His paintings of canoes are particularly effective, catching the crafts' wide-hipped, low-slung, graceful curves as they glide past rocky outcroppings. Review: Executed with a deft hand and light touch, Gawboy's paintings and sculptures detail wild rice preparation, canoe building, fishing and other traditional experiences. Buckskin and beads vanished long ago from the days of most American Indians, but elements of traditional life reappear at harvest time and are treasured in stories and...

The recent melamine problems in wheat gluten and rice protein imported from China brings to center stage the issue of unrestrained free trade as it relates to food safety. The need for COOL is once again driven home by the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) discovery that the tainted Chinese feed additives were labeled as wheat gluten and rice protein, but actually were ordinary wheat flour illegally mixed with melamine and related banned compounds in an effort to boost the apparent...

I shall tell you more about this historic city, with its beautiful beaches and rich African culture (particularly Yoruba) This coupled with the fact that the country's language is Portuguese, not many Nigerians do go there for tourism, business or studies. The reasons are obvious; the country is located in far away Latin America and to get to any Brazilian city directly from Nigeria, you spend close to 20 hours by air, which translates to expensive airline ticket. It is, by any standard, a...

In Belgrade, Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica quickly rejected the new draft proposal, and back in Moscow, Konstantin Kosachyov, the chairman of the State Duma's Foreign Affairs Committee, said the "situation In Kosovo does not require an immediate solution. In Belgrade, Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica quickly rejected the new draft proposal, and back in Moscow, Konstantin Kosachyov, the chairman of the State Duma's Foreign Affairs Committee, said the "situation In...

Gerber Products co. issued the recall last Friday because some of the products might contain lumps of cereal that do not dissolve in water or milk which could cause babies to choke. B does not plan to return those cereals until it is assured the products are safe, Parks said. The company received complaints about choking but no reports on injury, accord-ing to a Gerber press release. We want this to be a place where people discuss and debate ideas that foster stronger communities. The...