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Community Radio Board Appoints Executive Director
The Community Radio Fund of Canada held its first Board of Directors meeting in Ottawa at the end of October. Melissa Kaestner was appointed as Executive Director. This is an interim appointment, with a full public hiring process planned for Summer 20092008-11-14 08:16
 
Popularising community radio
Opinion - Radio/TV Columns - Offhand Mass communication plays a vital role in contributing to cultural synthesis and social harmony as a means of promoting national integration. It also greatly helps in fostering the values of tolerance2008-11-13 11:31
 
Ofcom tunes in to community radio
licences have been awarded today by the regulator Ofcom to be broadcast in Manchester. According to Ofcom, community radio services are provided on a not-for-profit basis focusing on the delivery o...2008-11-07 10:08
 
Ofcom tunes in to community radio
TWO NEW RADIO licences have been awarded today by the regulator Ofcom to be broadcast in Manchester. According to Ofcom, community radio services are provided on a not-for-profit basis focusing on the delivery of specific social benefits to enrich2008-11-07 07:25
 
Listen Up Northwest program 22: Changing our Environment
Community radio stations from Alaska to Oregon came together in Sept. 06 to form a regional network for locally-rooted great radio, at the Northwest Community Radio Summit. Reclaim the Media is helping to catalyze this project. Upcoming activities2008-11-14 00:27
 
Zambia: MPs Call for Regulation of Media
PRESS RELEASE 17 November 2008 Posted to the web 17 November 2008 On 13 November 2008, the Members of Parliament (MPs) called for the regulation of media organisations through the use of statutory instruments as opposed to self-regulation because of2008-11-17 16:30
 
Booklet published on Gender Policy for Community Radio Stations
Community Radio is playing very significant role in the countries of South Asia responding to other regions of the world. Recently Information Ministry of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh formulated Community Radio Installation, Broadcast and2008-11-01 12:23
 
Community Radio Fund opens
Nov 05: If you're part of a community radio group looking to get funding from Ofcom this year, now is the time to put in your application. Comment: 0 [ Read the rest ... ] Spaces are limited on the 2009 Radio Industry Wallplanner and are being booked2008-11-05 08:49
 
Guinea: Radio Station Suspended Indefinitely
PRESS RELEASE 11 November 2008 Posted to the web 12 November 2008 The National Communications Council (CNC), the media regulatory body in Guinea, on 4 November 2008 ordered the management of Familia FM, a community radio station in Conakry, to cease2008-11-11 23:05
 
'A lot of them like prison. They see it as a holiday'
The MPs heard directly from young Londoners about their experiences of knife crime: "The estates that we live in, we see it as being caged in and when [we] do come out anything can happen. It has become commonplace for people to grow up thinking2008-11-17 17:51
 
Reading's housing associations to take over the airwaves
Reading residents can tune in for a refreshing mix of music, community chat and local news thanks to a brand new broadcast sponsored by three local housing associations. The new Reading4U will be broadcast on 87.9FM from 8am on November 27 to 6pm on2008-11-17 09:38
 
Radio Journalism Toolkit by Franz Kruger
Radio is still often described as the most powerful medium in developing countries, particularly as it is often more accessible than television or print. In South Africa for example, an often-quoted statistic tells us that there are more radio sets2008-11-13 12:02
 
Varsity radio aims to empower poor kids
Kolkata: Thirteen-year-old Piyali Seal wants to anchor radio programmes for women and does a lifelike imitation of a cat’s meow—the signature tune of a radio station in Kolkata aimed at female listeners. Right now, she’s busy throwing questions on2008-11-13 12:55
 
Young offenders' radio broadcast
A group of inmates produce their own radio show aimed at improving their employment chances.2008-11-13 04:53
 
Jack Bauer Only Has 2 Hours For 'Redemption'
Forget about that James Bond guy. Jack Bauer, the toughest guy on television, is back and ready to kick butt. And get his own kicked. The poor guy gets pummeled every time we spend 24 hours with him.2008-11-16 22:14
 
Portsmouth Community Radio announces new program schedule
PORTSMOUTH - Portsmouth Community Radio, WSCA-LP 106.1FM, has launched a new program schedule based upon findings from an advisory board established by the Board of Trustees and General Manager Bjorn Turnquist in January of 2008. The advisory board,2008-10-29 10:27
 
Listen Up Northwest program 21: War
Community radio stations from Alaska to Oregon came together in Sept. 06 to form a regional network for locally-rooted great radio, at the Northwest Community Radio Summit. Reclaim the Media is helping to catalyze this project. Upcoming activities2008-11-07 01:12
 
Glasgow calling! Radio group's 60 years on the airwaves
A group of radio enthusiasts celebrates 60 years producing programmes for broadcast across the world.2008-11-15 09:57
 
Christmas pennies will be turned
Cees Bruggemans, chief economist at First National Bank, says with retail sales down by 5 percent in September and car sales declining 30 percent in the third quarter of this year, it was only a matter of time before spending patterns changed. "I2008-11-15 03:17
 
First ever community radio by an NGO operational in Bundhelkhand
This follows the grant of permission by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to 34 NGOs so far to set up, maintain and operate community radio in different parts of the country. Earlier, only educational institutions were permitted to set up a2008-10-27 09:03
 
DRC: IFJ condemns the killing and kidnapping of journalists
"Our colleagues covering the conflict in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo are incredibly vulnerable to violence and abduction," said Gabriel Baglo, director of the IFJ Africa office. "We condemn the killing of our colleague Alfred2008-11-14 04:19
 
THAILAND: Pro-govt talk show to tour North, Northeast
'Kwam Jing Wan Nee' plans to replay phone-in interview with former Prime Minister Thaksin on its tour The pro-government political talk show Kwam Jing Wan Nee (Truth Today) will head to the North and Northeast to drum up opposition to any coup and2008-11-05 16:30
 
Congo-Kinshasa: Journalists Targeted in Recent Clashes
PRESS RELEASE 13 November 2008 Posted to the web 13 November 2008 Journalists and other civilians are deliberately being targeted by rebel forces and government-backed militias in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, report Journalist in Danger (JED),2008-11-12 23:02
 
I&B Ministry launches its first-ever community radio
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has launched its first-ever community radio in collaboration with Society for Development Alternatives, a Delhi-based NGO, on October 23 at Taragram, Orchha in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh. This has2008-10-24 20:55
 
Congo militias free FAZ reporter, others hide
followthemedia.com - a knowledge base for media professionals The Maï Maï militia of the Coalition of Congolese Patriotic Resistance (Patriotes résistants congolais, PARECO) grabbed Scheen, who is Belgian, last Tuesday (November 4) in the village of2008-11-08 12:53
 
The little radio station that could
Community radio station WDVX celebrated its 11th birthday this week. To say the station has grown since its humble beginnings goes beyond understatement. The station signed on November 5, 1997, in a camper trailer on a dusty road in Oak Ridge. Today2008-11-07 22:08
 
Gaydio granted full-time licence
Log-in to cast your vote. AFTER months of waiting, Gaydio - Manchester’s radio station for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans community - has been granted a ful-time community radio licence. Having recently completed its fourth short-term broadcast,2008-11-11 05:02
 
IIM-A Pratyarpan seek solutions to social problems
The IIM-As meet Pratyarpan on Sunday saw a major impetus being given by students from across the country, at the Ravi Mathai Hall, to problems and solutions for local issues and the relevance of social business plans. Speaking about the2008-11-10 15:12
 
Sun sets on Nic Harcourt's KCRW 'Morning'
Nic Harcourt will leave his job as KCRW music director on Nov.30, staying on air once a week on  Sundays from 6-9 p.m. Harcourt had the job for 10 years and was the third host of Morning Becomes Eclectic, the cornerstone music program of the Santa2008-11-10 11:27
 
A&E Dispatch | ALL OUT Happy Hour for creative-minded Monday night
The Arts Leadership Lab invites all artists and creative minds to the ALL OUT Happy Hour, Monday, Nov. 10, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Grey Gallery & Lounge, 1512 11th Ave., in Seattle. Calling out all emerging and established artists, event2008-11-10 12:57
 
Belgian Reporter And Assistants Safe After Being Released By Mai-Mai Militiamen
PRESS RELEASE 7 November 2008 Posted to the web 10 November 2008 Reporters Without Borders is relieved to learn that Belgian journalist Thomas Scheen was freed this morning and that, together with his Congolese interpreter and driver, is now being2008-11-10 06:55
 
Centre joins NGO to launch community radio in Madhya Pradesh
NEW DELHI: For the first time, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has launched a community radio in collaboration with the non-governmental Society for Development Alternatives. The radio was launched yesterday at Taragram, Orchha, in2008-10-25 03:56
 
Congo-Kinshasa: Belgian Reporter, Interpreter And Driver Released, Another Journalist Previously Reported As Dead Found Alive
PRESS RELEASE 7 November 2008 Posted to the web 10 November 2008 JED expresses its relief at the release on 7 November 2008 of Thomas Scheen, a Belgian journalist and the Africa correspondent for the German newspaper "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung",2008-11-10 04:49
 
I and B Ministry tie up with NGO for community radio
The Community Radio was launched on October 23 at Taragram, Orchha in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh. It has become possible after the Ministrys permission to the Delhi based NGO, to establish, maintain and operate a Community Radio. Information2008-10-24 22:05
 
Radio Technician
TO APPLY: Interested candidates meeting the qualifications should forward a cover letter and resume to 876-in(at) internews (dot) org (re-write in standard format), placing “RT – Chad – rw” in the subject line. EOE M/F/D/V Internews® Network is an2008-11-05 22:50
 
Peter Kay helps launch Newlove appeal
PETER Kay paid tribute to the widow of Garry Newlove as he helped her launch an appeal in her husband's name. The comedian joined singer Rick Astley on stage for a duet to help start the Newlove Warrington appeal, which is aimed at stopping youths2008-11-09 10:13
 
I&B Ministry launches its first-ever community radio
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has launched its first-ever community radio in collaboration with Society for Development Alternatives, an NGO, on October 23 at Taragram, Orchha in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh. Thirty-four NGOs2008-10-25 10:13
 
Listen Up Northwest program 20: Civil rights
Community radio stations from Alaska to Oregon came together in Sept. 06 to form a regional network for locally-rooted great radio, at the Northwest Community Radio Summit. Reclaim the Media is helping to catalyze this project. Upcoming activities2008-10-31 09:26
 
Congolese soldiers advance on rebel lines
KIBATI, Congo -- Congolese soldiers advanced toward rebel lines Saturday in renewed fighting that threatens a tenuous cease-fire around the eastern provincial capital Goma. Fighting broke out Friday near Kibati, about six miles (10 kilometers) north2008-11-08 20:57
 
Money needed to save Dapper FM radio station
CYNON Valley community radio station Dapper FM may be forced off air unless it receives extra funding. With studios on the Penywaun Estate, Dapper FM has aired on numerous occasions during the last year. But the current broadcast can only be heard2008-10-29 05:32
 
Congolese soldiers advance toward rebel lines
KIBATI, Congo -- Congolese soldiers advanced toward rebel lines Saturday in renewed fighting that threatens a tenuous cease-fire around the eastern provincial capital Goma. Fighting broke out Friday near Kibati, about six miles (10 kilometers) north2008-11-08 10:41
 
Musicians' Group Asks Obama for Change
One of the difficulties in music policy advocacy is that there are always more pressing matters at hand. Rising unemployment rising, a declining environment, a somersaulting economy, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other pressing matters2008-11-07 08:54
 
THAILAND: Crackdown on anti-monarchy websites
Authorities also ordered to monitor all provincial community radio and cable TV stations 24 hours a day The Information and Communications Technology Ministry is to introduce an internet gateway system to block websites containing lese majeste content.2008-10-29 12:40
 
Purse-Gasm shop keeps it real
This is just a sample of what is currently available at Purse-Gasm, a store featuring new and slightly used purses and handbags on Islington Street. Diana Paquet photo PORTSMOUTH — Patty Converse has a fetish for handbags — always has — and after2008-11-07 04:15
 
Trade Winds
Hawaiiana Group Inc. has appointed Albert "Al" Pattison executive vice president. He comes to Hawaiiana from Aloha Airlines, where he was senior vice president of human resources and administration. He also served as assistant corporate secretary for2008-11-07 04:24
 
Ofcom licences first Gay station
Nov 07: The first FM radio licence has been awarded to a gay radio station today, as Manchester gains two more community radio stations. Gaydio, which has been running RSL broadcasts for three years, has been waiting a year since submitting an2008-11-07 04:16
 
Congo-Kinshasa: Belgian Journalist, Interpreter And Driver Held By Militia; Radio Station Pillaged, Two Journalists Missing
PRESS RELEASE 6 November 2008 Posted to the web 7 November 2008 ED expresses serious concern for the safety of journalists and media personnel, both Congolese and foreign, caught in the crossfire between the National Congress for the Defence of the2008-11-07 00:20
 
Thai army backs peace talks to overcome political rift
Thailand's army chief Anupong Paojinda said Friday the army backed a network that seeks ways to end the ongoing political conflict through peaceful dialogues even if the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) refuses to enter the2008-11-06 23:59
 
Congo-Kinshasa: Journalist Killed in Stampede Following Attack On Village
PRESS RELEASE 6 November 2008 Posted to the web 7 November 2008 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today warned that journalists in Democratic Republic of Congo are facing extreme danger after Congolese journalist Alfred Nzonzo2008-11-06 23:13
 
Swimathon to help hydrotherapy pool
A WARM pool that soothes aches and pains is holding an annual swimathon to help raise money for its good work. The Thamesdown Hydrotherapy Pool has been open since 1979, helping patients with disabilities and injuries relax. Everyone who visits the2008-11-06 15:14
 
Afan FM’s new transmitter goes on air
A PORT Talbot-based radio station is making waves in Neath thanks to a new transmitter placed in the heart of the town. Afan FM began broadcasting in 2007 but is now available to residents in Neath and the surrounding area. The station has placed its2008-11-05 02:22
 
Make your mark, register so you can vote next year
Tanja Bencun The word is out, this weekend November 8-9 is voter registration weekend, and aims at making it a little easier for those who cannot vote during the week to locate their voting station and register. A total of 2 234 voting stations across2008-11-04 03:08
 
Community Radio Fund Elects Board
The Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC) has held its first Annual General Membership Meeting and board elections in Ottawa. The first CRFC Board of Directors is: Jean-Francois Côté, Victoria Fenner, Jean Léger, Ian Pringle, and Serge Quinty.2008-10-20 06:58
 
Gauteng Residents Encouraged to Register to Vote
2 November 2008 Posted to the web 3 November 2008 A voter registration road show was held in Gauteng on Saturday to encourage residents to ensure they are registered to vote in next years elections. The Gauteng Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)2008-11-03 05:26
 
NAB: the lobby that cried wolf
The broadband Internet and cable TV industries are rapidly becoming one and the same, as companies use the same wired and wireless capacity to provide Internet, video, telephone and other services. As Congress and the FCC deal with the need for a new2008-10-29 13:29
 
Listen Up Northwest program 19: Wildlife and people
Community radio stations from Alaska to Oregon came together in Sept. 06 to form a regional network for locally-rooted great radio, at the Northwest Community Radio Summit. Reclaim the Media is helping to catalyze this project. Upcoming activities2008-10-24 09:48
 
U.I. Floats Radio Station
28 October 2008 Posted to the web 28 October 2008 THE University of Ibadan has floated a community radio station as part of efforts to actualise its ICT-driven programme delivery in line with the operation of similar programmes in the developed2008-10-28 05:25
 
Ruling Party Official Orders Station to Stop Running Opposition Political Adverts, Threatens to Revoke License
PRESS RELEASE 31 October 2008 Posted to the web 31 October 2008 On 20 October 2008, James Kapita, provincial chairperson of the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD), instructed the Solwezi FCC radio station programme manager to stop running2008-10-31 15:05
 
Review: Zoom H2 Handy Recorder audio recording device
Simon Williams, Computeract!ve, Friday 31 October 2008 at 10:00:00 Broadcast-quality recording for less than £150 Following on from the tape cassette and the Minidisc, sound recording enthusiasts and professionals now tend to use digital audio recorders2008-10-31 03:45
 
MUSIC SCENE: Moving Front to be The Clash for two nights
The Moving Front is Micah Fitzhugh (from left), Mark Lewis, Jeremy Brasher and Brian Rodgers. LITTLE ROCK — The White Water Tavern, West Seventh and Thayer streets, Little Rock, has never been confused with the Casbah; nor, perhaps, has central2008-10-31 01:49
 
Jay Clark figures things out on 'I'm Confused'
Jay Clark is at home in Huntsville, Ala., and opening "one of the few" royalty checks he receives from his songs. "It's for a whopping 13 bucks!" says Clark with a laugh. "But, hey, I'll take it any day I can get it in any amount!" A former Knoxville2008-10-30 21:32
 
Thai King takes no chances
one elderly man being subjected to insulting remarks this week – the 80 year old Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej is going to extreme lengths to protect himself from such shenanigans. Thailand is...2008-10-30 13:44
 
THAILAND: Illegal websites face rapid closure
ICT Ministry may also spend up to 500 million baht on tools that block access to websites with material deemed offensive to the monarchy Websites deemed offensive to the monarchy could be quickly closed down, without waiting for a court order, under2008-10-30 12:28
 
Nader's (Appropriate) Challenge to the Media
This writer has penned a number of articles during the course of the long 2008 campaign on the independent presidential candidacy of Ralph Nader, as have my colleagues Bill Greider and Chris Hayes. Amy Goodman has aired several thoughtful interviews on2008-10-30 13:46
 
£9m firewall to protect Thai king from online detractors
Not content with lese-majeste laws to protect the revered monarchy that are among the world's most draconian, Thailand is to build a wall around the kingdom to keep out detractors.But the barrier will be virtual, a national internet firewall to block2008-10-30 06:45
 
Thai King takes no chances
£9 million firewall put in place WE’VE ALREADY WITNESSED one elderly man being subjected to insulting remarks this week – the 80 year old Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej is going to extreme lengths to protect himself from such shenanigans. Thailand is to2008-10-30 10:17
 
Congo-Kinshasa: Community Radio Journalist Held By Security Services for Two Days
PRESS RELEASE 17 October 2008 Posted to the web 20 October 2008 Franck Masunzu, a journalist and host of a local community radio show in the town of Walikale, in North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was released early in the2008-10-19 22:57
 
A Twentynine Palms radio station owner is also active in theater
When John and Carol Calveri decided to provide the isolated community of Twentynine Palms with an opportunity for live theater in 1999, they approached the owner of KCDZ FM for publicity. They were unaware that station owner Gary Daigneault's2008-10-29 20:02
 
Mult Co election being hacked to Smith?
Right now under our noses, the Multnomah County Elections is ...implying... that 150,000 ballots, which would deliver the election to (D) Merkly, are spoiled by "basement water" Here is a cut-and-paste of my letter to blackboxvoting.org: Dear2008-11-05 14:32
 
Vibe’s talking to young generation
Reading's youngsters have a new voice in the form of a community radio station being trialled over half term. The Vibe radio station on 87.9FM aims to fill a gap in the market by grappling with youth culture issues including bullying, knife crime,2008-10-23 16:00
 
The Lobby that Cried Wolf
Over the past week, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has bombarded Congress with a flurry of doomsday pronouncements, claiming broadcast television is under attack by the FCC and advocates seeking to open unused TV channels (TV white2008-10-29 11:36
 
Community Election Night Party Miner's Foundry
Nevada City, CA Oct. 28, 2008 - The Miner's Foundry Cultural Center in downtown Nevada City invites all to attend a Community Election Night Party on Tuesday, November 4th, beginning at 7pm. There will be live music, a no-host bar, big screens with the2008-10-29 08:13
 
India's first female Dalit radio makes waves
HYDERABAD: Algole Narsamma makes for an unusual reporter. Every morning at 10, she starts her journey to various villages in search of stories that are neither breaking news nor juicy snippets that sell. But the 25-year-old mother of two says she is2008-10-25 13:35
 
How to win a Sony Radio Award
Community Radio stations are invited to a seminar entitled How to Win a Sony Radio Academy Award, to be held in Bristol on December 2nd. Read full story... RadioToday.co.uk provides news and information for the UK radio industry, and is2008-11-12 13:36
 
Birmingham News: Niki Evans hands over charity cash
GOLDEN-hearted Brummies had the X-Factor treatment from former contestant Niki Evans when she handed over cash lifelines to a dozen Birmingham charities. The former dinner lady from Tamworth took a break from the Birmingham Hippodrome, where she has a2008-10-28 05:08
 
Escaped Dog Delays Flights • FBI Rescues Sex Slaves [Leftovers]
• Eight overweight Texan women reported a dismissive attitude from medical workers, small gowns and small blood pressure cuffs as reasons they are ambivalent to going to the doctor's office. • A 73-year-old British man who previously held the world2008-10-27 15:11
 
Election Night Party in Nevada City
Oct. 27, 2008 - Everyone has been asking where the big party will be held on election night - here's the answer: Celebrate This Historic 2008 Election! Miner's Foundry Cultural Center 325 Spring Street Nevada City presents the Community Election Night2008-10-27 10:57
 
India Adds 10 Mn mobile subscribers in Sep, 46% yearly growth
With this, the total number of telephone (Wireline and Wireless) connections has reached 353.66 mn at the end of September 2008 as compared to 343.87 mn in August 2008, and overall tele-density has reached 30.64% at the end of September 2008 having2008-10-25 05:28
 
Resident Journalism Advisor, Gender-Based Violence
Internews Network is seeking a Resident Advisor for its Gender Based Violence (GBV) program based in Chad. The objective of the program is to enhance citizen’s access to locally-developed and broadcast news and information on GBV and women’s rights2008-10-21 07:05
 
Amber Sound wins £10k grant
An Amber Valley community radio station is walking on air after scooping an Awards for All grant. The project is one of two in Amber Valley and 44 in the East Midlands sharing grants worth £323,830 in the latest round of awards announced today. Read2008-11-13 19:32
 
Botswana: Language - Genuine Or Token?
EDITORIAL 23 October 2008 Posted to the web 23 October 2008 The International Day Of Languages has come and gone. It was this year celebrated in Francistown. The city was perhaps the right location for such an event given that this is where one of the2008-10-23 11:43
 
Dalit women give themselves a voice
Even as in a district of neighbouring Chhattisgarh, people were rushing to pay obeisance at the site where a 71-year-old woman had committed sati in Chechar village a week ago, in rural Andhra Pradesh, a group of illiterate Dalit women were busy making2008-10-19 13:42
 
WSIU, WDBX battle tough economy
CARBONDALE - Carol Burns of Carbondale has donated money to WSIU Public Radio for the past 28 years, and not even tough economic conditions can stop that. "I think it's a question of priorities," Burns said. "WSIU is really just a top priority for us.2008-10-22 21:28
 
Cameroon: Is this Country in Trouble?
OPINION 6 November 2008 Posted to the web 7 November 2008 I often remember one of my lecturers at the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication of the University of Buea saying, if ever we heard that CNN's Christiane Amanpour (Chief2008-11-07 16:12
 
Kids Pick The Next President: Obama
As the kids go, so goes the nation. Well, almost. In the past five presidential elections, the young fans of the Nickelodeon network have only missed the mark once.2008-10-21 23:02
 
Principles, Patterns, and Prism Presentation
James Kovacs is an independent architect, developer, trainer, and jack-of-all-trades, specializing in agile development using the .NET Framework. He is passionate about helping developers create flexible software using test-driven development (2008-10-21 22:29
 
Sound Radio loses licence
Nov 03: A community radio station in East London which has been off air for two years has lost its licence, according to Ofcom. Comment: 0 [ Read the rest ... ] Spaces are limited on the 2009 Radio Industry Wallplanner and are being booked today. The2008-11-03 03:06
 
Zambia: Church Gives Guidance
20 October 2008 Posted to the web 20 October 2008 THREE church mother bodies have called on Zambians to elect a leader who is God fearing, honest, companionate, hard working and has the desire to serve the nation. The Christian Council of Zambia (CCZ),2008-10-20 03:22
 
Student revved by radio work
Local News | State News | National/World News CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS -- Tyler Lobdell had a front-row seat Saturday for what he called northern Crawford County's Super Bowl. The 16-year-old didn't have to brave the mid-autumn2008-11-03 02:28
 
Kosher Plant Struggles As Owner Faces 
Arrest and Fines
The kosher meat giant Agriprocessors shut down major portions of its slaughter operations at the same time that the company’s former CEO was arrested and the state of Iowa imposed a $10 million fine on the meat producer. On October 30, federal2008-10-30 15:07
 
A Strange Concept of “Security”
A number of days ago, the U.S. Consulate in Bogota, Colombia denied a visa to Catholic priest Rafael de Jesus Gallego, after he had been given assurances through the Embassy’s Human Rights Office that it would be routinely granted to him. Father Rafael2008-11-13 16:01
 
Gossip: Even more talent in our Seacoast midst
Madeleine Albright on the drums at The Music Hall? And you missed it? Pickings on the Seacoast just got better! Jesse Brock, mandolin player for the Michael Cleveland and the Flamekeepers, has moved to the Seacoast. The Flamekeepers were recently named2008-11-06 04:50
 
Josh Silver: Obama, Rush Limbaugh and Fox News: A Look at Media in 2009
Ask just about any public interest advocate concerned about the dismal state of media and journalism, and they will tell you that Obama's media...2008-11-13 09:50
 
UN accuses rebels, militia of war crimes in Congo
KIBATI, Congo (AP) — Rebels and militiamen who fought each other in an east Congo town this week committed war crimes by executing civilians, Congo’s top U.N. envoy said Saturday. An independent human rights group said it believes dozens of people2008-11-08 13:42
 
Kisses and disses: Candy bowl stolen from police officer's house in Portsmouth
Huge DISSES to the rotten teenagers who stole our skeleton candy bowl last night (10/30) on Osprey Drive. Pretty sad that you can steal from a home where a police officer lives. Too bad we didn't catch you little monsters...; but huge KISSES to the2008-11-04 04:12
 
In the Congo, Fighting Continues
In this era where a man of African descent has secured the throne of the most powerful nation of the world, a tragedy of enormous proportions continues to be played out in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is indeed easier to sell a “message of hope”2008-11-11 08:08
 
ARGENTINA: Newspaper Brings to Light Abuses against Poor Farmers
BUENOS AIRES, Nov 10 (IPS) - Small farmers in the northern Argentine province of Santiago del Estero are publishing their own newspaper in an attempt to raise awareness about the constant abuses they suffer at the hands of wealthy landowners, who are2008-11-10 18:31
 
Welsh Woman of the Year finalists in community and arts categories
This category is open to women who play an active and invaluable role in the community. This role may be performed on a voluntary basis or salaried. Interest is especially welcome from the caring, charity, work, leisure and the environment sectors.2008-10-31 03:59
 
Villagers found dead in rebel-controlled town in eastern Congo
The villagers said rebels had killed unarmed civilians suspected of supporting the Mai Mai, but the rebels said the dead were militia fighters who had been armed. A UN official said Kiwanja was in fact subjected to two rounds of terror: First the Mai2008-11-06 18:17
 
Behind the Mic: Matt Galloway at CBC Radio
There are people who listen to CBC Radio and there are 'people who don't. Growing up, I never listened; CBC wasn't on in my house when I woke up, or when I was picked up from school. My parents didn't listen, so I didn't listen. I have to admit, I didn'2008-11-10 06:20
 

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