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What the hell is going on over Memorial Day weekend among America's youts, specifically, "Eric Holder's People"?!IM SICK OF IT! Here in Little Rock, (which was just named No. 7 most dangerous city), I was talking to my friend yesterday, who is an LRPD officer. He asked if my wife and I were going to Riverfest that evening. I told him my son, age 9 mos. was sick, and we weren't planning to. He told me, "Good. There is a Rap artist playing at 9PM and there are not enough cops on duty so be very careful, and carry your...

New CPS chief owes us $100K for quitting, Rochester schools sayBy ROSALIND ROSSI and Fran Spielman Staff Reporters Apr 21, 2011 02:13AM Chicago’s next Schools CEO, Jean-Claude Brizard, should pay the cash-strapped Rochester, N.Y., school district to cover the cost of searching for a new superintendent — an estimated $100,000 — now that he’s walking away from a three-year contract that began Jan. 2. That was the view Wednesday of a two-term Rochester School Board member who calls himself a “fan’’ of Brizard’s. “You don’t have to be F. Lee Bailey or Johnny Cochran to figure this out,’’ Rochester School...

Bishop Matthew Clark: As he prepares for retirement, he leads a Diocese vastly different from the one he came to. On a frigid January morning, Bishop Matthew Clark could be seen kneeling in prayer off in a corner of Sacred Heart Cathedral. Though he is a tall, slender man, he seemed small and vulnerable next to a large stained-glass window with its brilliant shades of red, blue, and purple. But Clark is hardly a small figure in the Rochester region. For more than 30 years, he has led the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, through often controversial and difficult periods....

Found after a short car chase, and suspects face weapons charges. Two suspects may face additional charges after police say they were dressed as FBI agents and they were not law enforcement officers. Both suspects, 23-year-old Mohamed Diallo and 21-year-old Kwamell Smith, face charges of criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of stolen property. Police say the suspects were spotted in a car Tuesday in the area of

A Rochester home builder is giving a local veteran and his family the gift of a lifetime this Christmas -- a brand new home. News 10NBC was there when Faber Homes handed over the keys to Sergeant Matt Wido and his family in Henrietta. Imagine getting the keys to a brand new $185,000 house -- it seems to happen only on TV. But it happened for a young Farmington family and it was an emotional experience for just about everyone there. Matt Wido, his wife Diane and their two children are the new owners of a brand-new, three-bedroom home in...

Just heard right now (5:40 a.m. Eastern) that live radio, in Rochester, New York WYSL RADIO, relaying the morning news segment audio of News 10 WHEC-TV (NBC affiliate) is offering voters to the polls for free.Problem is, they are telling voters to call liberal, far leftist, anti-Republican UNION GROUP and giving out their phone number.This was done by the female component, of a male/female morning straight news anouncer team.Anyone think that this violates FCC neutrality rules?They told people to call the Rochester, NY office of the COALITION OF BLACK TRADE UNIONISTS for these free rides, and also said that the...

Market research showed a need for more low-income senior housing in Rochester, but the numbers of people applying for 53 new rent-subsidized independent living apartment units brought that need home. As of several weeks ago, more than 80 people had applied to live at Kenosha Drive Apartments, a new low-income senior housing facility for those age 62 and older in northwest Rochester, which is set to become the flagship property for Accessible Space, a national nonprofit affordable housing provider based in St. Paul. That's the most applications the non-profit has received for a new facility, said Devin C. Vander Schaaf,...

A 1st Congressional District debate slated for Monday has been canceled since DFL Congressman Tim Walz declined to participate. The Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce and the Post-Bulletin had partnered to sponsor the debate. Chamber president John Wade said it did not make sense to hold the debate even though the three other candidates — Republican Randy Demmer, IP candidate Steven Wilson and independent Lars Johnson — had planned to attend.

Representative Tim Walz will be in Rochester Monday to hear from southeastern Minnesotans about veterans' issues. Walz is holding a town hall meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Memorial Hall, room 223 at RCTC. The public is invited to attend the town hall, and doors open at 5 p.m. Congressman Walz, a 24-year veteran of the Army National Guard, is a member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee.

Pajamas Media | Friday, December 12, 2008 The funeral for Shirwa Ahmed last week in Burnsville, Minnesota, punctuated a growing national security threat metastasizing inside the U.S. — one Homeland Security and law enforcement authorities have quickly taken note of. Ahmed, who killed himself in a suicide bombing attack in Somalia in October, is just one of up to 40 men from the Twin Cities area who have disappeared and are feared to have returned to their homeland for training with the al-Shabaab terrorist group to wage jihad. The FBI is investigating similar disappearances in other major Somali communities in...

Note: Photo and Graphic Included. NOTE The following text is a quote: FIGHTING TERROR 14 Indicted for Supporting al Shabaab 08/05/10 Two Americans are under arrest and 12 other U.S. citizens have been charged with acts of terrorism that include providing money, personnel, and other material support to the Somali-based terrorist organization al Shabaab. Results of an FBI-led global investigation were announced today at Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, where indictments were unsealed charging individuals in Minnesota, Alabama, and California. Twelve of the 14 under indictment are fugitives believed to be in Somalia. About al Shabaab On Feb. 29,...

Two Rochester women of Somali descent are among a group of 14 Somali-Americans to be indicted for providing support to a Somali terror organization with ties to al-Qaida. Amina Farah Ali and Hawo Mohamed Hassan, both naturalized American citizens, have been charged with providing financial support to Al-Shabab, a group that has been fighting to establish an Islamic state in Somalia. The U.S. State Department has classified Al-Shabab as a terrorist organization. The women were arrested by FBI agents Thursday morning, officials said. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said of the charges: "These indictments and arrests -- in Minnesota, Alabama...

More people are filing for bankruptcy in Minnesota. Filings, in fact, are at the highest level in a decade. Through the end of May, nearly 9,600 bankruptcy cases were filed in Minnesota, up 11.6 percent from a year earlier. Bankruptcy attorney Richard Pearson in New Brighton says unemployment is running out for some people, and those who have found work aren't matching the income of their previous job. American Bankruptcy Institute figures show filings nationwide increased 14 percent in the first six months of 2010, compared to last year. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports bankruptcy filings are considered a...

Rochester, NY (WBEN)- He's married Rochester man with 6 children, and within the next year, its expected that he'll finish his long journey to the priesthood. Yes, he's about to become a Catholic priest; yes, the Pope knows and approves, and yes, he's staying married. Comment: Leave YoursNews Release from the Catholic Diocese of Rochester: For Scott Caton, a former Protestant minister, becoming Catholic 12 years ago was a joyous occasion, the fulfillment of a long desire to experience the beauty and power of the Holy Eucharist. Yet the same strong call to serve God and God’s people that earlier...

The Rochester school district says that a teacher's use of his school e-mail account to send a message urging staff to join a counter-rally against Thursday's Tea Party Patriots rally violated the district's e-mail policy. "The District considers an e-mail message that was sent out by a District employee on Friday, April 9, 2010, an inappropriate use of District e-mail. In compliance with the District policy, all personnel issues will remain confidential and the District will take appropriate action according to our policies," according to a statement released Monday by the district. The teacher sent an e-mail to other teachers...

A giant American flag fluttered from a fire truck ladder at the Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial on Thursday night as hundreds of people honored a Marine from Rochester who died last week in Afghanistan. The father, mother, sister and wife of Lance Cpl. Curtis M. Swenson sat in the front row at the candlelight vigil, a somber ceremony attended by families, teenagers, gray-haired veterans and baby-faced Boy Scouts. "It's obvious that Curtis was a light to many," said the Rev. Norman Wahl of Bethel Lutheran Church, where Swenson's family are longtime members. Swenson's father held his arm around his mother,...

A flight from Rochester, N.Y., to Atlanta was canceled on Thursday after two flight attendants got into a fist fight, YNN Rochester reported. Two female flight attendants "got into a fistfight on the plane," said passenger Steve Mazur, according to the Web site. "The pilot decided to kick everyone off the plane." "They told us we had to get off the plane because stewardesses were fighting," said passenger Corey Minton.

Orleans Co., N.Y. - A former anti-violence activist in the Rochester area has now been indicted on murder charges in Orleans County. Joyce Powell, 47, is charged in a killing that took place in 1992. She, and Shaliq Reed, 35, are accused of fatally shooting John Rutledge. Powell is currently serving a 16-year prison sentence in state prison on unrelated charges.

The executive director of Rochester-based Workforce Development, Inc. is on his way to Washington, D.C., for a White House jobs forum on Thursday. Randy Johnson will be among 130 experts in various fields who will share ideas on the economic recovery and what needs to be done next to improve the U.S. economy. "My main message will be that there are a lot of moving parts in this recovery process," said Johnson. "Some of them have not jelled yet--we need to connect with the existing things we already have in place and position the economy for success." Johnson shared details...

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