Monthly Archives: June, 2009
Immigrants: Now asking for money from home
Written by Janet For years, immigrants worked in this country, and sent money home to their native countries. Now, they are wiring home asking for some of their money to be sent back. Immigrant day laborer Leo Chamale, of Guatemala is such a case. He hasn’t worked in five months and is two months behind …
The South Carolina Governor and the Argentine Affair
Written by Janet Last week the Governor of South Carolina was missing, and no one knew where he was, not even his wife….the report his office released was that he was in the mountains hiking, when in fact he hopped a plane to South America, Argentina, in fact to be with his mistress. The governor …
Mayoral write in candidate wants a medical marijuana industry
Written by Janet Ronald Higgerson has his own solution to Flint Michigan’s ailments – grow and sell medical marijuana. But here’s the catch – he doesn’t want everyone smoking it — just growing, harvesting and selling tons of it as part of a local medical marijuana industry. If he’s elected mayor in August, Higgerson plans …
When mom and dad can’t care for themselves
Written by Janet What do you do when mom and dad can no longer care for themselves? That is a situation arising quite often for adult children. Statistics show that 41% who have a living parent are providing care for them — either financial help, personal care or both — and 8% of boomers say …
Judge seeks $170B in forfeitures from Madoff, who awaits sentence
Written by Janet Prosecutors want Madoff to serve 150 years, so a U.S. District Court judge Friday entered a preliminary order calling on the convicted Ponzi schemer to forfeit more than $170 billion in assets, prosecutors announced. His wife Ruth, will be allowed to keep $2.5 million in funds “in settlement of the claims she …
CASA for Children
Written by Janet The state of Oregon has a program designed to check into the health and wellbeing of children in their foster care program. Thousands of children each year enter the care system in Multnomah and Washington counties. All because they have become victims of abuse and neglect. Many of these children may remain …
World Mourns Michael Jackson’s Death
Written by Janet Before his comeback in London, death claimed Pop King Michael Jackson, yesterday at age 50. The dramatic death of the brilliant singer seemed to obscure his recent controversies and kindle warmer memories of Jackson the child star and Jackson the show-stopping, moonwalking headliner. The worldwide chorus of grief united the famous — …
Jury awards man $5M in lawsuit over prison time
Written by Janet In 1987, George Rodriguez was wrongly arrested, and convicted of of kidnapping and rape, on evidence from the troubled Houston Police Department crime lab that was later discredited. A federal jury has awarded him $5 million after he spent 17 years in prison. His lawyers argued that city officials were deliberately indifferent …
Whaling body skirts divisive Greenland request
Written by Janet The International Whaling Commission (IWC) on Thursday postponed a decision on Greenland’s request to hunt 10 humpback whales, after failing to create a consensus between pro and anti-whaling nations. IWC chairman Bill Hogarth said that due to the lack of consensus the body decided to appoint a scientific committee to provide further …
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