Unions out in force to mark Labour Day

From the home of the originators of Labour Day , Canadian workers had plenty to say."Thousands of workers took to the streets across the country Monday to remind Canadians of the true meaning behind the last long-weekend of summer. In downtown Toronto, the annual parades...

Rain Shuts School, Leisure Centre

"The head teacher of a secondary school forced to close by flash floods after torrential rain will not re-open until after the summer holidays. Pupils were sent home from Prestatyn High School in Denbighshire at lunch time after water rose up the drains during the one-hour...

Confederate flag has no place in Nascar

History will tell us that the Confederate flag originally symbolized Southern pride, unity and courage in the Civil War. Soldiers of the Confederacy gave their blood for it. Our nation was born beneath it.But since the 1860s, the "Southern Cross" has been hoisted to signify...

Remembering The Zebra Killings

"MOST SERIAL KILLINGS in America take on a life of their own through movies, books and documentaries. The crimes of Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer and The Son of Sam are still well remembered years after they were committed. Yet there is one set of serial killings that has...

Carl Jung Quotes

"It all depends on how we look at things, and not how they are in themselves. Carl Jung " It all depends on how we look at things, and not how they are in themselves. Carl Jung

Is prostitution prevalent in Gwinnett?

"The phrase “sex sells” usually has to do with advertising. The Abercrombie and Fitch catalogue, for example, is full of scantily clad twenty-somethings using our hormones to control us like puppets so we will fill our closets with their clothes. bb I personally read it...

DR. KING'S BIRTHDAY — A NATIONAL HOLIDAY

"January 15th will be the anniversary of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. There are millions of black and white Americans who will observe Dr. King's birthday with the solemnity that is appropriate for such an important occasion. Many adults will not work, students...

"Chiefs" and "Maidens" must go

"“I find the use or publication of 'Chiefs' and 'Maidens' as mascots distinguishes Native American culture from other cultures,” she said. “That distinction is based on race. The use of such mascots limits the way in which 'Chiefs' and 'Maidens' are perceived to a...

Kosher artist merges faith, ethnicity in his music

"For most people, "kosher" isn’t a term that springs to mind when thinking about gospel music. Yet for Joshua Nelson, who’s black and Jewish, “kosher gospel” makes total sense. It’s a genre he created, merging his ethnicity and his faith. Nelson, 28,...

Ghana: Ghanaian Women Can Make a Difference in the Economy

"sabella Gyau Orhin Accra The Managing Director of Akuaba Limited, manufacturers of furniture, toys and educational equipments Dr. Akua Adu-sei Hebstein has called on the government and all well meaning Ghanaians to persuade female traders to sell or distribute locally...