Columbus Business Daily - Citizenship News

Citizenship News

A poet unafraid of power Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:49PMBy: Anna Isaacs Outspoken legislator Stalder pushing for Sachs’ impeachment Kenton Stalder is a poet first, politician second. Although he’s spearheading a controversial effort to impeach former Student Government Association President Jonathan Sachs from his position as city council liaison for shirking required meetings, ...
Black Heritage Day called ‘outstanding celebration’ Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:37PMThe Ruldolphs of Beaumont share a dance at the Black Heritage Day celebration in Banning. Not even the rain could put a damper on the Black Heritage Day celebration in Banning last Saturday.
Plea deal could get thrown out as Georgia Supreme Court weighs child molestors case Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:36PMATLANTA --- Tuesday's arguments before the Georgia Supreme Court in the appeal of a man arrested in Augusta for child molestation included a unique twist: Lawyers on both sides agreed on nearly everything.
U46 to cut 'Newcomers' transition for immigrants Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:31PMTo save money, School District U46 plans to shut down its "Newcomers" program, which helps immigrant students transition smoothly into school and American life.
Man deported after three year battle Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:30PMA CAMBODIAN-born man, raised and educated in Australia since arriving as a nine-year-old some 27 years ago, has agreed to voluntarily return to his country of origin.
Twenty-two years of 4-H fun Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:29PMEver since she was 10 years old, Boone resident Joyce Patterson has had a love for 4-H and since 1987 she has maintained a commitment to creating learning opportunities for Boone County’s youth.
News Asia-Pacific Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:14PMMyanmar's military government has announced a new election law that bars Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's detained opposition leader, from standing in polls expected later this year.
Kiwanians honor good citizens with award Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:14AMA new program started by the Fort Payne Kiwanis Club gives high school students the chance to be rewarded for their good citizenship. Fort Payne High School students can now be nominated by their teachers to win a Kiwanis Good Citizenship Award.
EU info book with activities. Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:01AMThis booklet will help pupils gain an overview of the EU before they embark upon the pre-release sourcebook for 2010.
Spring Breakers Head To Immokalee To Help Out Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:44AMWhile it may not rival Daytona Beach, Panama City Beach or Key West, a tiny Florida town has become a spring break hot spot this year for nearly a dozen college students. Students from schools in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland and New York have made their way to Immokalee to spend their break combining service work with education about the way farm workers live.
MANVILLE: Annual Scouting dinner notes leaderâs accomplishments Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:42AMEvery year, Manville Cub Scouts and Boys Scouts gather to recognize the Scoutsâ accomplishments, but this yearâs annual Blue and Gold Dinner at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2290 turned its attention to Scoutmaster Jim Kelly.
'Without quality public education, there is no future for democracy' Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:40AMPolitical scientist Wendy Brown spoke at the March 4 'Educate the State' rally in Sacramento. "Without quality public education in our future," she warned, "we face a populace taught only the skills needed for work, ill-equipped to understand or participate in civic and political life. This is corporate oligarchy, not democracy."
Mike Green: Ahmadinejad says U.S. is lying about Sept 11 attacks Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:10AMIran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, accused the United States of fabricating the facts regarding the attacks of Sept. 11, according to a March 6 report by...
Asylum-seekers `on the beaches' Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:00AMASYLUM-SEEKERS could soon breach Australia's borders and arrive "on our beaches", the opposition claims.
Govt asked about citizenship of illegitimate children Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:59AMThe European Court of Human Rights has asked the government to clarify its stand on granting citizenship to children born out of wedlock, after the Courts turned down a Scottish woman who wanted citizenship for her son.
Gov. Paterson Pardons Immigrant Facing Deportation Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:37AMGov. David Paterson pardoned a Chinese immigrant on who faced deportation after disclosing on an application for U.S. citizenship that he had convictions for robbery going back nearly 15 years to when he was a teenager. Since Qing Hong Wu was detained in November 2009 by federal immigration authorities, civil rights groups, a former judge and even the Police Benevolent Association, where the 29 ...
WBU alum views changes in medicine Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:13AMWhen Dr. Ken Mattox graduated from Wayland Baptist University in 1960, the world was a far different place in many aspects. Now, after participating in more than 70,000 operations all over the world as a renowned thoracic surgeon, Mattox can attest to many of those changes in his own career field.
Jamaica topic of Bad Friday Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 2:29PMThe Beloit College anthropology department will present Bad Friday: Rastafari after Coral Gardens, a film on violence in Jamaica, at 6 p.m. March 9, in Richardson Auditorium of Morse-Ingersoll Hall, on the Beloit College campus.
New study on immigrants and jobs Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 2:25PMothers also read... Three quarters of foreign-educated professionals such as doctors, engineers and lawyers aren’t working in the career they trained for after arriving in Canada, according to a report released by Canada Statistics yesterday (Wednesday).
Mount Holyoke Hosts Global Migration Experts Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 2:24PMMount Holyoke College will host scholars from various disciplines and countries for a conference titled "Global Challenges: Migration" at its South Hadley, MA, campus March 5 and 6.
Candidate files for District 13 seat Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 2:23PMWyatt Rike, a Republican, will challenge Rep. Pat McElraft for the N.C. House seat. (Dylan Ray photo)
Up for the counting Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 2:16PMWho are we as a nation? What are we made up of? The 2010 U.S. Census looks for answers.
Local twists on global education Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 2:11PMThe Concord Education Fund (CEF) is funding the “Walk a Mile in Your Shoes” project to raise awareness of cultures around the world through a $10,000 grant. Concord-Carlisle High School students and Thoreau School students, families, and alumni will come together in the spring and educate each other on the importance of global citizenship.
Publish and be damned British Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 1:49PMThe Penguin News has survived a ban by military invaders and potential ownership by Robert Maxwell. Now the Falklands’ only paper is under Argentine cyber attack over oil rights, its editor reports
FFA Week 'Blow-Out' is Friday Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 1:49PMMayor Gerald "Sam" Lindsey last Monday proclaimed Feb. 20 through 27, 2010, to be "Willcox FFA" week.
Ramos: EDSA I belongs to the Filipinos, not exclusive to anyone Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 1:48PMIt’s the people’s victory and nobody’s “exclusive property.”
Milestone for Colombia: a Winter Olympian Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 1:41PMWHISTLER, British Columbia - Cynthia Denzler doesn't mind much that she crashed during her first run in Wednesday's...
Rosenberg Library has a lot to offer online Sunday, January 24, 2010 @ 5:48PMGALVESTON Librarian Maurine Nichols tells you how to tap into the Rosenberg Librarys databases online.
Local Haitians — legal and illegal — urged to apply for temporary protective status Sunday, January 24, 2010 @ 5:43PMHaitians who don't belong in the United States, but can't return to Haiti were told Sunday to apply as soon as possible for the government program that will allow them to live legally in the United States for at least 18 months.
Thousands join ride to remember Florida hit & run victim Sunday, January 24, 2010 @ 5:17PMMore than 2,000 south Florida cyclists gathered in Key Biscayne on Sunday morning for a memorial ride to honor hit-and-run victim Christophe LeCanne. It was an amazing outpouring of support to demonstrate to elected officials and the motoring public that bike riders are tired of second-class citizenship on the road. LeCanne, 44, was struck by an allegedly drunken motorist as he rode his bike in ...
Eagle-Vail's Del Bosco wins third World Cup Sunday, January 24, 2010 @ 5:15PMWILMINGTON, N.Y. - That - knock wood - should really do it. The official invitations forthe American and Canadian freestyle, alpine and snowboard teams come out today, but Eagle-Vail skicross racer Chris Del Bosco all but sealed his spot for the Olympics in in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his third career World Cup win Sunday in Wilmington, N.Y. "It's definitely eased my mind," Del Bosco ...
Canadian navy to modernize ships without U.S. equipment Sunday, January 24, 2010 @ 5:03PMFaced with delays and restrictions about what it can and cannot do with U.S. technology, Canada's navy has decided to modernize its frigates using as much non-American equipment as possible for key systems on the ships.
New Aussies signed in at citizenship ceremony in the Wingecarribee Shire Sunday, January 24, 2010 @ 4:44PMBERRIMA woman Christiane De Bievre cannot stop smiling and is sure not to get much sleep tonight. Tomorrow, the Belgium born lady will become a true blue, fair dinkum Aussie.
Australia Day: Double date with destiny Sunday, January 24, 2010 @ 4:22PMTHERE are many reasons for becoming an Australian citizen. For Karen Conrad, they included being born on Australia Day.
Soapie triggered great Australian dream Sunday, January 24, 2010 @ 4:22PMFOR Hughesdale's Elad family, Australia Day will take on a new meaning when they become citizens tomorrow.
Local man tries to get daughter out of Haiti Sunday, January 24, 2010 @ 4:10PMA local sheriff's deputy whose daughter was injured in the earthquake says he's running out of time.
The £100 billion schools scandal Saturday, January 23, 2010 @ 1:43PMFor Richard and Jan Brearley, from Lichfield in Staffordshire, the choice was clear: they had to employ a private maths tutor. Their daughters weren’t falling behind their classmates, but the girls’ comprehensive school was failing to provide the teaching they needed.
Australia’s smitten women want Prince William to be the next king Saturday, January 23, 2010 @ 1:35PMAustralian women are clamouring for Prince William to become the next king after a triumphant three-day visit last week that breathed new life into the pro-monarchy movement.
Ban on burqas receives strong public support in France Saturday, January 23, 2010 @ 1:35PMA report drawn up by French MPs will this week call for a ban on Afghan-style burqas and other garments that cover a woman’s face.
Tennis: Federer teases Aussies with migration tale Saturday, January 23, 2010 @ 1:17PMRoger Federer broke the hearts of millions of Australians when he said his family had nearly migrated to the country when he was in his early teens
Terror threat will get worse, warns Government adviser Saturday, January 23, 2010 @ 12:51PMBritain will remain a target for home-grown suicide bombers for years to come because Muslims have not fully integrated into society, a senior Government adviser has warned.
West Roxbury's Gingras inducted into Curry’s Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday, January 23, 2010 @ 12:47PMCurry College inducted Kevin Gingras of West Roxbury, Class of 1987, into its Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 23. Gingras was one of five inductees honored at the bi-annual induction ceremony.
Laura Collins-Hughes on arts, culture and coverage Saturday, January 23, 2010 @ 11:22AMIn the stories we tell about ourselves, the temptation to lie -- to ourselves, to each other -- triumphs more often than it ought to.
Jeffrey Kahn: Cut the Red Tape: Why Haitians Need Humanitarian Parole Now Saturday, January 23, 2010 @ 11:20AMThe Department of Homeland Security should send a special team of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service officers to Haiti to grant humanitarian parole to those in need of urgent medical treatment in the U.S.
Anti-Religion Group Assails Mother Teresa Postage Stamp Saturday, January 23, 2010 @ 11:11AMWASHINGTON, Jan. 23 / Standard Newswire / -- An anti-religion group is urging its members to write complaint letters to the U.S. Postal Service over the upcoming issuance of a stamp to honor the late Mother Teresa.
Swiss gain from Aussie loss Saturday, January 23, 2010 @ 10:45AMRoger Federer is always a crowd favorite in Melbourne, where he’s won three of his record 15 Grand Slam singles titles and reached the semifinals or better for six straight years.
Racist attacks endanger Indo-Australian ties Wednesday, January 20, 2010 @ 2:56AMA dispassionate look at the recent attacks on Indian students reveals some distinct patterns that are not exactly racist. First, the attacks have been on students and not on long-term residents working as skilled professionals.
Languages for work Wednesday, January 20, 2010 @ 2:50AMA project that inspires young people to learn a foreign language with career pathways input and links to future economic wellbeing. Students built up a bank of job profiles from external speakers, visits and electronic exchanges which highlighted the importance of languages for work.
Suite Talk, Jan. 20, 2010 Wednesday, January 20, 2010 @ 2:39AMAmy Smith is the new vice president of communications at Raytheon Technical Services Co.
Republicans back immigration bill Wednesday, January 20, 2010 @ 2:20AMNow that Felipe Calderón seems to have won and the threat that was embodied by Chavista Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been defeated, it is time for the Republicans in the House to look beyond their own noses and deal generously with our neighbor to the south.