2009
Letter from the Fargo flood This tragedy has given the word community a deeper meaning
April 1, 2009Students are now back in school in Fargo, N.D., and the Red River has been falling since its record flood crest of 40.82 feet on March 28, but the National Weather Service says another crest this...
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As joblessness soars, call goes out for food stamp justice
April 1, 2009PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Empty store windows line downtown streets in this old mill town, the birthplace of our country’s industrial revolution.
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Auto workers left with no bailout
April 1, 2009President Barack Obama said March 30 that the government will withhold additional long-term federal loans for General Motors and Chrysler unless the company, its creditors and the unions make more concessions. He also raised the possibility...
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Janet Jagan, an extraordinary woman
April 1, 2009GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Tributes came from all over the world for former President of Guyana Janet Jagan, who died March 30 at the age of 88. She was the wife and partner of Guyana’s famed leader,...
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Feds charge Republic violated labor law
April 1, 2009CHICAGO – On Monday the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers (UE) here announced the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is charging the owners of Republic Windows and Doors with violating federal labor law. Two hundred...
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