National summit on careers in the arts for people with disabilities
Washington, D.C. — More than 70 percent of people with disabilities are not in the labor force, and those who wish to pursue a career in the arts face difficult challenges. On July 22-24, the National Endowment for the Arts convened the National Summit on Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.
President's remarks: Health reform and small business
I recently heard from a small business owner from New Jersey who wrote that he employs eight people and provides health insurance for all of them. But his policy goes up at least 20 percent each year, and today, it costs almost $1,400 per family per month – his highest business expense besides his employees’ salaries.
A perfect game for White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle
What a great moment in baseball history for fans everywhere and what an awesome moment for White Sox fans especially after the Chicago team’s ace pitcher Mark Buehrle threw a perfect game July 23.
Facebook same name couple to wed
A couple with the same name who met on Facebook have confirmed that they will marry this autumn. Female Kelly Hildebrandt, 20, met 24-year-old male Kelly Hildebrandt on the social networking site and sent him a message about them sharing the same name.
VIDEO White House press conference on health care reform
In a prime time press conference focused on health care reform, President Obama explained what's in it for you and your family, health care and the economy and who should pay for the reform - watch the full video:
TRANSCRIPT President Obama's town hall meeting in Shaker Heights, Ohio
President Obama delivers remarks on health care reform at Town Hall Meeting in Shaker Heights, Ohio, July 23, 2009. OBAMA: I think that activism right now in -- in calling your Congress people, calling your senators, making sure they know this is important -- that's something that everybody here needs to do, because frankly they are hearing from the other side. You know, all those folks who are out there saying, we can't afford this; this is socialism; this will lead to government-run health care; all the folks who are getting ginned up on talk radio and some of these cable news shows, you know, I have to say that they have an effect on members of Congress.
Senate narrowly rejects gun measure
Senate lawmakers defeated a Republican effort July 22 to allow gun owners to carry concealed weapons across state lines. The measure was pushed by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and was offered as an amendment to the annual defense authorization bill, a must-pass piece of legislation.
Obama presses forward on health reform; GOP stalls
President Obama continued his campaign for health care reform this week with a stop at a Cleveland area clinic, July 23. The town hall event came one day after a major televised press conference during which the President confronted Republican obstructionism to health reform and pressed Congress for urgent action.
Port Chicago disaster remembered
PORT CHICAGO, Calif. ― In what would become a pivotal moment in the civil rights struggle, 320 men died July 17, 1944 in a munitions explosion aboard a ship being loaded at the Port Chicago Navy Magazine with armaments bound for the war in the Pacific. This base was the largest weapons transfer facility on the West Coast. Some 1,431 Black enlisted personnel served there together with 71 officers, 106 Marines who guarded the base, and 231 civilian skilled workers.
COMMENTARY Recession related suicides skyrocket in Houston, Texas
HOUSTON – An article in the Houston Chronicle recently documents a dramatic jump in suicides in Houston since the onset of the recession. It points out that many suicides are directly related to the loss of jobs and property as a result of the economic crisis. Total number of suicides in Harris County jumped from 364 in 2004 to 455 in 2008.
