Link of the Week: July 22 - 28
Interactive Iraq Map
Geography continues to be a weak area for we Americans. Basra, No Fly Zone, Weapons of Mass Destruction — we hear these Iraq-related terms nearly every day. Yet, who among us can draw a circle around the No Fly Zone, or can pinpoint even a few key cities on the map of Iraq. This map provided by the BBC helps solve that problem by allowing you to highlight key locales in Iraq. There are also brief captions for the various sites, to help you understand what you are looking at.

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Media Forum Follow-Up
We have now posted the handouts that were distributed by journalists at our recent media forum. Journalist contact information is now posted also, if you want to follow up with any of the people you met at the forum (or if you live in the Asheville area and want to see what you missed!).

Link/Article of the Week Archives
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The Missing Link
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Article Spotlight: Mail Your Tax, Don't Protest It:
That's basically the message sent to a WNC resident this year when she picketed at the post office — and its a message that she never received in her pre-911 days of protesting. What do you think about this story, Steve Rasmussen's Tax protesters barred from public property, a story from Mountain Xpress. Please let us know your views.

 

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