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Mark Petterson

Stories by Mark

Petterson: National media focus is wrong

News outlets are ignoring real international issues

Petterson: Laptop saves lives

$200 gives low-income students better education, bright future

Petterson: Made up names alone do not make the band

Talent is talent; calling it ‘local’ or dressing it up with costumes doesn’t make the band

Petterson: Coal power given unnecessary attention

Other alternatives to growing energy needs prove more plausible.

Petterson: Prison libraries ban books in name of security

In an attempt to curb ‘extreme radicalism’, various religious texts thrown out

Petterson: Darfur not the only global catastrophe at work

Bangladesh’s woes comparable to more media-genic cause.

Petterson: 2008 ‘Genocide Olympics’ a disgrace

Companies sponsoring 2008 games should take a stand against business practices

China was selected as the site for the 2008 Olympic games, despite a less-than-stellar record.

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