Black worker files 2nd Pa. Panera fed race lawsuit
A black man who says racial discrimination forced him to quit working at a Panera Bread restaurant has sued its franchisee, claiming the company doesn't want black employees in positions where they interact with the public. His lawsuit echoes allegations by a white manager of the suburban Pittsburgh store who sued last year, claiming he was fired for defending the employee.
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Bishops condemn mandate
In Roman Catholic churches across the country this weekend, priests are reading statements from their local bishops urging the faithful to fast, pray, protest, and take action against a new health-care mandate issued by the federal government.
Rhode Island Judge Orders Mediation in Big East vs WVU
A Rhode Island judge has put a lawsuit between the Big East and WVU on the fast track towards a possible settlement. The order is in reference to the university's attempts to leave the conference for the Big 12. An administrative order from the Superior Court of Rhode Island has ordered both sides into a nonbinding arbitration process. The process is an attempt to resolve similar lawsuits ...
Old mortgages rise from the dead, haunt homeowners
By Michelle Conlin REUTERS - In July 2009, Roy and Sheila Bowers refinanced the mortgage on their suburban ranch home in Topeka, Kansas. The couple wanted to take advantage of the low interest rates that ...
Quick Bites: Jan. 25, 2012: Mission Hill Creamery opening on Pacific Avenue
Mission Hill to open on Pacific Avenue Pacific Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz is getting a sweet new tenant later this year, with Mission Hill Creamery set to open a retail store in the space next to Taqueria Vallarta, creamery owner David Kumac announced Monday.
Calling All Food Startups
Plus Café Gratitude reverses course, and Oakland dining destinations offer deep discounts. by Jesse Hirsch This weekend's Fancy Food Show in San Francisco was packed with success stories that would make Horatio Alger beam with pride. Take Hodo Soy Beanery, started in 2004 by a Vietnamese transplant who left a day job in finance to create artisanal soy goods.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the ...
An Educational Technology Bill of Rights Targets Censorship in Schools
Widespread public outrage over SOPA rallied Americans against the threat of internet censorship . But though the bill may be dead, there's plenty of censorship happening every day in our nation's public schools. Schools ban students from accessing websites from National Geographic to YouTube and Wikipedia, and all too often choose to confiscate smartphones and tablets instead of turning them ...
Old mortgages rise from dead, haunt homeowners
More and more, homeowners say that mortgages they thought were dead and buried are springing back to life, sometimes haunting them all the way into foreclosure.