Thursday, April 9, 2009 Susan Stanton, the former city manager of Largo, Florida, has been hired as the new city manager for Lake Worth. Stanton was fired from her job as Largo’s city manager in 2007, apparently when her gender transition became public knowledge. “We said all along that we’d Continue Reading
Things To Consider When Getting Health Insurance In Austin Tx
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Atlex byadmin Staying in good health is a lot easier said than done. For most people, visiting the doctor on a regular basis is important to their overall level of well-being. Visiting the doctor can be a very expensive proposition for people who Continue Reading
Cathal Ryan, early board member and son of co-founder of Irish flag carrier Ryanair, dies at 48
Friday, December 21, 2007 Cathal Ryan, an early board member of Irish non-designated flag carrier, and son of late co-founder Tony Ryan, has died. He was 48, and had been diagnosed with cancer. Cathal bacame one of Ryanair’s first pilots, having trained as one in the 1980s in Sri Lanka, Continue Reading
International bodies express concern over Israel-Hezbollah conflict
Thursday, July 20, 2006 International humanitarian organisations and human rights watchdogs have expressed concerns over the rising civilian casualties and the humanitarian crisis caused by the ongoing conflict in Lebanon and northern Israel. They have also warned the warring groups that their conduct may not comply with international laws governing Continue Reading
Picking Up Black Henna For Body Art That’s Right For You}
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Little Tokyo Picking up Black Henna for Body Art- That’s Right for You by vishal pariharHenna is a plant that contains a pigment called lawsone which combines with proteins to cause staining which is then used for body art or to dye hair. Continue Reading
US Supreme Court upholds ban on partial birth abortions
Wednesday, April 18, 2007 The Supreme Court of the United States on Wednesday April 18 has upheld the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. The 5-4 vote reflected the change in vote count resulting from the retirement of Justice O’Connor and the confirmation of Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Continue Reading
Australian House of Representatives grows heated over industrial relations legislation
Thursday, November 3, 2005 Australian industral relations reform legislationmade up of 700 pages of bill legislation and 500 additional pages of explanatory memoranda was introduced into the Federal House of Representatives November 2, where the Opposition heatedly attempted to address their perceived problem of the Government’s lack of discussion and Continue Reading
“Woofstock” dog festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 North America’s largest outdoor dog festival came back to Toronto last weekend for its fifth year. It ran from the 9th of June to the 10th of June at Toronto’s historical St. Lawrence Market. A Wikinews reporter was there on Sunday to report on some of Continue Reading
Al Sharpton speaks out on race, rights and what bothers him about his critics
Monday, December 3, 2007 At Thanksgiving dinner David Shankbone told his white middle class family that he was to interview Reverend Al Sharpton that Saturday. The announcement caused an impassioned discussion about the civil rights leader’s work, the problems facing the black community and whether Sharpton helps or hurts his Continue Reading
Bluetongue outbreak in Germany
Thursday, September 20, 2007 A highly dynamic Bluetongue (or catarrhal fever) infection of sheep herds is underway in Germany. From August 2006 till September 9, 2007, 1,833 farms had reported the presence of the infection. From Sept 9. till September 14, 2007, the number of farms reporting infections has grown Continue Reading