Indian Chat: Another broken promise
PICHER - The tons of mining wastes produced by some of the nation's largest lead and zinc mines originally were seen as an economic safety net for area Indian tribes. That's become just another broken promise.The mine tailings - the local term is "chat" - were sold for years as playground, road and driveway fill by Indians, who own most of the land in the Tri-State Mining District, where Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas meet.However, two...
Indian Chat: Piling up
It was a bad deal from the start. Mining companies got away with leaving giant waste piles scattered like blisters over the face of Indian land on the premise that the tribes could sell the rocky piles to sand and gravel companies. Now even that part of the deal is off.Meanwhile, during the past year and a half that the government has blocked Indian owners from selling the waste known as "chat," non-Indian owners keep on selling theirs, even raising the price per...
Indian Chat: EAT: NEIGHBORHOOD NOSH: Moya
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IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO SEE an ethnic cuisine take the next step forward in Atlanta. That can be a great leap, such as when Kyma propelled Greek food to mythic status, or a more subtle graduation, from small holes-in-the-wall to smarter, hipper spots.This shopping center at the corner of North Decatur and Clairmont is becoming a hot spot for second-generation articulations of the native tongue -- next door, Bhojanic's "tapas" are actually...
Indian Chat: Check Out TIME Asia Online
TIME, Asiaweek and CNN have joined forces to produce AsiaNow,the Internet's most comprehensive source of news, information and analysis about Asia DAILY WEB COLUMNS Asia Buzz www.timeasia.com/asiabuzz Insider views on current topics --MONDAY Quirky takes on Asian culture and society from TIME Asia deputy editor Adi Ignatius --TUESDAY and THURSDAY Tech talk with Singapore correspondent Eric Ellis --WEDNESDAY TIME East Asia correspondent Terry McCarthy pursues...
Indian Chat: new releases
* * * the power (vanessa amorosi) So, John Farnham was The Voice and now Vanessa Amorosi is The Power (apparently another name for the voice).Like most albums based around modern female vocalists, the songs selected here to show off Amoros's instrument are a mish-mash of styles. There's the thin club veneer of the massive hit Absolutely Everybody, the Farnhamesque rhythm of the other massive hit Have A Look, the anthemic disco of Pray For Love.Oh, and...
