Saturday, July 11, 2009

In Egypt, Invoking Islam to Combat Sexual Harassment - by ABIGAIL HAUSLOHNER

"Doaa Kassem, like most Egyptian women, is used to being catcalled and grabbed at by men in the crowded streets of Cairo. The 24-year-old executive secretary is well versed in women's rights, having studied the subject in Sweden, and she is bolder than most when it comes to dealing with her harassers. "I'm brave enough to stop them and tell them [what they're doing is wrong]," she says. Sometimes she even chases them down..." (Click link above to read entire article.)

Friday, July 10, 2009

Moving Out Due to Taxes - by Anita Kissee

Story and Photo: Courtesy of KATU

Tax hikes may force some higher income families to move out of Oregon and over the river to Washington. Here's the story for KATU.

Rich Man, Poor Town - by Anita Kissee

Photo and Story: Courtesy of KATU

IT SEEMS MONEY DOESN'T ALWAYS BUY FRIENDS, AT LEAST IN THE TINY CENTRAL OREGON TOWN OF SHANIKO. LAKE OSWEGO BUSINESSMAN ROBERT PAMPLIN JR. IS SELLING HIS SHARE OF THE HISTORIC TOWN. WHAT COULD MAKE HIM MAD ENOUGH TO LEAVE - AND SOME IN TOWN TO SAY GOOD RIDDANCE?
K-2'S ANITA KISSEE TRAVELED TO SHANIKO TO FIND OUT.