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Articles in the June 4th, 2008 issue

Man with a plan
Councilor Jiří Janeček combats homelessness with new city programs

Radar protest gains ground
Hunger strike becomes a chain effort

Sect leader accused of slavery
Grail Movement follower used women as forced laborers

Teachers plan strike over salaries
Education Ministry makes 'final offer' in ongoing pay dispute

Visegrad 4 addresses Lisbon Treaty role
National parliaments want to have a voice in EU legislation

Former prisoners revisit labor sites
A look at 'Jáchymov Hell' through the eyes of two survivors

European Roundup

Seven Days

Stonewalled
ČSSD MP crusades for transparency on tax-dodgers list

Nečas takes on EU work bans
Urges Germany to follow France in lifting restrictions

Czechs no longer brew top pilsner
Australian brewer now makes world's best Bohemian lager

Neighbors hook up electricity markets
Slovaks look to buffer growing energy deficit

QPG has four new leaders

Chamber looks to aid foreign workers
Project promises to supplement flawed work visa system

Biz Events
Dates of Note

Biz Week

Bio-romantic
A conversation with poet and playwright Michael McClure

Trips & Trails
Parakeets and a pig

Country's castles face fix-up woes
Zámek Blatná's owner lobbies for funding of cultural monuments

Reliving the '60s

Stranded at sea
The State Opera's Flying Dutchman never quite arrives

Big music from a small town
Rising Slovak star Karol Mikloš puts a Central European spin on British rock

Pleasure island
A full slate of summer films and music on the Vltava

By the numbers
Coming of age at the blackjack tables

Short circuit
Fresh films for a disposable era

Smooth sailing
A new chef keeps Alcron on course

Bunny in the oven
Rabbit is an old favorite, versatile and delicious

Chile weather
Between the Andes and the sea, a beautiful wine region

Grand illusion
Hot talk from a cool climate by a video auteur

Scrap the cap
It's time to overhaul European agricultural policy

A smart approach to an intractable problem

Letters to the Editor

The agony of almost
Panthers fall to Berlin, 25-21, in final minute

Down and out in Paris
Only two advance at the French Open

Sports Roundup