Seattle, Wa. 1:00 pm pst. -- A man appears to be poised to jump off of the 99 bridge that crosses over the ship canal. He is positioned on the west bound side and flanked by approximately 5-7 police officers. The bridge has been completely shut down, and what can be assumed...
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"This is Carlos Franco. I'm reporting from Seattle Washington. I am in the City of Kent at (Kentwood?) High School where I witnessed this suspicious device in the parking lot and bomb squad is now on the scene...
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In the Highlighted article, "When English Is the Rule at Work" by Kelley Holland of the New York Times, some interesting points about the enforcement and overall perception of having an "English Only" rule in the workplace are brought to the surface of the public mind...
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Seattle, Wa. -- Details are still fuzzy, but it appears that there has been a fire in one of the apartment complexes on the corner of Queen Anne Ave. N. and Comstock. Police and Fire departments are still on the...
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Seattle, Wa. -- Pictures from Zombie Walk 2007, in Fremont.More can be found here:(http://picasaweb.google.com/carloscfrancos/ZombieWalk102107?authkey=A330CGtBMew)
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This is a couple of days old, but I really wanted to bring some attention to this article. It does a very good job of flushing out the undercurrent of pointedly anti-Hispanic intentions that have been the fuel and...
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Unkempt Trees Pose Serious Threat By Carlos C. FrancoOceanside, California07/16/07 Oceanside has had some good press in recent years for it's efforts in trying to reduce crime, bring in new business (possible new...
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The twin engine, turboprop BE90 plane was taking off from
McClellan-Palomar Airport at about 6 a.m. when it hit the electricity
tower, authorities said.
The crash also knocked out power to 1,700 homes and businesses
in Carlsbad and forced the closure of the airport...
June 2, 2007 -- What's being heralded by experts as "the first of its kind in the state, and possibly the nation" is Solara: "a green-built, government-financed, affordable-housing complex that's virtually climate...
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Crowd Powered Lending and Loans?By Carlos C. Franco05/17/2007Carlsbad, Ca. -- I was perusing the local library when I came across an article that really, really caught my eye. In the first couple of pages or so of...
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"The B is for social benefit. It's still a traditional company, but with
a modified charter that legally binds it to a socially-conscious set of
values." According to a recent interview by Alex Goldmark, from KPBS with Jay Coen Gilbert of nonprofit B-Lab, and Leslie...
This Highlight is to a story I found in the People's Daily Online about preparations being taken by the PRC to ensure a positive image during the 2008 Olympic Games that are to be held in Beijing, China.
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Social networking for "The greater good?" I like Obama, I think that it is incredibly awesome that we live in the day and age where a "Post Baby-boomer, something-other-than caucasian" candidate is one of the...
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This Highlight links to a great website that lists all of the Presidential Signing Statements thus far. All of these are very cryptic and in the form of dense-legalese, but need to be understood so that we can push to have them examined. It’s not a coincidence that...