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Matt Weiland: Through 50 States With 50 Writers

The coeditor of “State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America” talks to Frank Bures about the book, the WPA and how the United States hasn’t been “bulldozed for speed”

Love Herring in Sweden

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The Water Is Wide

Bronwen Dickey considers Tim Butcher’s “Blood River: A Journey to Africa’s Broken Heart,” which takes readers deep into the Congo

Vagrant Ruminations of a Compulsive Traveler

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Notes From an Unofficial Tourist Greeter

Summer is over, and so is Julia Ross‘ season as an ambassador to travelers in Washington, D.C.’s Woodley Park neighborhood. She’s happy to be off duty.

Violence on Mexican Border Could Worsen

When is the drug war going to stop? As we see again, increasing a drug war does nothing but escalate violence and increase drug prices, thus making people more apt to use illegal methods to obtain money for them. It is now time to stop this insane war and legalize drugs. I have been to Mexico many times and I know that drugs are not the problem in Mexico. Crime by gangs and thieves is the real problem. One time I was a victim of crime in Mexico and when I called the police they never came--even after calling them several times.  There are citizens in Mexico that have been stabbed almost to the point of death and have clearly identified their purpetrators with no action resulting from the police. I saw a poll in a Mexican newspaper 2 days ago and it asked people what they thought was the biggest problem in Mexico and drug traffiking was rated by only 14% of the people as the biggest problem, while public safety and security was at 75%. The Mexican and U.S. government need to get their priorities straight and need to fight real crime and stop wasting time and money on a drug war. When are our leaders on both sides going to get it through their thick heads that the drug war is not for the good of society and that there is real crime that needs to be dealt with? Both Calderon and Bush need to be kicked out of office.

why dont we engage the us military inside mexico. those problem people would go away like fast as we help our border brothers and increase tourism from every nation.400 million with 10000 soldier would be a real wake-up to the cartel who dont really fund anyone but their own agendas. its good investment for the usa.