Fear grips immigrants after Miss. plant raid

"A day after the largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history, Elizabeth Alegria was too scared to send her son to school and worried about when she'd see her husband again. Nearly 600 immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally were detained, creating...

Ex-Cop May Face Taser Death Charges

This is a follow up on NowPublic Member Glc3 's post found here I read this story as I would any other but what is sad are the comments left under the CBS story highlighted here. Everyone blaming others once again. I believe, and this is only my opinion, that we all need to...

Heartbreak over cub confiscation

A tribal man in India who rescued an abandoned bear cub to help his daughter overcome her mother's death has fallen foul of forestry officials. They confiscated the animal arguing that its capture was in...

Law Makes Noose Display a Felony

The new New York governor David Patterson has signed legislation to make displaying a noose, a symbol of the lynching of African Americans common during the reconstruction era, illegal in New York state."Gov....

Occlutech wins confirmation of its IP vs Aga Medical patent by AIPPI

"AIPPI is the world's leading non-government organization for research into and protection of intellectual property, and is a respected source for opinions and arbitration on IP matters such as patent interpretation and the use of IP in unfair competition. In patent...

Mychal Bell, of the 'Jena 6', has reached a plea deal

The Jena 6 saga continues with the news of Mychal Bell reaching a plea deal. The teen was originally charged with attempted murder in the beating of a fellow classmate, a charge which was thrown out by the appeals...

Trial of Jena 6 defendant will be open to public

"Trial of Jena 6 defendant will be open to public CHICAGO TRIBUNE BY HOWARD WITT HOUSTON _ Replying to a lawsuit filed by a coalition of U.S. media companies, the judge overseeing the trial of Mychal Bell, one of the teenage defendants in the racially-charged Jena 6 case in...

The Jena 6 Fraud?

This really pisses me off, miamipress was a major supporter of the Jena 6 cause and this is what it has come down to? Sources close to Law Enforcement claim they are looking into the fact that up to $500,000 may...

Edwards @ John Mellencamp concert gets booed

Some booed some cheered but maybe it is best for politicians to not get on stage unless they are going to play an instument or sing... This is a first hand account of what happened by Radio Iowa...."Mellencamp...

Dick Cheny goes hunting,,,Al Sharpton uses Race Baiting

Yes it's that time of year again when Dick Cheney goes hunting and the left goes crazy...... well the left side of the web that is. Seems Vice President Cheney went hunting in a small community 65 north of New York City at a hunting club that had a Confederate Flag being...

Questions Raised in Jailing of Jena 6's Mychal Bell

Howard Witt,  the Southwest Bureau Chief of the Chicago Tribune, was recently interviewed by the Dallas South Blog, an interview posted here at NowPublic. Howard Witt has been in the forefront...

Jena 6 Teen Jailed for Assault AGAIN!

Mychal Bell, the teenager associated with the controversial civil rights figures the "Jena 6" has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for another assault and counts of criminal destruction of property. The teen...

Jena 6 story introduced to nation by Howard Witt, Chicago Tribune's writer is...

Last March, Howard Witt wrote an article in the Chicago Tribune about the sentencing of a 14 year-old girl in my hometown of Paris, Texas.  In the 6-plus months that have followed, the landscape of...

Reports Of Nooses Appearing Across U.S., As Police Investigate Episode At Col...

I have yet to hear the neo-conservative far-right in the United States that swears on the Christian deity of wrath that anti-African racism is long dead say a word about this.  Not only are African students...

Beyond the Anchor Desk: The Rise of Citizen Journalism is Now Public!

Who, what, where and when... The basic questions we ask of all things we are curious about. Citizen Journalism has always been a major part of the sharing of information and news. It is as old as curiosity itself!...

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