Bridge to nowhere

Where have all the flowers gone?

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August 1st 2007
San Francisco lay at the end of a 23 hour stint on the Greyhound from Vancouver like a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. I don't use the rainbow metaphor loosely - the Greyhound's reputation of being patronised by a wonderfully broad spectrum of people is richly deserved. It seemed as though every racial, political, cultural and sexual minority was represented on that one bus. It was the s ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more