Albuquerque groups present Grinch award
ALBUQUERQUE – Several community and labor groups here presented Furrs Supermarkets with its first annual “corporate Grinch” award last month. New Mexico Federation of Labor Executive Director Danny Rivera was disguised as the Grinch.
The First Lady's message to victims of the Enron collapse
Gals, wondering what to do with your worthless Enron stock certificates? Decoupage! That’s right, Decoupage – the French art of dressing up surfaces with attractive scrap paper!
A Dream of Peace CD to aid hunger groups
Singer/songwriter Will Diehl has released his seventh full-length CD entitled A Dream Of Peace. Diehl’s expressive style ranges from contemporary folk to alternative and his hopeful lyrics explore the ambiguities presented by life and love.
Help, my teen wont talk to me!
If you’re a parent of a teenager, chances are excellent that more than once you’ve complained about how your teen simply refuses to talk to you. You want to communicate ... you want to know what your teen is doing, thinking, feeling ... you don’t want to face stoney silence.
International Notes
Nigerian labor calls off general strike / ILO launches campaign vs child labor / China says presidential aircraft was bugged / Russian leader worried about U.S. bases / Cypriot leaders agree to start talks
On the streets of Ramallah: one woman's story
RAMALLAH, Palestine – Since the assassination of Raid Karmi in Tull Karem four days ago I got that creeping feeling again – the one I get when it obvious that the already hellish situation here in Palestine is going to escalate. The feeling I get when I see that once again Israeli policy under Sharon’s right-wing government doing everything to set this land ablaze.
Celebrating King holiday
Reports from King celebration events in Baltimore, Seattle and St. Louis.
Vigil held for Muslim in Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Nearly 300 students, community activists, Muslim community members, and Christian church-goers attended a candlelight vigil outside the federal building here last month. Sponsored by the Ann Arbor Ad Hoc Committee for Peace and the Muslim Community Association of Ann Arbor and Vicinity, the vigil called for the release of Rabih Haddad, an imam at the Islamic Center of Ann Arbor and community activist. For more information on this story, visit the Ann Arbor Ad Hoc Committee for Peace or the Muslim Community Association of Ann Arbor.
Edison needs Philadelphia schools to make profit
The state takeover of the schools here has been called a state/city partnership because the governor and mayor reached accord while negotiating on a plan presented by Edison Schools Inc.
Workers comp needs change
A Jan. 9 Wall Street Journal article warned: “Workers’ Comp Insurance Now Harder to Get.” Coupled with the ongoing coal operators’ attempt to gut coal miners’ Black Lung benefits, this highlights the failure of this crucial social insurance system.
