2009
Calif. governor lashes out at services for poorest
July 12, 2009With California’s budget overdue by more than a week, and banks poised to stop cashing state IOUs, Republicans including Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger are seeking ever larger cuts to social programs while Democrats keep trying to balance...
Read moreIllinois governor signs affordable energy bill
July 11, 2009CHICAGO – Governor Pat Quinn signed into law an affordable energy bill, July 10, at a west side senior citizen center here. The new law will benefit tens of thousands of low-income utility customers. The measure...
Read moreWhat will Sarah do?
July 11, 2009I know predictions are risky in politics — but who wants to “play it safe?” Not me. So here it goes.
Read moreLETTERS: Free Cuban Five, A must-see, Significant world news, Urgent care for Peltier, Award-winner
July 11, 2009Free Cuban FiveAny possibility of running the Nuestro Mundo article “Por trabajar por cuba” on page 10 of the July 4-10 edition in English? I can read some of it slowly. I know the Supreme Court...
Read moreStanding firm for Honduras
July 11, 2009The coup d’etat carried out against the legally elected president of Honduras on June 28 is meeting with worldwide resistance which is as strong as it is broad. Not a single country around the world is...
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