Fur flies in Greyhound uniform fight
Dozens of Greyhound workers, including a delegation from Memphis, above, rallied outside the Chicago Greyhound terminal June 28 to protest the company’s introduction of nonunion uniforms for drivers.
School testing makes kids sick
Last week our New York educator correspondent Maria Ortiz reported on three changes of toilet paper dispensers in school buildings while seats for special ed kids are being eliminated. This week she continues her on-the-ground report.
WORLD NOTES
Somalia: Humanitarian crisis looms Ecuador: Cuban programs aid thousands United Nations: Illegal small arms trade studied Britain: Wal-Mart workers win bargaining rights Japan: CP decries U.S.-Japan military alliance Nepal: U.S. threatens aid cutoff
Mexico election undecided as fraud charges mount
MEXICO CITY — No clear winner emerged after Mexicans went to the polls on July 2 to elect their president. As the World went to press, the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) had still not declared a winner, although it said it had counted 98.45 percent of vote and Felipe Hinojosa Calderon of the right-wing National Action Party (PAN) was leading.
Building blocks, crossing borders
CHICAGO — With summer arriving and school letting out, kids are anxious to play, have fun, relax and hang out with their families and friends. A new program aims to allow kids to do just those things, while also helping to build greater peace and unity in the neighborhood.
Derecha busca debilitar derecho al voto
WASHINGTON — El movimiento de derechos civiles está llamando a que inunden al Congreso con mensajes exigiendo que dejen de obstaculizar la aprobación de HR 9, un proyecto de ley bipartidista que renueva la Ley del Derecho al Voto del 1965 integralmente por 25 años más. La ley se vence se no es renovada.
Texas parties split on immigration
FORT WORTH, Texas — Democrats denounced Republicans over immigration policies as both state parties wrapped up their conventions. A high point came when 10 Latino state representatives organized “Democratas Unidas” and held their own press conference during the Democratic Convention here on June 10. In part, they were responding to a Dallas Morning News article that morning that claimed that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Bell had little or nothing to say about the issue.
Marx is back
CHICAGO — The spirit of Karl Marx was revived here in a one-man play called “Marx in Soho” that ran June 8-10 at the Acme Art Works center. The mini-run was a benefit for the Near Northwest Arts Council, a nonprofit organization.
High court refuses to review anti-abortion tag programs
In a move that appears to protect “government speech” while stifling individual expression, the U.S. Supreme Court June 26 announced its decision not to hear appeals from the American Civil Liberties Union and other pro-choice groups who are fighting “Choose Life” license plates initiatives.
EDITORIAL: Questions swirl in Miami
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales poured out lurid charges against seven Haitian men June 23 after their arrest on charges of plotting to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago. Gonzales and Mueller were milking the incident for all its worth as part of the Republican drive use the “war on terrorism” to divert attention from their gross incompetence, corruption and venality
