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April 6 - 12, 2001
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Emil Amok: The Plane, The Plane!Oh, oh. The week begins with a bang. Not a big bang. Just a major international one. An American EP-3, a big lumbering reconnaissance plane described lovingly by those in command as “a big pig,” runs into a smallish, but nimble Chinese F-8 jet. Or is it the other way around? Who screwed up here? Let’s put it in rubbernecker’s terms we all can understand: Did the big U.S. Chevy Suburban run into the aging, used, but still sporty Chinese-owned Ferrari? Or vice versa? Can’t anyone stay in their spying lanes? Did anyone even have a proof of insurance card? |
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Also In Opinion
Let’s just say there have been a number of “invasions” lately. You could even call it the word of the week. Some of them were quieter. You didn’t even think about it, but suddenly its spring, the days are longer, the flowers are blooming and yes, it’s baseball season. That all-American past time has got a few new faces with the likes of Japanese baseball superstar Ichiro Suzuki playing outfield for the Seattle Mariners. Voices from the Community: Letters to the Editor:
The Games We Play
Floss Talk:
Youth columnist Queena Lu hopes her Mom doesn’t see her with her new “friend.”
Andrew Lam lives without borders.
Stand Up Against Basketball Incident; Can’t Fight Racism with Racism; At the Academy Awards with CoCo Lee; Floss Talker Reveals Common Problems; Finding Solutions to S.F. Housing Costs.
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