Women recruit their sisters in the name of empowerment, but "dinner circle" pyramids often collapse into criminal charges. Chico News & Review writer Devanie Angel attends one of these psychobabble-soaked "gifting circles" that abound across the country, where those at the "appetizer" level pay $5,000 so that the woman in a "yummy dessert" position gets the $40,000 tax-free payout. "In about 30 cycles, the population of the Earth would be exhausted," Angel writes.
Four writers at AAN newspapers have won awards in the 2001 National Awards for Education Reporting from the Education Writers Association. They are: Nigel Jaquiss, Willamette Week, first prize in investigative reporting for "The Poisoning of Whitaker"; Margaret Downing, Houston Press, first prize in opinion writing for "But Who's Counting"; Emily Bliss, New Times Broward-Palm Beach, second prize in feature writing for " A Scout for Life"; Mike Mosedale, City Pages (Minneapolis/St. Paul), special citation for "Take Till It Hurts."
City Pages' Britt Robson subjects Gov. Jesse Ventura to serious analysis, tracking his ironic evolution from outsider to a pol touting his experience as he faces re-election. "For nearly three years, this political theater has been a Dada delight," Robson writes. The candidate who wanted to be reincarnated as a "large brassiere," faces a budget deficit and wants to raise taxes. "Put simply, the governor's adversaries have a few scores to settle and they smell blood."
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