Items by Tim Sullivan — 10 items
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The Gangs of Zion
Drawn to Utah by the Mormon Church, young Polynesians struggle to find an identity, and to escape from a seemingly endless cycle of gang-related violence
by Tim Sullivan, Aug 08, 2005 -
Protecting the treaty, saving the fish
Kat Brigham of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla has devoted her life to fighting for tribal fishing rights and the survival of salmon on the Columbia River
by Tim Sullivan, May 16, 2005 -
Transforming the Forest Service: Maverick bureaucrat Wendy Herrett
Wendy Herrett, a woman with "the heart of a warrior," braved discrimination to become the first female district ranger in the Forest Service and a pioneer in ecosystem management
by Tim Sullivan, Dec 06, 2004 -
A new breed of 'ski bums' is anything but
Young people in booming Ketchum, Idaho, struggle to make a living and find an affordable place to stay
by Tim Sullivan, Nov 08, 2004 -
A new twist on urbanism
The Transportation and Land Use Collaborative in Southern California will hold a conference on "Latino New Urbanism"
by Tim Sullivan, Aug 02, 2004 -
Wal-Mart: Love it or loathe it
Businesspeople and shoppers may love Wal-Mart, but a lot of its workers – and ex-workers – have reasons to dislike the company
by Tim Sullivan, Jun 07, 2004 -
In a bitter strike, grocery workers lost ground
A bitter five-month strike against grocery chains in California did nothing to halt the slide in wages likely to come when Wal-Mart invades
by Tim Sullivan, Jun 07, 2004 -
Wal-Mart’s Manifest Destiny
Wal-Mart wants to build more giant Supercenter stores in the West, but communities like Inglewood, Calif., are starting to take a stand against the world’s largest company
by Tim Sullivan, Jun 07, 2004 -
Creating immigrant leaders: Labor organizer Ramon Ramirez
Ramon Ramirez of PCUN, the Northwestern Treeplanters and Farmworkers United, fights on behalf of the rights of immigrants, at home in the Willamette Valley of Oregon and across the globe
by Tim Sullivan, Mar 01, 2004 -
Immigration reform from Washington, DC
Environmentalists and immigration activists have a few doubts about President Bush’s proposed immigration reform policy
by Tim Sullivan, Feb 02, 2004
