Events
Yoga & Meditation
Oct 8-10
Silappadikaram
Oct 8
Gitopadesh Ch. 12
Oct 14-16
Crazy Ghost (Play)
Oct 15
Shankar/Gingger
Oct 22
Kannada Koota Deepavali
Oct 30
GPTA Dassera/Deepavali
Oct 30
Seasons of Life
Oct 30
Joke Sabha
Treasury Bonds
You know it's 2004 when...
Anything but the facts, ma'am
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Demography, Destiny and Dull Fact
The recent census revelation in India about the Muslim population growth rate outsripping the Hindu has caused
a good deal of heat, although the commission later clarified the figures that caused the outcry. Mohan Guruswamy examines the facts.
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What's so great about Gandhi anyway?
"Mahatma Gandhi was OK, but he was no Manmohan Singh", remarked a friend of mine. I laughed out loud at this deadpan humor, only to realize that my friend, a smart and successful high-tech baron in Silicon Valley, was entirely serious..."
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The case for public-owned utilities
Should our electricity be privately owned, or should we have a say in how it is produced, distributed, and charged? Shantu Shah, longime Portlander and contender for a seat on the Washington County Public Utility panel, argues that the idea of public-owned utilities makes
eminent sense.
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PG Wodehouse hits Prime Time
The first Presidential Debate was worthy of the master. Take your pick -- Gussie Fink Nottle at
Market Snodsbury? Bertie Wooster addressing the girls school? What happens when you put politicians up for
forty five minutes unaided by props.
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God, Guns and Perpetual Fear
Leave no sucker punch unthrown. But if you're thinking these guys can't go any lower, guess again. George Bush doesn't just have his head buried in the sand, his integrity is below sea level too. Arianna Huffington looks at the remaining days of what has already turned out to be a
pretty dirty campaign.
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Picturespeak
“In Quotes”
"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?"
--Mahatma Gandhi
The Portland Beat
The festival season brings all manner of music, dance and devotional activity to Portland. A quick preview of what's in store. More...
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