activism
One local church helps to combat fear
September 7, 2010I was mortified and outraged when I heard that a pastor is planning a "National Burn a Qur'an Day" scheduled for September 11 and encouraged other churches to do likewise.
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Labor Day 2010: Fighting for the American dream
September 3, 2010Workers are thinking about more than burgers, football and car races with latest unemployment figures, up to 9.6 percent.
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Record jobless numbers trigger new alarm
August 20, 2010Despite economic forecasts to the contrary jobless claims rose last week by 12,000 to 500,000, the third straight weekly increase and the first time in nine months that they hit the half-million mark.
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Little things count in elections
August 20, 2010Texas labor-backed candidates hope to win big in November.
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Al Gore calls for movement to address climate change
August 18, 2010Former Vice-President Al Gore says in order to truly address climate change in the U.S., "We need a movement."
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