Worker rights group slams Jabil Circuit factory cond. in China

And things in China Are getting better (for US companies that want to make a easy buck) But they don't seem to be getting any better for the lowly workers there..

U.S., EU Urge China To Drop Tech Security Rule

In another face of China's demands to manufacturing to do things "our way" or to not do business in China. Some Industry people (myself included) fear that the technology they disclose to the Chinese gov. may be leaked to Chinese competitors. Your can read the complete...

The Lutheran Church Embraces the LGBTQ Community!

Another positive development in the christian community, as another congregation truly embraces the teachings of Christ. " George Bernard Shaw once said, "Certainly all great truths begin as blasphemies." On April 11, 2010, those who identify as people of faith and as...

Is This Factory Farming's Tobacco Moment?

This is an in-depth story on the dangers of our current farming methods, I have only quoted some small bits that are relevant and will hopefully encourage you to click the link to the whole story. " The nation's chemical and energy-intensive food and farming system, Food...

AP: In Toyota Lawsuits, Evasion Becomes Tactic

" MIAMI (AP) -- Toyota has routinely engaged in questionable, evasive and deceptive legal tactics when sued, frequently claiming it does not have information it is required to turn over and sometimes even ignoring court orders to produce key documents, an Associated Press...

Sen. Parker Griffith Fundraiser FloP & Flounder

Not much about this was reported on the MSM, just a few little blurbs, but Congressman John Boehner came to Huntsville for a $100 per person (correction: Per Couple) fundraiser that appears to have raised...

Chinese Factory Blamed For Lead Poisoning

And here we have another story about another environmental disaster in the making in China.. " BEIJING (AP) -- Officials in eastern China have blamed a battery factory for causing lead poisoning in more than 50 children and have ordered the plant to relocate, state media...

Will Gay Troops Get to Join the Debate About DADT ? ¿

Well,  someone who it seems has the ability to see the hypocrisy in Washington as they wag there tongues endlessly, AND willing to step out of the line and speak up.  Thank you.Now many of us had high hopes for Obama, but after almost a year in office, it seems we...

Deer loses head-butt with lawn ornament

Well, They never said that deer were all that smart, but sometimes they can be just plain silly. Having a love dispute with a concrete statue is a good way for a deer to have a bad day, week, year....

Naked, bound and shot: how ‘Tamil rebel’ was killed by solder

WARNING: This video should only be watched by a mature audience. The man is young, naked, bound and blindfolded; a corpse lying across his legs. A soldier approaches him in what appears to be Sri Lankan army...

So you want to know about health care reform? Ask a Doctor!

That's what LiA (leftinalabama.com) did yesterday when Dr. Ronald Wyatt graciously agreed to an interview during his lunch break.  Dr. Wyatt practices medicine in Madison, Alabama and moderated a panel of...

Lockerbie Mis-carrage of Justice & the hidden role of U.S.

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Meadowcraft Jobs on the Line in central Alabama

Everyone tells us the economy is bad and credit is tight, but the economic crisis is personal for thirteen hundred people in Central Alabama.  Plantation Patterns, a subsidiary of Meadowcraft, Inc..with plants in Wadley and Selma has been in bankruptcy since March 20 and...

Critics Slam Overweight Surgeon General Pick, Regina Benjamin

Here we see again how the Republicans in congress like to stop any progress made by the new administration.  Everything that I have read about Dr Benjamin implies that she is the right person for this job at...

Obama's new surgeon general, Alabama doctor Regina Benjamin.

Obama's new surgeon general, Alabama doctor Regina Benjamin. (Getty Images)
 

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