Business
State lacks proof that $46m in Pine Tree Zone tax breaks created jobs
Source: Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting
February 22, 2012 - 3:00 am
Editor’s note: This is the first part in a two-part series about the state Pine Tree Development Zones.
Some people call tax breaks for businesses “economic development.”
Others call them “corporate welfare.”
In Maine, one of the names they go by is...
Super PACs out-raise candidates, thanks to super donors
Source: Center for Public Integrity
February 21, 2012 - 12:09 pm
Thanks to a small number of wealthy individuals, the outside spending groups known as “super PACs” that are working to put the four leading GOP candidates in the White House collectively raised more than the candidates themselves in January....
Texas Rate of Medical Paroles Dropping Despite Calls to Save Money
Source: The Crime Report
February 21, 2012 - 5:41 am
Despite calls to save money by releasing seriously ill and aging inmates, Texas’ parole board approves only a small portion of eligible prisoners, and the approval rate for this fiscal year is lower than usual, reports the Dallas...
Wyoming’s Permanent Mineral Trust Fund can’t entirely protect the budget from volatile commodity prices
Source: WyoFile
February 21, 2012 - 1:09 am
In his February 13th 2012 State of the State address, Wyoming Governor Matthew Mead lost little time talking about his state’s mineral prowess.
“We remain number one in trona production; we have 70 percent of the world’s supply of bentonite; we...
AARP: CVPS/Green Mountain Power offer “no payback at all”
Source: VTDigger.org
February 20, 2012 - 3:04 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 20, 2012
CONTACT:
David Reville, Communications Director
AARP Vermont
802-951-1303
AARP Vermont Statement on CVPS/GMP Proposal to Not Pay Back its Ratepayers
BURLINGTON, VT – In a rebuttal testimony filed with...
Disaster
New bill promising to help employers will hit floor Tuesday in House, Senate
Source: WyoFile
February 20, 2012 - 11:21 am
New bill promising to help employers will hit floor Tuesday in House, Senate
Dan Neal of the Equality State Policy Center wrote about a bill to promote workplace safety, the upcoming budget debate, and a proposed change to the way Wyoming’s...
Leahy announces $5.75 million in Homeland Security grants
Source: VTDigger.org
February 17, 2012 - 7:13 pm
Leahy: Vermont Nets $5.75 M. In Homeland Security Grants
(FRIDAY, February 17) – Vermont will receive more than $5.75 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced Friday...
Wake-Up Call
Source: WyoFile
February 17, 2012 - 4:00 am
Wake-Up Call
COLD SNAP RUNNER-UP: A coyote takes a bite out of a grizzly bear that had gotten too close to her den in Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park. (J.L.-Woody-Wooden/WyoFile)
Traffic officials following the few checkpoint rules that exist, auditor finds
Source: California Watch
February 17, 2012 - 12:05 am
Ryan Gabrielson
versageek/Flickr
California traffic safety officials have followed the few rules that exist for overseeing sobriety checkpoints set up by hundreds of police departments, the state auditor reported yesterday.
No federal law or...
Friday Briefing
Source: Fair Warning
February 17, 2012 - 12:01 am
Bid rejected to allow more fungicide in imported orange juice. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration turned down a request by Brazil to give its orange juice industry, the world’s biggest, until June 2013 to eradicate carbendazim from its...
Education
School Crimes: 17 Student Homicides, 359,000 Violent Cases in Year
Source: The Crime Report
February 22, 2012 - 7:24 am
A new federal edition of school crime indicators says that of the 33 violent deaths in schools in the year ending June 30, 2010, there were 25 homicides, five were suicides, and three were "legal interventions." The cases included 17 student...
The 26th President of the University of Vermont
Source: VTDigger.org
February 22, 2012 - 7:14 am
Feb. 22, 2012
FOR RELEASE: Upon receipt
CONTACT: Enrique Corredera
UVM’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES SELECTS
E. THOMAS SULLIVAN AS 26TH PRESIDENT
The University of Vermont Board of Trustees has selected E. Thomas Sullivan, J.D. as the next president of UVM....
500 Parents, Students Rally For Charters
Source: New Haven Independent
February 22, 2012 - 4:47 am
As she made her 13th pilgrimage to the state Capitol to ask for money for charter schools, Dacia Toll found herself accompanied by New Haven parents like Iffy Ferguson—as well as Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
Toll is president of Achievement First, a...
In the News: Neighborhood schools beat turnarounds on ISAT
Source: Catalyst Chicago
February 22, 2012 - 4:30 am
An advocacy group, Designs for Change, has analyzed ISAT scores and found that many high-poverty neighborhood elementary schools are out-performing turnaround schools.
And some of those high-performing neighborhood schools are getting results in...
Coming From Behind, Alabama Education Program Paying Off
Source: Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
February 22, 2012 - 2:03 am
Following disheartening National Assessment of Educational Progress marks in 1996, the Alabama State Department of Education (ASDE) introduced a program, the Alabama Math, Science and Technology Initiative (AMSTI) to improve the state’s lagging test...
Entertainment
Abortion etc.: Time to pay attention
Source: Health News Florida
February 22, 2012 - 8:11 am
From women's health to workers' comp, today holds a raft of issues up for grabs. It follows a day that saw a slew of other health issues live or die.
It's that time in the Legislative session where, if you snooze, you lose. Some bills...
Cafe Van Kleef hosts The Squidling Bros. Circus Sideshow - An evening you won't soon forget
Source: Oakland Local
February 21, 2012 - 10:55 pm
By Oakland Local Editorial Team
Our friends at Cafe Von Kleef in Oakland are hitting the extreme edge of fun on March 4 with this new show happening right on the little stage (seems amazing, don't it?)
The two Philadelphia-based brothers who stepped...
Is the seafood you eat the product of slave labor?
Source: Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism
February 21, 2012 - 1:22 pm
A six-month investigation by E. Benjamin Skinner, a senior fellow at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism, has uncovered disturbing links between the use of forced labor in New Zealand fisheries and the food that may wind up on plates...
New film on Tropical Storm Irene’s impact on mobile home parks
Source: VTDigger.org
February 21, 2012 - 7:20 am
For immediate release
Feb. 21, 2012
Contact
James Haslam, (802) 272 0882, james@workerscenter.org
“Strength of the Storm”
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Film Screening with Panel Discussion with Mobile Home Park Residents
For Fairness...
Electro-acoustic musician Eric Chasalow focuses on art, not technology
Source: Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism
February 21, 2012 - 1:26 am
Eric Chasalow, known for his unique blend of traditional instruments and electronic sounds, will premiere several new pieces this spring. The Irving Fine Professor of Music has taught at Brandeis for more than two decades.
Environment
Energy independence for U.S., Maine comes at a price
Source: Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting
February 21, 2012 - 3:00 am
Just a few months ago, almost nobody talked about the Strait of Hormuz, much less worried about its effect on our lives. Now, Iran threatens to close that narrow stretch of water in the Middle East. It’s the latest move in a growing international...
Photographs of Post-Quake Haiti: Andre Lambertson at The University of Virgina
Source: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
February 20, 2012 - 12:15 pm
Andre Lambertson presents his photographs of post-quake Haiti at the University of Virgina and appears in The Cavalier Daily.
Connecticut River Watershed Council unveils reports that say Vermont Yankee used “flawed science to justify thermal pollution”
Source: VTDigger.org
February 19, 2012 - 4:37 pm
CONTACT:
Andrew Fisk, Executive Director
afisk@ctriver.org 413-772-2020 x 208 or 413-210-9207 (cell)
Laura Murphy, Vermont Law School
lmurphy@vermontlaw.edu 802-831-1123 or 802-829-9203 (cell)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New Reports Say Vermont Yankee...
New studies: Toxic asphalt sealants threaten kids, cause air pollution
Source: InvestigateWest
February 16, 2012 - 10:00 pm
By Robert McClureInvestigateWest
When you think of pollution, you might picture an industrial center like Camden, N.J., or Jersey City. But new research shows that when it comes to a potent class of cancer-causing toxic chemicals, many American...
Deen: Vermont Yankee pollution puts fish in hot water
Source: VTDigger.org
February 16, 2012 - 6:00 pm
Editor’s note: David Deen is Upper Valley river steward for the Connecticut River Watershed Council.
The recent Vermont Yankee court decision said the State of Vermont can’t trump the federal government when it comes to issues of nuclear...
Health
Filthy surgical instruments: The hidden threat in America's operating rooms
Source: Center for Public Integrity
February 22, 2012 - 4:00 am
It seemed simple enough at the time. In 2009, John Harrison, a 63–year-old oil industry sales manager in Mission, Texas, had surgery to repair the rotator cuff in his right shoulder, a routine procedure that usually requires at most a single night’s...
Medical Board Fines, Restricts Doc’s Surgical License
Source: Connecticut Health Investigative Team
February 22, 2012 - 3:00 am
An East Hartford doctor had his license to practice surgery permanently restricted by the state Medical Examining Board Tuesday. The board also fined him $3,000.
Dr. Sultan Quraishi, who practices medicine at the Silver Lane Medical Center, a walk-...
Medical Board Fines, Restricts Doc’s Surgical License
Source: Connecticut Health Investigative Team
February 22, 2012 - 3:00 am
An East Hartford doctor had his license to practice surgery permanently restricted by the state Medical Examining Board Tuesday. The board also fined him $3,000.
Dr. Sultan Quraishi, who practices medicine at the Silver Lane Medical Center, a walk-...
Major Medi-Cal changes raise questions
Source: California Watch
February 22, 2012 - 12:05 am
Christina Jewett
ideabug/istockphoto.com
Sweeping changes for the state’s medical program for the needy are taking shape, even as legislative advisers and advocates raise major questions.
Changes include more seniors being routed to...
Special report: Marijuana and K-12 schools
Source: Education News Colorado
February 21, 2012 - 11:32 pm
He’s 16 but his baby face makes him look a little older than 10, his age when he first tried marijuana.
Dr. Christian Thurstone, right, counsels a patient in Denver Health's STEP substance abuse program on Feb. 1. I-News photo
“I smoke...
Hospitality
Oakland, Berkeley bike shops gear up for cycling enthusiasts of all ages
Source: Oakland Local
February 21, 2012 - 11:23 pm
Although bike season is year round in Oakland, there are a lot of changes happening at local cycle shops that may inspire riders to dust off their bikes as the weather warms up.
Several cycleries — including members of Oakland SPOKES and the...
Snowmobile trip over Sylvan Pass offers adventurous loop through Yellowstone Park
Source: WyoFile
February 21, 2012 - 1:02 am
Reprinted with permission from Yellowstone Gate. For details on republishing Yellowstone Gate content, click here.
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Even before snowmobile guide Terry Dolan enters Yellowstone National Park, he is standing on his...
Experiencing East Bay nature via public transit
Source: Oakland Local
February 21, 2012 - 12:10 am
Oakland and the Greater East Bay offer numerous opportunities to see the beauty of Mother Nature. But did you know not having a car doesn't mean you can experience it?
The following are AC Transit bus lines that will take you and your family away...
New services, programs available at East Oakland Sports Center
Source: Oakland Local
February 17, 2012 - 5:16 am
Since the grand opening of the 25,000-square-foot East Oakland Sports Center last summer, members of the community have had the luxury of using and enjoying the only indoor swimming pool in Oakland with a waterslide.
Despite the waterpark thriving...
Green Mountain Club and State of Vermont warn of icy hiking conditions
Source: VTDigger.org
February 16, 2012 - 9:46 am
For immediate release
Feb. 16, 2012
Contact
Megan Duni
Phone: (802) 244-7037
WATERBURY CENTER, Vt. – The Green Mountain Club and Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation today encouraged winter hikers to enjoy Vermont’s mountains but to...
Human Interest
To Help Elders, South Asian Scholars Build Global Network
Source: New America Media
February 19, 2012 - 9:40 am
Editor’s Note: Researchers helping South Asian elders from India to California rely on networking face-to-face and online to build knowledge globally.
BOSTON—Research on Indian and South Asian seniors and their families who provide care...
Spanish-Language Editor Honored as a ‘Woman Who Could be President’
Source: New America Media
February 16, 2012 - 3:30 pm
SAN FRANCISCO—María Antonieta Mejía, editor-in-chief of San Francicso-based Spanish-language weekly El Mensajero was recently honored by the League of Women Voters here, as one of five women “Who Could be President,...
Clayborne Carson: King was a prophet for all of humanity
Source: Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism
February 15, 2012 - 8:20 am
Clayborne Carson, the foremost scholar of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. spent much of his career puzzling over the apparent conflict between the civil rights movement as a grassroots, bottom-up phenomenon and the top-down movement that followed...
Clayborne Carson: King was a prophet for all of humanity
Source: Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism
February 15, 2012 - 8:20 am
Clayborne Carson, the foremost scholar of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. spent much of his career puzzling over the apparent conflict between the civil rights movement as a grassroots, bottom-up phenomenon and the top-down movement that followed...
Marty’s song of praise for cancer center
Source: Health News Florida
February 15, 2012 - 7:00 am
Reporter Marty Clear, who underwent major surgery to remove a malignant tumor and one of his kidneys, is now home and doing well.
His treatment at Moffitt Cancer Center was remarkably good, he says. See Consumer Corner.
--Health News Florida is an...
Labor
Who really defrauds workers’ compensation?
Source: WyoFile
February 21, 2012 - 8:45 pm
Who really defrauds workers’ compensation?
Here’s a gut-check and some statistics that should not be forgotten.
There’s a notion that safety-net social programs break the bank. Workers’ compensation is a favorite target. Those no-good ankle...
Nurses’ union announces “Put Patients First” campaign
Source: VTDigger.org
February 21, 2012 - 6:45 pm
Mari Cordes, president of the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals announces priorities for the "Put Patients First!" campaign at the Statehouse Tuesday. VTD/Alan Panebaker
The Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health...
BP Exits California
Source: New America Media
February 21, 2012 - 1:00 am
SAN FRANCISCO -- As political maneuvering continues over the fate of the controversial proposed Keystone XL pipeline, one of the world's largest energy companies -- BP -- is already signaling the direction it plans to take: it's positioning itself...
New Child Labor Laws Could Hurt Small Farms, Advocates Say
Source: Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
February 20, 2012 - 9:13 am
Local farm advocates in Iowa are concerned a new set of child-labor laws would inadvertently restrict the number of future farmers and place unnecessary restrictions on family farms.
According to The Daily Iowan, the U.S. Department of Labor...
New Child Labor Laws Could Hurt Small Farms, Advocates Say
Source: Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
February 20, 2012 - 9:13 am
Local farm advocates in Iowa are concerned a new set of child-labor laws would inadvertently restrict the number of future farmers and place unnecessary restrictions on family farms.
According to The Daily Iowan, the U.S. Department of Labor...
Law
High Court Blocks Suit Against CA Officers Over Defective Warrant
Source: The Crime Report
February 22, 2012 - 7:58 am
California police officers cannot be sued because they used a warrant that may have been defective to search a woman’s house, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today, 6 to 3, according to the Associated Press. The court threw out the lawsuit...
School Crimes: 17 Student Homicides, 359,000 Violent Cases in Year
Source: The Crime Report
February 22, 2012 - 7:24 am
A new federal edition of school crime indicators says that of the 33 violent deaths in schools in the year ending June 30, 2010, there were 25 homicides, five were suicides, and three were "legal interventions." The cases included 17 student...
Supreme Court Limits Need for Miranda Warnings to Jailed Suspects
Source: The Crime Report
February 22, 2012 - 6:24 am
The Supreme Court yesterday limited the circumstances in which prisoners must be told of their rights before they are questioned, the New York Times reports. The question was whether an inmate's confession to a sex cime should have been suppressed...
PA Judge: Court-Appointed Capital Lawyer Pay "Grossly Inadequate"
Source: The Crime Report
February 22, 2012 - 6:03 am
A report to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court concludes that the pay for court-appointed lawyers in Philadelphia death-penalty cases is "grossly inadequate" and "unacceptably increases the risk of ineffective assistance of counsel," says the...
Judge Strikes Down LA Law Banning Sex Offenders from Social Media
Source: The Crime Report
February 22, 2012 - 5:10 am
A federal judge has struck down a Louisiana law that banned sex offenders from using social media sites, ruling that the law was overly vague and violated free-speech protections, reports The Hill. The law prohibited registered sex offenders who had...
Other
Payday loan industry: the stories
Source: SF Public Press
February 3, 2012 - 9:44 pm
[<a href="http://storify.com/sfpublicpress/new-story-1" target="_blank">View the story "Investigating the payday loan industry" on Storify...
Politics
How Informants Help FBI Break Major Terrorism Cases
Source: The Crime Report
February 22, 2012 - 5:43 am
An increasingly active informant pool is helping the FBI identify suspects involved in alleged plots against the U.S. from within, says USA Today. Since the 9/11 attacks, when virtually no anti-terror intelligence network existed, federal...
Feds ask judge to drop Calif. postal records suit
Source: California Watch
February 22, 2012 - 12:05 am
Corey G. Johnson
Brigaid/Flickr
The battle lines have been drawn in an unusual public records spat between a state agency responsible for upholding election laws and the U.S. Postal Service.
The U.S. Department of Justice yesterday...
Some GOP Candidates Leaned Heavily on Super PACs as Early Voting Got Underway
Source: OpenSecrets.org
February 21, 2012 - 6:45 pm
The GOP presidential candidates and the super PACs supporting them accelerated their fundraising -- and especially their spending -- in January as the first primary and caucus voters went to the polls. But Mitt Romney -- heretofore the best-funded...
OpenSecrets Blog PolitiQuizz: Who was the 2008 Presidential Underperformer?
Source: OpenSecrets.org
February 21, 2012 - 12:33 pm
Monday was President's Day, so we here at OpenSecrets enjoyed the holiday away from the office. We apologize to all who did have to report to work and were not able to start your week with a PolitiQuizz. As we know too well, nerdy habits die hard....
Campaign Notebook: Weinberger and Hines try to be different
Source: VTDigger.org
February 20, 2012 - 11:15 pm
Burlington City Hall. VTD/Josh Larkin
If elections were decided by the number and quality of plans a candidate produced Miro Weinberger would be way out in front.
Since last September the Democrat has released a five-point financial plan, a rescue...
Religion
Girl Power: First Latina CEO of the Girl Scouts Hopes to Increase Diversity
Source: New America Media
February 18, 2012 - 12:10 am
Anna Maria Chavez remembers her grandmother’s reaction when as a little girl she announced that she wanted to join the Girl Scouts.
“She looked at me and said ‘Qué? What are you doing?’ ” Chavez says with a laugh...
Schubart: In the name of religion
Source: VTDigger.org
February 17, 2012 - 6:30 pm
Editor’s note: This op-ed is by Bill Schubart, a regular commentator for Vermont Public Radio and president of the Vermont Journalism Trust, the umbrella organization for VTDigger.org. This piece was first aired on VPR.
Whether I am ushered into the...
In Contraception Clash, Catholic Latinas Stray From Doctrine
Source: New America Media
February 17, 2012 - 5:09 pm
SAN DIEGO — As the St. Jude Catholic Church's sanctuary reverberated with the tunes of a Spanish language band shortly before mass on Sunday evening, Amparo Gonzalez, 56, sat in a nearby pew, thumbing through this week’s church bulletin...
'Friends of Tim' join Dolan in Rome, as he prepares to become a cardinal
Source: St Louis Beacon
February 17, 2012 - 1:15 pm
Friday morning in Rome, the Vatican broke tradition at the day of prayer to welcome the 22 men who will become cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. The normal procedure is to invite a veteran cardinal as the day's welcoming keynoter.
Instead, a...
Actress Lisa Chan Apologizes for Hoekstra Ad
Source: New America Media
February 16, 2012 - 10:04 am
An update on Lisa Chan, the 21-year-old actress who appeared in Michigan Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra's godawful racist campaign ad...
When the ad hit the airwaves (and for the rest of us, the internet), after getting over the sheer idiocy of the...
Social Issues
Abortion etc.: Time to pay attention
Source: Health News Florida
February 22, 2012 - 8:11 am
From women's health to workers' comp, today holds a raft of issues up for grabs. It follows a day that saw a slew of other health issues live or die.
It's that time in the Legislative session where, if you snooze, you lose. Some bills...
School Crimes: 17 Student Homicides, 359,000 Violent Cases in Year
Source: The Crime Report
February 22, 2012 - 7:24 am
A new federal edition of school crime indicators says that of the 33 violent deaths in schools in the year ending June 30, 2010, there were 25 homicides, five were suicides, and three were "legal interventions." The cases included 17 student...
Abortion etc.: Time to pay attention
Source: Health News Florida
February 22, 2012 - 7:11 am
From women's health to workers' comp, today holds a raft of issues up for grabs. It follows a day that saw a slew of other health issues live or die.
It's that time in the Legislative session where, if you snooze, you lose. Some bills...
Judge Strikes Down LA Law Banning Sex Offenders from Social Media
Source: The Crime Report
February 22, 2012 - 5:10 am
A federal judge has struck down a Louisiana law that banned sex offenders from using social media sites, ruling that the law was overly vague and violated free-speech protections, reports The Hill. The law prohibited registered sex offenders who had...
Ohio's Capital Punishment System Could be On Its Own Death Watch
Source: The Crime Report
February 22, 2012 - 4:14 am
Ohio's capital punishment system could be under its own death watch as scrutiny over how the state executes prisoners has led to calls for significant changes of the death penalty, if not an outright repeal, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Despite...
Sports
Urgency fading in Vikings stadium talks, Strib says
Source: MinnPost.com
February 13, 2012 - 9:44 am
The Star Tribune says urgency on deciding the proposed Vikings stadium issue seems to be fading at the Legislature.
In a story published in today's print edition, the paper says:
The Minnesota Vikings this week are losing one of the weapons they've...
Vikings don't like new Ramsey County stadium plan
Source: MinnPost.com
February 10, 2012 - 10:55 am
Ramsey County's new plan for financing an NFL stadium in Arden Hills apparently doesn't pass the Vikings test.
The Star Tribune reports that the county's latest proposal calling for a wide range of users fees — presented to the governor today — won'...
Brandeis alums track down world mark in distance medley relay
Source: Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism
February 10, 2012 - 6:26 am
Quiet Teen Sinks 19 Points
Source: New Haven Independent
February 9, 2012 - 5:01 am
Career’s Dejah LaNier is honing her game on JV.
LaNier, 15, is a sophomore at Hill Regional Career High School. Her sweeping run of the court epitomized what seemed like an effortless win for the whole team against Branford.
The Lady Panthers...
Harry J. Keough: Iconic amateur soccer player and coach
Source: St Louis Beacon
February 8, 2012 - 12:50 pm
Harry Keough, who played defense on the U.S. soccer team that turned the world upside down by stunning England in the 1950 World Cup and helped ensure St. Louis' place in soccer history, died Tuesday morning at Bethesda Dilworth in St. Louis. He was...
Technology
Judge Strikes Down LA Law Banning Sex Offenders from Social Media
Source: The Crime Report
February 22, 2012 - 5:10 am
A federal judge has struck down a Louisiana law that banned sex offenders from using social media sites, ruling that the law was overly vague and violated free-speech protections, reports The Hill. The law prohibited registered sex offenders who had...
Leahy introduces Cyber Crime Protection Security Act
Source: VTDigger.org
February 19, 2012 - 7:21 am
Leahy Introduces Cyber Crime Protection Security Act
WASHINGTON (Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012) – Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced legislation Wednesday to address the growing threat of cyber crime. The Cyber Crime Protection Security Act will...
Girl Power: First Latina CEO of the Girl Scouts Hopes to Increase Diversity
Source: New America Media
February 18, 2012 - 12:10 am
Anna Maria Chavez remembers her grandmother’s reaction when as a little girl she announced that she wanted to join the Girl Scouts.
“She looked at me and said ‘Qué? What are you doing?’ ” Chavez says with a laugh...
Actress Lisa Chan Apologizes for Hoekstra Ad
Source: New America Media
February 16, 2012 - 10:04 am
An update on Lisa Chan, the 21-year-old actress who appeared in Michigan Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra's godawful racist campaign ad...
When the ad hit the airwaves (and for the rest of us, the internet), after getting over the sheer idiocy of the...
Whitney Houston’s Twin Legacies: Beauty and Pain
Source: New America Media
February 13, 2012 - 11:57 am
Though speculation continues to swirl about exactly how she died, vocal legend and pop diva Whitney Houston’s legacy is, in many ways, already set. She’ll be known to generations of fans and hundreds of young singers as an...
War
How Informants Help FBI Break Major Terrorism Cases
Source: The Crime Report
February 22, 2012 - 5:43 am
An increasingly active informant pool is helping the FBI identify suspects involved in alleged plots against the U.S. from within, says USA Today. Since the 9/11 attacks, when virtually no anti-terror intelligence network existed, federal...
Chicago Police Horses Getting "Riot Gear" For NATO, G-8 Summits
Source: The Crime Report
February 21, 2012 - 7:11 am
Horses in the Chicago Police Department’s Mounted Unit assigned to crowd control during the NATO and G-8 summits will be outfitted with riot gear, just like the officers riding them and those on the ground facing off against protesters, says...
FCIR Associate Director Interviewed About FBI Terrorism Stings on Al Jazeera English
Source: Florida Center for Investigative Reporting
February 19, 2012 - 9:25 am
VIDEO: Trevor Aaronson discusses how an FBI terrorism sting involving a 29-year-old Moroccan man is similar to similar undercover operations nationwide.
Arrest in Capitol Bombing Plot Illustrates Lone-Wolf Terror Threat
Source: The Crime Report
February 18, 2012 - 3:46 pm
The arrest of a 29-year-old Moroccan living illegally in the U.S. has focused attention again on the danger posed by "lone-wolf" terrorists, CNN reports. Amine El Khalifi has been charged with plotting to bomb the U.S. Capitol and attempting to...
Amid Misinformation On Islam, Who Should Do Anti-Terrorism Training?
Source: The Crime Report
February 16, 2012 - 2:40 am
Tennessee police officers and deputies will gather in Nashville in two weeks for training on how to fight terrorism, reports The Tennessean. They’ll hear from experts from the national Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council and the Combating...
