December 4, 2006 -
Today's Jackson (Tenn.) Sun brings this stunning piece of news:
December 4, 2006 -
North Carolina bills itself as the nation's "most military-friendly state," and it's about to get friendlier. As the Raleigh News & Observer reports today, officials are creating a special foundation and lobbying operation to draw defense contracts to the state:
December 4, 2006 -
Peace groups, emboldened by the mandate for change signaled by the 2006 mid-term elections, are organizing a Congressional Call-In Day today, to keep Iraq on the radar of lawmakers. Here's the call from United for Peace and Justice, the largest of the anti-war coalitions:
December 4, 2006 -
The Environmental Protection Agency has begun closing some of its scientific libraries, effectively preventing scientists and the public from accessing essential information on toxic pollution, according to an action alert from the Union of Concerned Scientists.
December 1, 2006 -
As Facing South readers know, the military is a big factor in the politics and economics of the South. More of our country's troops come from the South, and more are based in the South, than any other region in the country.
November 30, 2006 -
Grassroots efforts to address the Gulf Coast's housing crisis are growing just as a federal judge has ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to resume rental aid to Gulf Coast residents displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
November 30, 2006 -
New Orleanians -- those still living in the city as well as those displaced by last year's hurricanes -- will gather Saturday, Dec. 2 at locations across the country to help set priorities for their city's rebuilding.