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Speaking up for sex abuse victims

August 3, 2012 By Tenzin Angmo

I was interested in July 31 news reports that the church's pastor, Jack Schaap, was fired for having sexual relationships with a minor.

Wind farm impact on wildlife debated

August 2, 2012 By Blake Skylar

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a draft habitat conservation plan for the Criterion Wind Project - a 70-megawatt clean energy facility.

Protesters tell Goldman Sachs: Stop immoral “swap”

August 2, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel

Oakland residents gathered to support the demand that the giant end a 14-year-old interest rate swap that has cost the city millions.

Texas elections hinge, so far, on big money

August 2, 2012

If one were to believe the commercial media coverage, it would hard to get around the conclusion that Texas voters are lazy, mean, and not very bright.

Study: “Good jobs” in America on the decline

August 2, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

The share of "good jobs" in the U.S. economy declined from 27.4 percent to 24.6 percent since 1979, a new report by two labor economists says.