reply.
SIGHT UNSEEN: Our favorite photos that didn't run this year
These photographic orphans are some that I have taken on other assignments but were never meant to be published. Sometimes an image presents itself and I shoot it. I look at the preview on the back of the camera and maybe pull it up full-size on my laptop later.
Divisive issues call for listening, learning
Eric Glyman
Should there be a path to citizenship for illegal aliens, or should they all be deported? Should we continue the war in Iraq? Are we prepared for another terrorist attack?"Of course, yes! I guess Maybe I'm not sure
Doctors exploited; patients suffer, too
By Marshall Allen
Foreign doctors who are being exploited by their employers find solace and advice in online forums. Here are some of their comments from September 2006, posted at boards.immigrationportal.com.
Complaints lead doctors to dead ends
By Marshall Allen
The desperate plea from the foreign doctor in Florida stands in stark contrast to the bureaucratic reply.
Letter: University pay scale seems out of whack
As a taxpayer I found the information contained in Ms. Hsu's articles very alarming. Who is minding the store? Apparently, Regent Steve Sisolak feels the Nevada university system is paying too much for its presidents.
Letter: English proficiency essential for future
The principal is clearly trying to assist these kids. Their careers and financial futures in our English-speaking business culture will be deeply affected by their ability to speak, read and write in English.
Editorial: Focus on Afghanistan
They understood their majority was razor thin, but in the early weeks of their leadership they believed many Republicans would honor the country's majority opinion on Iraq, as expressed by the November 2006 elections.
Week in Review: Washington, D.C.
By Lisa Mascaro
WASHINGTON - Rep. Shelley Berkley is among Congress' most hawkish Democrats when it comes to the nation's foreign policy on Iran.
Editorial: Constitutional fight
Such sessions are typically rare, but they are becoming more common as President Bush skips Senate approval to make key appointments.
Jack Sheehan talks to two women who left the sex trade and now target it with Christianity
By Jack Sheehan
These two women have come full circle in their lives through troubled youths, abuse, alcohol and drug issues, and even the dark alley of top-dollar prostitution, to a place where today both live on modest incomes and have devoted their lives to telling people that Jesus loves them.
Gibbons' first year: A bumpy solo ride
By David McGrath Schwartz
Budget
Letter: Put waterboarding 'torture' in perspective
Just this week U.S. soldiers discovered a torture chamber in Iraq with swords still covered in blood, a steel bed still hooked up to a battery for electric shocks, and blood-splattered walls. Outside were mass graves with 26 bodies, all tortured at the hands of al-Qaida.
Editorial: Blocking progress
The AMT, as it is known, was designed in 1969 to make sure the wealthiest Americans paid income tax. Because it was never indexed for inflation, it now reaches into the upper ranks of the middle class, affecting about 23 million people.
Jeff Simpson looks at some likely Christmas wishes
North Pole postal inspectors can rest easy - I haven't intercepted letters to Santa Claus.
Union takes caucus down to the wire
Michael J. Mishak
With the Nevada presidential caucus less than a month away, the Culinary Union is hitting the streets to prepare its 60,000 members for perhaps the biggest political event in the state's history. There's only one catch: The union hasn't settled on a candidate.

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