Residents of Htantalan township in Chin State are being forced to work on the rebuilding of a old road running from the state’s capital, Hakha to Hmandaw village in Sagaing division. Dr Mu Htan is Htantalan"s elected representative for the people’s parliament. Htan is also known to have strng buiseness ties to the government and […]
Shooting Victims Family outraged by Controversial Verdict
After a day of swimming, LSD and alcohol Joey Parrish, 17, Ethan Parrish, 24, and Stephanie Reynolds, 19 (all White) pulled into a Sheetz parking lot in Powhattan Virginia to drop off two friends. At this point there was a verbal confrontation with 18-year old Tahliek Taliaferro, (African American) and friends: Courtney Jones, Lawrence Harris, […]
Outraged Over AIG Bonuses Turns To Protest
As many U.S. taxpayers lose their jobs and homes and others struggle just to hold on it seems that the recent bonuses handed out by AIG have put a face on the economic crisis, giving a direction for the public to focus their anger. American taxpayers are outraged by the insurance giant AIG’s use of […]
45 Richmond, Va. Area Jobs to be Lost To Mexico
St. Louis-based Belden’s Midlothian manufacturing plant employees 45 local workers who make connectors and components for industrial automation. In December 2008 Belden announced that it would cut its global workforce by 20% (around 1800 people) by late 2009. The layoffs are in response to the global economic downturn that has led to lower demand for […]