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Contender Argenis Mendez Gets It Done In NYC Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:34AMMendez Is A World Class Talent; Title Shot Could Soon Be Forthcoming
Justice of the peace indicted for truancy jailings Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:33AMEDINBURG — Hidalgo County Justice of the Peace Mary Alice Palacios’ legal problems mounted Wednesday, a day after she became the focus of a federal civil rights lawsuit.
New online program will save courts money, time Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:30AMA new computer program that will make it easier for prisoners and the Douglas justice system is planned for the fall.
Election season is officially here Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:28AMThe 2010 Primary election is less than six weeks away â“ Election Day is August 24 â“ and the ballot for Douglas voters is beginning to become clearer.
After Kosovo, Palestine? Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:14AMON July 22, the International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion on the following question posed to it by Serbia: “Is the unilateral declaration of independence by the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government of Kosovo in accordance with international law?”
Haitian priest seeks area donors Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:06AMMore than six months after the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, the Rev. Joseph Philippe is battling donor fatigue and short attention spans as he raises funds to rebuild his devastated peasant village of Fondwa. Philippe, an accountant turned Roman Catholic priest, made the rounds of local parishes last week, soliciting donations with the help of Barbara DiTommaso, director of the Commission ...
Women witnesses of Gujarat riots narrate harrowing experiences Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:00AMTears roll down her cheeks as Farzanabano Ayub Khan Pathan narrates how her family members, including her daughters, were brutally raped and murdered in front of her in the 2002 Gujarat violence.
Women witnesses of Gujarat riots narrate harrowing experiences Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 11:56PMNew Delhi, July 29 : Tears roll down her cheeks as Farzanabano Ayub Khan Pathan narrates how her family members, including her daughters, were brutally raped and murdered in front of her in the 2002 Gujarat violence.
Woman runs into her friend's murderer Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 11:50PMTORONTO - She walks into No Frills at Cedarbrae Mall to get laundry soap. And there he stands. The man who murdered her best friend. "No!" gasps Sheryl Udeh, 36. "I'm hallucinating. Must be. He's in prison." She freezes, staring.[...]
Portland approves final Chasse settlement of $1.6M Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 4:45PMPORTLAND -- The Portland City Council made final approval Wednesday of a $1.6 million settlement with the family of James Chasse Jr. Chasse died in September, 2006 after he was tackled by police officers who chased him for allegedly urinating in public. He was also shot with a stun gun. In addition to the financial settlement, the city will be releasing reports on the case which had not been ...
Alleged G20 riot leader released on $140,000 bail Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 4:40PMOne of the four alleged ringleaders of riots that rocked downtown Toronto during last month's G20 summit is out on bail.
UN: rebels, pilot beaten in Darfur Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:59PMReuters/United Nations A missing Russian pilot and three rebel commanders were beaten when their UN helicopter landed off target in Sudan’s conflict-torn Darfur region earlier this week, a UN spokesman said yesterday.
Al-Quds University Awarded Honorable Doctorate to Moratinos Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:46PMJERUSALEM, July 28, 2010(WAFA)- Al-Quds University awarded honorable Doctorate, today, to the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Miguel Ángel Moratinos.
He says, She says: An ugly word Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:40AMWe have a boy and we have a girl... and here is what they each have to say about "War". WHAT exactly is war? The word “war” can be defined in many ways. No matter how it is described, it is always either a conflict or struggle between two or more parties to achieve a goal.
Are HOA Foreclosures A Necessary Tool Or An Extortion Racket? Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:33AMIn 2000, an 81-year old widow named Wenonah Blevins had fallen behind by $814.50 on homeowners association (HOA) assessments in her Houston, TX subdivision.
Sister Joan Chittister, OSB: A Foundation of Rock: Staking Life on What We Are, Not What We Own Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:27AMThe only thing over which we have control is what's inside us, what we cultivate in our souls, what we are really seeking in our lives. What life choices, what attitudes, what values, what goals, what priorities will we choose this time around?
Military Aid To Pakistan Not A Threat To India: US Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:27AMWASHINGTON, July 28 (Bernama) -- Days after India voiced concern over misuse of the massive US military aid by Pakistan, the Obama Administration has said that the security assistance to Islamabad, including supply of sophisticated F-16 jets, should not be seen as a "threat" to New Delhi, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.
More focus needed on hate crime issue Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:13AMA review into how the Northern Ireland justice system manages hate crime has found that 12 of 19 improvements recommended in a 2007 inspection have been made.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu blesses our Dispossessed campaign Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:08AMIn an emotional statement Mr Tutu, the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner who lived and worked in London in the Sixties and Seventies, said he fondly remembered the “generosity” of its people and said the Fund was a way “to do the same for someone else today”.
WikiLeaks "Afghan War Diaries" Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:06AMCalling itself "the intelligence agency of the people," WikiLeaks is "a multi-juristidictional public service designed to protect whistleblowers, journalists and activists who have sensitive material to communicate to the public" that has a right and need to know - to then use responsibly for better government in a free and open society, absent in today's America run by warlords, criminal ...
Hundreds show support for Lansing families at candlelight vigil Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 5:42AMThere was an outpouring of support Monday night for two Lansing homicide victims, as hundreds gathered in front of the house where 7-year-old Amaia Edmond was fatally shot last week.
Colombia Support Network’s John I. Laun and Cecilia Zarate-Laun: Our detention sends warning to activists for the poor Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 5:07AMDear Editor: We wish to report that we were taken to an immigration office in the Miami airport when we returned on July 17 from attending the dedication of the Carol Chomsky Forest in Colombia.
Chin Peng can’t sue Putrajaya for slander Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:58AMPUTRAJAYA, July 27 – One of the last surviving members of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM), Chin Peng, has failed again in his latest bid to clear his name in court but his lawyers vowed to continue fighting for justice for the aged ex-guerilla fighter. The Court of Appeal here dismissed today the 85-year-old ex-CPM secretary-general’s bid to ...
AFGHANISTAN: Mass grave cover-ups undermine justice Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:49AMSource: IRIN Three years after President Hamid Karzai appointed a commission to investigate a mass grave site in the Chimtala plains, north of Kabul city, the site, the commission and the truth are missing.
This Day in History - July 27 Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:37AMToday is Tuesday July 27, the 208th day of 2010. There are 157 days left in the year.
I Understand Shirley Sherrod Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:24AMOver the years a veritable industry has developed of anti-Arab groups and individuals whose job it has been to track our progress and to challenge our every advance with smear campaigns.
Letters to the Editor for July 27 Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:22AMColombia Support Network’s John I. Laun and Cecilia Zarate-Laun: Our detention sends warning to activists for the poor
Bunco Showdown raises more money Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 3:19AMFive dollars can go a long way when you play Bunco for a good cause.
New Haven assessor to face critics at hearing Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 3:10AMNEW HAVEN — Residents and small business owners upset about their tax assessments will have another chance to voice their concerns at tonight’s meeting of the aldermanic Tax Abatement Committee.
police logs Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 3:04AMNEWBURYPORT The following items were recorded in the Newburyport police log: A 15-year-old juvenile was issued a summons Saturday at 4:36 p.m. on a charge of attempted breaking and entering a vehicle. Sgt. Alan Maguire and officers Michael McGinnis and Edward Rice issued the summons on Tyng Street.
College Notes Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 2:47AMARCADIA UNIVERSITY: Timothy McGowan of Warminster earned the Master of Arts in International Relations and Diplomacy at Arcadia's affiliated program at the American Graduate School of International Relations and Diplomacy in Paris, France. McGowan, a 2003 graduate of William Tennent High School, also holds a Master of Arts in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from Arcadia and has ...
Obama's Illegal Aliens vs Arizona’s SB 1070 Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 2:21AMIt appears that the major media experts can gripe about Arizona’s law to get rid of criminal illegal aliens, but they can’t seem to be able to post a link so that people can actually read it.
Duch trial: Khmer Rouge factfile Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 1:27AMThe former head of a Khmer Rouge jail and torture centre has been jailed for 35 years after a war crimes tribunal gave its first verdict since the fall of a regime blamed for 1.7 million deaths in the late 1970s.
A Look Back: Old boat has ties to First Coast politics Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 1:24AMThere is more than one definition of the word filibuster. While most would think of giving long speeches about irrelevant issues to obstruct the passage of a piece of legislation, there is a more daring definition: an adventurer who wages unauthorized warfare on a country with which one’s own nation is at peace. In the 19th century, this word was commonly used for both the adventurers and their ...
Alemayehu G. Mariam: Steel Vises, Clenched Fists and Closing Walls, (Part II) Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 1:12AMSteel Vises, Clenched Fists and Closing Walls, (Part II) Note: This is the second installment in a series of commentaries I intend to offer...
Nepotism policy comes up for vote Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 10:47PMJONESBORO — County representatives will vote Monday on a much-debated anti-nepotism policy that would prohibit department leaders, such as the sheriff, judge, road superintendent or any clerk, from hiring family members in their direct line of supervision.
Monday is voter registration deadline Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 9:38PMArizona residents who want to vote in the state's Aug. 24 primary election have until midnight Monday to register or update their registration information.
Theater review: Dignity Players examine faith, justice Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 9:17PMDignity Players has lined up a sumptuous summer theater feast, with the new play "Bloodlines," by local playwright Dan Baum, staged earlier this month, and the coming Stephen Adly Gurgis 2005 play, "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot," now in rehearsal.
Odgrens haunted by son's illness and crime Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 8:06PMIn a rare interview since their son John was convicted of murdering James Alenson, 15, his Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School classmate, Paul and Dorothy Odgren met recently with Northeastern University criminologist James Alan Fox. A frequent commentator on criminal justice issues who also blogs for Boston.com, Fox disagreed with the life sentence for Odgren, and had expressed sympathy for ...
Official records, 7/25 Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 7:16PMThe records in “For the Record” are provided by the Tom Green County justice of the peace, county and district clerks’ offices. The Standard-Times publishes all the records it receives from the office and does not edit them for content. Entries involving criminal cases include the defendant’s name, date of birth, and the charge. Civil dockets involve divorces.
New Caney man, 67, dies in wreck on FM 3083 Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 7:01PMThe Conroe Police Department is investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a New Caney man the day after his 67th birthday.
Mary Wald: Archbishop Tutu: Bravo, Your Excellency Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 6:42PMThe day before yesterday Archbishop Desmond Tutu was on BBC.com announcing that he has retired from public life. "The time has now come to slow...
Rage Against the Machine explodes in L.A. Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 6:36PMInside the brimming Hollywood Palladium ballroom Friday night, a fearful anxiety hung nearly as prominently as the air of pent-up excitement, which rapidly approached critical mass as the audience prepared for the first L.A. performance in 10 years...
Snippets of family history await a home Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 7:59AMIt was 100 years ago that Lloyd and Mary Eberly were married in North Platte. A Sidney woman believes that somewhere out there are descendants who might like to have the couple's wedding photograph.
Haverford teen dies in accident Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 7:57AMHAVERFORD — Friends and family are mourning the loss of 19-year-old Alexander Aaron Willis of Havertown after a tragic car accident took Willis’ life last Friday.
Group backs mayor's stance on anti-insurgency Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 7:54AMANOTHER group has expressed support to Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte's position on seeking peaceful alternatives "to the escalating armed encounters in the city." read more
In memory of Gan Teik Chee Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 7:40AMWong Soak Koon pays tribute to the late lawyer's passion for justice and fairplay, which might have seemed idealistic to those more inclined to the practical.
P-Noy/Pinoys, the Balangays, and SoNA Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 7:35AM“The spirit of change is again alive in the Philippines. An era of political embarrassment and economic hardship could be over, and the future promises fresh opportunities for us upon which to build a better Philippines. The question is how our leaders and people choose to approach such opportunities and adopt them for our national benefit. Clearly, it is time to begin working together again ...
Amb. OAS - World Affairs Council of San Antonio Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 7:13AMThank you so very much, ladies and gentlemen, for that warm welcome. It's a great pleasure for me to be with you today. And to my good friend Ambassador Gene Scassa, congratulations on this well earned honor.
Croatian President: Belgrade, Priština to turn to dialogue Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 6:03AMZAGREB -- Croatian President Ivo Josipović said that all countries of the Western Balkans must join the EU, and called on Belgrade and Priština to begin cooperating.