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Davila knew he had a cultural clash on his hands when he took a call from a resident complaining that the next-door neighbor was growing corn in the front yard. New immigrants, Davila says, are "suspicious of cops. In Mexico most of a policeman's salary is from bribes. They think we're going to beat them up or take their money." It doesn't help that while Hispanics make up more than 28% of the 1.2 million residents of Phoenix, they account for only 12% of the city's police...
Looks as if we have outsmarted ourselves again. What else besides monarch butterflies is being killed by the pollen from pest-resistant designer corn [SCIENCE, May 31]? Hundreds of types of flora and fauna are already on the endangered-species list. Others are being stamped out before receiving the protection that would guarantee their survival. The human population is due to hit 6 billion in a few months. I see a day coming when way too many humans will share the planet with nothing but starlings and cockroaches. BILL BARMETTLER Chehalis, Wash...
...Uncle Corn...
West's students say they appreciate hisextraordinarily approachable nature. Garrettplayfully calls him "Uncle Corn," and remembers"hanging out" with him after class and joining himfor three-hour lunches...
MONARCH BUTTERFLY Genetically altered corn may be lethal to the monarch butterfly. Proletariat butterflies, unite...