From the monthly archives: November 2011
The University of California, Davis, said on Sunday that two police officers had been placed on administrative leave after using pepper spray on seated protesters in a widely recorded encounter on Friday afternoon.Reflecting widespread anger over the police behavior, the university chancellor, Linda P.B. Katehi, said Sunday that she would insist that the [...]
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. As you all know, last summer I signed a law that will cut nearly $1 trillion of spending over the next 10 years. Part of that law also required Congress to reduce the deficit by an additional $1.2 trillion by the end of this year. In September, I sent them a [...]
According to Interim Superintendent Dr. Emma Louie, an incident occurred at Greene County High School on the morning of November 18, 2011. One student was injured, treated at Greene County High Hospital and released. “The situation is under control,” said Dr. Louie, “The principal, other school personnel and superintendent have taken every precaution for the [...]
In a May 2011 draft report by the Fulton County (GA) District Attorney’s Office, Public Integrity Unit, on its investigation of the National Office of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) finds that former chairman, Rev. Raleigh Trammell of Dayton, Ohio and ex-treasurer, Spiver Gordon of Eutaw, Alabama did not commit any [...]
Pastor Joe Webb, long-time employee of the Greene County School System, was named as Transportation Supervisor effective November 28, 2011. He replaces James “Dee” Powell, who retired recently. The meeting opened with a financial report from CSFO Shane Martin. According to Martin, the system presently has a cash and cash equivalency of $13 million. Funds [...]
Special to the Democrat by John Zippert, Co-Publisher More than 300 community leaders from across Alabama gathered Saturday at the Ralph David Abernathy Auditorium on the campus of Alabama State University in Montgomery to discuss the problems facing people in Alabama, the possible solutions to those problems and ways to mobilize people [...]
Special to the NNPA from the Global Information Network Nov. 8 (GIN) – Swiss loggers in the timber-rich forests of Bosanga, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), turned their trucks on villagers who were attempting to enforce a “social responsibility agreement” signed with their village chief, according to a recent blogpost by the activist [...]
By Wendell Huston Special to the NNPA from the Chicago Crusader from web Hall of Fame basketball star Earvin “Magic” Johnson brought his HIV/AIDS awareness campaign to Chicago this week to celebrate the 20 years he has lived with the deadly disease. And although Johnson did not come to Chicago his presence was felt loud [...]
by: Katharine Q. Seelye, The New York Times News Service | Report Tuesday 8 November 2011: Voters turned a skeptical eye toward conservative-backed measures across the country Tuesday, rejecting an anti-labor law in Ohio, an anti-abortion measure in Mississippi and a crackdown on voting rights in Maine. Even in Arizona, voters were close to turning [...]
Friday 11 November 2011 by: Mike Ludwig, Truthout | Report The State Department announced recently that the review process for the Keystone XL pipeline would be extended until after the 2012 election. The announcement came just four days after thousands of protesters peacefully surrounded the White House to pressure President Obama to reject the massive [...]
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