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Energy Action Coalition
Bring 10000 young climate justice activists to Washington, DC for one of the largest organizer training sessions ever, and you're going to attract some attention. When the Earth Island-sponsored Energy Action Coalition hosted its PowerShift convergence
Updated: 06/01/2011 09:50P
WSFA 12 News Montgomery, AL |White House promotes auto bailouts, cites paybacks
Obama is making the most out of Chrysler's announcement last week that it is repaying $5.9 billion in US loans and a $1.7 billion loan from the Canadian government ahead of schedule. Those payments cover most of the federal bailout money that saved the
Updated: 06/01/2011 09:49P
Corning attorney launches bid for Legislature seat
Welch, an attorney with the Corning law firm Welch & Zink, specializes in real estate and business law. He is also active in several community organizations, including the Corning Area Chamber of Commerce, Market Street Preservation and Design,
Updated: 06/01/2011 09:49P
(AMM) Fabricator W&K files for Chapter 11
Structural steel fabricator W&K Steel LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, listing assets of less than $1 million and liabilities in the range of $1 million to $10 million. Structural steel fabricator W&K Steel LLC filed for
Updated: 06/01/2011 09:49P
Suffolk closeup: Term limits, pros and cons
For decades she had been a teacher of English and also Spanish (she was born in the Dominican Republic). The deputy presiding officer of the legislature, she's considering an array of options including teaching. “People have been talking to me,” she
Updated: 06/01/2011 09:48P
Part of her core
OKLAHOMA CITY – When Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Yvonne Kauger takes on a project, she does it in a big way. Twenty-five years ago, she helped start the Red Earth Festival, which will honor her as its 2011 ambassador when it
Updated: 06/01/2011 09:48P
Former Nevada Supreme Court Justice Batjer dead
Batjer died Wednesday in his Reno home. He was 91. He was appointed by Gov. Paul Laxalt to the Nevada Supreme Court and served from 1967 through 1981. He then served on the federal parole commission until his retirement in 1990.
Updated: 06/01/2011 09:47P
Infamous Tumblr Macbook Thief Behind Bars
Michael Zhao —Remember that guy who stole a laptop and had his pictures posted all over the internet by victim Joshua Kaufman? Well consider justice served. Muthanna Aldebashi of Alameda was arrested yesterday by Oakland police on suspicion of
Updated: 06/01/2011 09:47P
New York pulls out of federal immigration program
Under the program, known as Secure Communities, law enforcement agencies run the fingerprints of people they arrest against immigration databases, aiming to find illegal immigrants. Critics have said it results in deportations of immigrants who are in
Updated: 06/01/2011 09:47P
Holiday DUI crackdown nets 71 arrests in Sacramento region
A DUI crackdown in Sacramento County over Memorial Day weekend resulted in 71 arrests of drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to provisional data from the region's "Avoid the Capital 17" anti-DUI task force.
Updated: 06/01/2011 09:46P
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