Hispanics lift rural Kansas business reach in Garden City
In Kansas and Nebraska, bilingual advocates boost immigrant owned firms across farms, groceries, shops, and services. Angelica Castillo leads outreach in Garden City to engage Latino entrepreneurs, while Nebraska’s Rural Enterprise Assistance Project trains minority firms in Scott’s Bluff Skylar and South Sioux City, expanding access to loans marketing and business basics.
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Growth reshapes Bend politics as gay rights ordinance passes
Bend Oregon, a fast growing city of over 60,000, shifts its political balance as a new ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or transgender status passes the City Council. The measure follows a violent attack on a gay man and mirrors laws in major cities and college towns, showing how demographics drive liberalizing changes in a previously conservative town.
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Bend Gay Rights Ordinance Wins City Vote
Bend residents celebrate the city council approval of a gay rights protection within the human rights ordinance. Sara Wiener, a Bend lesbian mother, speaks of life work to break stereotypes while opponents plan to gather signatures for a repeal and field conservative candidates to challenge councilors. Local actions echo efforts in Covington and Peoria as organizers push for future campaigns.
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Two U S Soldiers Killed in Najaf Fighting Continues
In Najaf two American soldiers were killed as militiamen loyal to al Sadr attacked coalition troops. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit is in the area though 1st Cavalry Division troops from Baghdad were sent in after clashes began August 5. Falah Hassan of the Shiite Political Council walked out of a conference in protest while others stayed.
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Kerry proposal would add 40000 troops in new plan
Kerry proposes increasing planning by the Bush administration for higher reservist burdens and adds 40000 troops to the regular Army plus expanded special operations forces. He says he would withdraw some troops from Iraq in six months, a plan criticized by Bush who warns insurgents would wait for thinning of the U.S. presence.
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