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April 13, 2006 -
A proposed Tennessee minimum wage increase was approved by the House Budget subcommittee. But there's a catch. According to a local newspaper report, the bill was amended to exclude restaurant workers who receive tips and part-time workers at movie theaters and "similar businesses".According to the article, Regal Cinema (based in Knoxville) had expressed concerns about the bill.
April 10, 2006 -
"There is a new Latino labor force all over the South that will be the foundation of the next civil rights movement in the U.S. -- a movement that is going to have a brown face."- Baldemar Velasquez, leader of Farm Labor Organizing Committee, in Southern Exposure magazine, 1999Across the country, the faces of the new civil rights movement are pouring out. And with the Southern states experiencing some of the fastest growth in Latino and new immigrant populations, it's no surprise that the movement is exploding in the South. The Associated Press dispatched this news an hour ago:
April 6, 2006 -
You're probably aware that the Duke Lacrosse coach resigned yesterday, and the rest of the season has been canceled. There were also more disturbing revelations, but still no arrests.UPDATE: Rush Limbaugh calls the rape victim a "ho" on national right-wing radio.
March 23, 2006 -
You may recall that former Atlanta Mayor and civil rights activist Andrew Young's company recently signed on with Wal-Mart to help rehabilitate their image. Yesterday Young made a personal appearance at a Wal-Mart grand opening in Atlanta:
March 10, 2006 -
I'm a fickle American Idol fan, the kind that tunes in one year, and forgets about it the next. 2006 happens to be an "on" year, and I'm not ashamed to say I'm closely following the fortunes of the 12 remaining would-be stars of Season 5.One of the remarkable things about this unremarkable show is the near-total dominance of Southern contestants. Here are the winners, along with their home towns, from the first four seasons: Season 1: Kelly Clarkson; Burleson, Texas Season 2: Ruben Studdard; Birmingham, Alabama Season 3: Fantasia Barrino; High Point, North Carolina
March 9, 2006 -
From the New York Times:
March 7, 2006 -
In the wake of Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen essentially dismantling the state's TennCare (Medicaid) program leaving nearly 200,000 people without insurance, state lawmakers have introduced several proposed bills to address the health insurance crisis in Tennessee: