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...courtroom dramas don't usually have much impact in this ramshackle village of Triqui Indians deep in the mountains of southern Mexico. But a new case unraveling in Greenfield, Calif., has sent shockwaves through the Mexican community. The accused men are both of Triqui ethnicity, an ancient people who number in just the tens of thousands. The trial will judge one of their most sacred rites: bride prices. Adding to their concern is the way global media have jumped on the story, with the Internet headline "Man Sells Daughter for Beer" sparking a sudden interest in Triqui customs from Italy...
...Southern-raised black televangelists. And even more so, James Weldon Johnson's famous poem "The Creation," which is written in the black idiom: And God stepped out on space, And he looked around and said: I'm lonely-- I'll make me a world. Paul Moore, NORTH SAN JUAN, CALIF...
...sound, as did the late movie-trailer announcer Don LaFontaine and Robert Mitchum on the "Beef: It's What's for Dinner" TV spots. Those guys were white. Kinsley should do a bit more research before he puts his fingertips to the keyboard. George Rogers, CHICO, CALIF...
...always loved your '80s stuff--Barfly, Angel Heart and the like. Even though those movies are still panned by critics, what do you think of your '80s work? Andrew Fedeli GREENBRAE, CALIF...
...hard was it to train and get in shape for The Wrestler? John Luma WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF...