There's nothing conservative about the classics revival: our current vogue for Homer and Hercules reflect a movement to subvert - not renew - tradition

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Western traditions are being reviewed by groups with viewpoints different from the traditional outlook about the place of Western civilization. Blacks are challenging the primacy of Greek philosophy, seeing African origins. White women, gays and comparative anthropologists have different viewpoints too.

Influence, Public opinion, Multiculturalism, Classicism, Classical civilization, Civilization, Classical

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Desert dilemma

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The proposed landfill in Amboy, CA places environmentalists in a dilemma. The landfill should help solve Los Angeles County's monumental waste disposal problems but would also threaten the habitat of the endangered desert tortoise.

Environmental aspects, Los Angeles, California, Protection and preservation, Waste management, Sanitary landfills, Desert tortoise, Fills (Earthwork)

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Seventh Escobar lieutenant surrenders

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Medellin cartel leader Aguilar Gallego surrendered to authorities in Colombia, the seventh of the nine men who escaped from prison with Pablo Escobar Gaviria to surrender. Escobar is reported as having no plans to give himself up.

Cases, Colombia, Drug traffic, Escobar Gaviria, Pablo, Aguilar Gallego, Luis Carlos

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