Police detonate suspicious device at Seattle school

"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 to...

When English Is the Rule at Work

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...

Fire in the 1200 Block of Queen Anne Ave.

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...

Zombie Walk 10/21/07

Seattle, Wa. -- Pictures from Zombie Walk 2007, in Fremont.More can be found here:(http://picasaweb.google.com/carloscfrancos/ZombieWalk102107?authkey=A330CGtBMew) 

[Come fix our city, but] HOLD THE TACOS, New Orleans says

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...

Unkempt Trees Pose Serious Threat

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...

Private plane crash kills 2 in Carlsbad

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...

Energy-efficient affordable housing

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...

Crowd Powered Lending and Loans?

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...

Profiting from social responsibility: "B" - Corporations

"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...

China targets bad tourist behavior ahead of Olympics

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.

Obama Campaign Asks: Is It MySpace or Yours?

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 front...

Presidential Signing Statements

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...

Controversy Rises Over Private Military Contractor, Blackwater

This is a highlight-link to the interview on KPBS. I heard this interview this morning and it raises some interesting questions about contract soldiers, their role in and out of American charters, and the accountability they face. It is certainly worth your time to listen.

Bush's Mercenaires by Jeremy Scahill and Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch

We were warned against this:The phrase military-industrial complex was first used on January 17, 1961, by President Dwight D. Eisenhower [1] in his farewell address to the nation in what is called his Military Industrial Complex Speech: "In the councils of government, we...

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