Transit labor crisis ends as BART reaches tentative contract
After months of strikes and two worker deaths, Bay Area Rapid Transit reaches a tentative contract restoring service on a day commuters welcomed the return of trains. Lawmakers consider banning transit strikes as anger over the disruption grows. Local residents and observers note the toll on travel and labor relations.
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Oakland
Calif
San Francisco
Transit Rail
Bay Area Rapid Transit
BART
House votes for school checks for sex offenders
The House approved a bill to bar schools from employing workers with convictions for sexual offenses against children or violent crimes. It would mandate state and federal background checks for all staff with unsupervised access, including use of FBI fingerprints and the national sex offender registry.
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Washington
House
Government Accountability Office
Congress
U.S
National Education Association
The
American Federation of Teachers
FBI
National
Sex Offender Registry
Todd Rokita
R-Ind
Nevada middle school shooting exposes fragile safety at Sparks
In Sparks Nevada a 12 year old gunman opened fire at Sparks Middle School wounding two eighth graders and killing math teacher Michael Landsberry before turning the gun on himself. Students described hiding and pleading as authorities investigate how the weapon arrived at school and what ties the victims had to the shooter.
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Sparks
Nev
Nevada
Washoe County
Angelo Ferro
Ferro
Michael Landsberry
Detroit faces pivotal trial over city bankruptcy eligibility
Detroit confronts a decisive court review of its Chapter 9 eligibility in a bid to shed debts totaling about 18 billion dollars. Unions allege bad faith negotiations with creditors occurred before filing, while city lawyers defend the process as sincere though unresolved. Judge Rhodes will weigh whether good faith talks were fulfilled as the case moves forward.
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Detroit
U.S
Chuck Tatelbaum
Kevyn Orr
Michigan
Rick Snyder
Orr
Babette Ceccotti
United Auto Workers
Earle Erman
Public Safety Unions
Sharon Levine
Afscme
Spiotto
Steven Rhodes
Obituaries for Gloria Huff and Lucy Wyatt in Roswell area
Gloria Jean Huff died October 10 2013 at University Medical Center Lubbock TX. She born June 15 1946 in Roswell to Earl and Thelma Sanders. widow of Robert Huff. survived by son Howard Huff daughter Bobbi Taylor-Triche brother Tommy Sanders and long time companion Ivan Johnson. Graveside service October 26 at South Park Cemetery. Lucy Cobos Wyatt 88 Roswell died October 19 2013. interment at South Park Cemetery. services and public viewing details provided by LaGrone Funeral Chapel. Rosemary C Becerra 39 Lake Arthur died Oct 21 2013. arrangements pending at Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home.
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Gloria Jean Huff
University Medical Center
Lubbock
Texas
Roswell
Earl (Sandy
Thelma Irene (Adams) Sanders
Gloria
Wal-Mart
Howard H. Huff
Laredo
Bobbi J. Taylor-Triche
Nilton
Denham Springs
Thomas
Tommy) E. Sanders
Ivan Johnson
Dexter
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Lucy Cobos Wyatt
Our Lord
Ernesto Martinez
South Park Cemetery
Lucy
LaGrone Funeral Chapel
Roman Cobos
Margarita Gallegos
Richard Wyatt
Abranita
Lonnie) Luna
Ismael
Raymond Cobos
Tucumcari Elks Lodge
American Legion
N. Montana
Lagronefuneralchapels.com
Rosemary C. Becerra
Lake Arthur
Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home
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San Francisco State University
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Hayward
Moshe Harris
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Rep
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D-Calif
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Tom Miller
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Jim Spiotto
Chicago
Agape Home Care
Robert
Bob) Huff
South
Milo
Mariquita Garcia
Los Luceros
Anthony
Roberta Wyatt
Darlene
Manuel Martinez
Ruidoso
Henry Cobos
Capitan
Gilbert
Rudolph
Henry A Cobos
California
Delores Dunn
Daniel Martinez
Monica Martinez
Marissa Martinez
T.J. Wyatt
Frank Wyatt
Andrew Wyatt
Lisa Arias
Benjie Garcia
Gina Jacobo
Milo Garcia Jr
Naomi Tafoya
Mi Cocinita
Lucy Cobos
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