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Barbara Jordan, D-Texas, that called for "shifting admission priorities away from the extended family and toward the nuclear family, and away from the unskilled and toward the higher skilled immigrant.". Key Democratic negotiators have shown interest in such a bargain. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Former TSU Official Does Not Testify At Trial May 8, 2007
Barbara Jordan and other notables. Previous Stories. (Click2Houston, TX)
Money came with few strings May 4, 2007
It's over, as far as Miami-Dade County is concerned,'' County Commissioner Barbara Jordan said of situations like Loft One. We've put safeguards in place to prevent that from happening in the future. (The Miami Herald)
Two women killed in car crash on U.S. 27 May 1, 2007
Meek's stance ''kind of gave me pause,'' said Commissioner Barbara Jordan, who said she has changed her outlook to ``let's negotiate. . (The Miami Herald)
Quake forces Kent families to flee homes Apr 29, 2007
I thought the house was about to collapse': Barbara Jordan, Shrewsbury. LECT. (Guardian Unlimited)
More of this story Apr 27, 2007
A one-time elementary school teacher with Fort Bend ISD has pleaded guilty this week to three charges of indecency with a child, stemming from allegations he abused students at Barbara Jordan Elementary School ... Barbara Jordan Elementary is located at 17800 West Oak Village Drive, close to the intersections of FM 1093 and FM 1464. (Rosenberg Herald-Coaster, TX)
Volunteers honored as Helping Hands Apr 27, 2007
Unified School District 207 -- Michele Bajakian, Jackie Basilotta, Cecilia Baxter, Kirsten Brown, Hope Corrizo, Molly Dopheide, Marcie Dezafra, Barbara Jordan, Patricia Green, Amy Griffin, Tobi Hamilton, Michelle Hausman, Sue Lee, Sheila Lucas, Pam Meier, Jennifer Nguyen, Elizabeth Pace, Colleen Powers, Kristin Shaw, Teresa Reese, Marianne Tennant, Toni Ward. Fort Leavenworth Spouses' Club --Christina Adams, Kimberly McCarthy-Kearney, Louise Oliver. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
New Metrorail line clears federal hurdle Post a comment Apr 27, 2007
This is a major victory, one that's been a long time coming,'' said county Commissioner Barbara Jordan, who represents a large portion of the corridor. It really assures that this is going to happen. (The Miami Herald)
TSU Students Protest Conservatorship Plan Apr 20, 2007
"We're going to stand up in the name of Mickey Leland and Barbara Jordan and all those who graduated from this school," said the Rev. Robert Muhammad with the Nation of Islam. "We're going to stand up. We're going to resist. We're going to overcome.". (Click2Houston, TX)
TSU Advisory Panel Says Strict Oversight Needed Mar 27, 2007
Barbara Jordan and other notables. Copyright 2007 by. (Click2Houston, TX)
Fired Transit Director Speaks In County Hearing Mar 23, 2007
Bradley disagrees and so does County Commissioner Barbara Jordan. She believes the mayor forced him to resign to put his own people in place. (WFOR.com, FL)
Miami-Dade commissioners give fired transit director name-clearing hearing Mar 23, 2007
Commissioner Barbara Jordan, who arranged the hearing, says the hearing will not reverse the mayor's decision, but it gives Bradley a chance to give his side in a public forum. "I know that the mayor is not going to change his mind," she said, "but this will give Mr. Bradley a chance for the community to hear from Mr. Bradley, they have not had that opportunity.". (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
What's the secret recipe? Mar 21, 2007
When it opened four years ago in the old Bolen's drug store building, the Smokehouse was supposed to be a hobby for owners Passmore, Jordan, his wife, Barbara Jordan and Dan Milby, who call themselves hree pigs and a lady. But it became their primary income. (Galax Gazette, VA)
FBISD seeking school name suggestions Mar 17, 2007
Elementary school No. 38, located on 16655 Bissonnet, currently a fifth- and sixth-grade annex for Hodges Bend, will provide relief to Arizona Fleming and Barbara Jordan Elementary Schools. Elementary school No. 41, located at 19101 Chimney Rock in Fresno, will provide relief for Goodman and Burton Elementary Schools. (Fort Bend Southwest Sun, TX)
FBISD approves controversial attendance plan Mar 9, 2007
The new campuses include middle school No. 13, located in the 19,000 block of Beechnut in Richmond to provide relief to Hodges Bend and Garcia middle schools, and elementary No. 38 located in the 16,000 block of Bissonnet in Houston, to take some students from the Arizona Fleming and Barbara Jordan elementary campuses. Elementary school No. 41, in the 19,000 block of Chimney Rock in Fresno, will help address overcrowding at Goodman and Burton schools, while elementary No. 42, in the 1800 block... (Fort Bend Southwest Sun, TX)
Marlins stadium deal hits a snag Mar 7, 2007
Similar arguments followed from Commissioners Carlos Gimenez, Sally Heyman, Audrey Edmonson, Natacha Seijas, Sorenson, Dorrin Rolle and Barbara Jordan. Jordan said she couldn't support a site that would be paid for with community redevelopment money. (The Miami Herald)
Some push for Marlins at Orange Bowl Mar 7, 2007
" The Marlins declined to comment. Miami city commissioners are scheduled Thursday to discuss the ballpark plan, which calls for the Marlins to contribute $207 million mainly in rent payments and to cover cost overruns. The county, which would issue the bonds and own the 37,000-seat retractable roof stadium, would chip in $145 million in hotel bed taxes; the city would contribute $108 million in hotel bed and tourist development taxes. The county, city and Marlins are hoping the state will... (Orlando Sentinel -- Sports)
Winners in 2006-2007 TAPB contest Mar 6, 2007
KSLA News 12 Headlines. DALLAS Here are winners in the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters 2006-2007 radio and television contests. (KSLA.com, LA)
de la Vega: Public Misconduct Mar 2, 2007
" It was, in short, a public relations nightmare, involving a sudden upsurge in calls for an investigation as well as a surge of reports, stories, and questions about government lying, warped intelligence, distortions, and false pretexts for war. And the criticisms were aimed not only at the White House but at the State Department, which was the likely reason for the appearances of both National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice and former Secretary of State on the June 8, 2003 Sunday morning... (Zmag.org)
Being the Voice Feb 28, 2007 I am the United States ... Webb sentenced for murder of 77-year-old ... Savage named GM of Kansan ... Child car safety event Monday to feature Chiefs center ... ';var marqueewidth="350px";var marqueeheight="20px";var marqueebgcolor="#FFFFFF";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}}Sunday, February 11, 2007 I am the United States Feb 11, 2007 Quiz: Black History Month Feb 8, 2007 Ohio State Opens Season at ASU Kajikawa Classic Feb 6, 2007 Serena Williams became the second unseeded player ever to win a Grand Slam title as she won her third Australian Open. Jan 27, 2007 Commission backs pulling county cops off corruption beat Jan 26, 2007 Transportation woes top long list of regional issues Jan 23, 2007 Fledgling police department offers big perks Jan 22, 2007 Strong mayor risky, blacks told Jan 20, 2007 Finalist bust designs of Harvey Milk go on display in City Hall Jan 11, 2007 Officials offered Super Bowl tickets at face value Jan 11, 2007 `Strong mayor' voting begins in Dade Jan 8, 2007 Making history on Capitol Hill Jan 4, 2007 Praise for Gerald Ford fills National Cathedral Jan 3, 2007 Empty Table Fund likely to fall short of its $50,000 goal Jan 3, 2007
Barbara Jordan: Speaking the Truth with Eloquent Thunder Edited by Max Sherman $19 ... The feminine counterpart of avuncular, meaning like an uncle, is materteral, but if you were watching Barbara Jordan on your living-room set July 25, 1974, the large, hunched-over black woman easily improvising her comments in the Richard Nixon Inquisition did not look or sound like a perfumed, delicate auntie sharing somber news about the misconduct of public men right before bedtime ... A perfect storm gives... (San Antonio Current, TX)
Mayor Alvarez presents big agenda, few details Feb 21, 2007
I'm glad to know the mayor's on board,'' said commission Vice Chairwoman Barbara Jordan, who was particularly pleased with Alvarez's plan for addressing ex-convicts. She was disappointed, she said, that he did not explicitly highlight her resolution asking Congress to reinstate a federal ban on assault weapons. (The Miami Herald)
I am Leontyne Price, Marian Anderson, Whitney Houston and Jennifer Hudson singing; Shirley Chisholm running for President; Barbara Jordan speaking; Condoleezza Rice negotiating; and Coretta Scott King working to keep the dream alive. I am John F. Kennedy s voice crying, Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country ; but I am also Jesse Jackson saying I am somebody ; Malcolm X saying By any means necessary ; and Dr. Martin Luther King proclaiming, I have a dream... (Kansas City Kansan, KS)
(CNN Student News) -- February is Black History Month. How much do you know about the ways in which African-Americans have shaped U.S. history. (CNN -- Education)
" After the Kajikawa Classic, Ohio State has a week off before heading west again for the Palm Springs Classic Feb. 23-25 in Cathedral City, Calif., where the Buckeyes will face Brigham Young, No. 20 Fresno State, No. 18 Texas, No. 10 California and No. 16 Oklahoma. ABOUT THE KAJIKAWA CLASSIC Hosted by Arizona State, the Kajikawa Classic is the season-opening tournament for 21 teams from around the nation and will be played jointly at ASU's Farrington Stadium and the four-field Tempe Sports... (Ohiostatebuckeyes.com)
Barbara Jordan (68), 1979 Australian Open. Sue Barker (18), 1976 French Open. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
Unit detectives last year also arrested lobbyist Sandy Walker, the sister of Commissioner Barbara Jordan, on fraud charges. Diaz voted in favor of the ordinance Thursday. (The Miami Herald)
I'm concerned about the proliferation of assault weapons,'' said Miami-Dade Vice Mayor Barbara Jordan. She was echoed by said Broward Mayor Josephus Eggelletion, who called for seeking more federal and state money for crime prevention. (The Miami Herald)
At the swearing-in ceremony, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara Jordan said Miami-Dade police will have to craft a package better than Miami Gardens to be competitive. Miami Gardens' package exceeds the county's,'' she said. (The Miami Herald)
She and Commissioners Barbara Jordan, Dorrin Rolle and Dennis Moss are fighting to preserve their powers under the current system. All 13 county commissioners say a strong mayor would answer only to those who voted him into office. (The Miami Herald)
" A panel of one current and one former member of the city Arts Commission, a current member of the city Library Commission and two members of the Harvey Milk City Hall Memorial Committee will take the public comments into account when it makes a final decision. The bust has been in progress since 2001, when the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to install a sculpture inside City Hall. The Bob Ross Foundation donated the lion's share of the project's $84,000 cost, but numerous individuals... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Dade Commissioner Barbara Jordan is buying the two tickets she was offered, and the two offered to fellow Commissioner Dennis Moss. Miami Beach Commissioner Richard Steinberg and his wife will use his tickets, and he is buying Commissioner Michael Gongora's for his parents, Steinberg said. (The Miami Herald)
He's not going to be fired based on the say-so of any one individual,'' said Commission Vice Chairwoman Barbara Jordan. Stierheim cited his own firing of Sheriff William Purdy in 1979 as evidence that managers can remove popular administrators, and current Manager George Burgess said he has not been influenced by politics. (The Miami Herald)
Barbara Jordan, a black Democrat from Houston who drew national attention as a thoughtful Judiciary Committee member during the Nixon impeachment hearings. A pretty good showing, I'd say. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Opinion)
Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat whose predecessor in Congress, Barbara Jordan, was a key figure in the Nixon impeachment hearings. "It was a rough time. Both President Ford and Mrs. Ford brought a sense of calmness to the White House. Whether you were a Democrat or a Republican, you had a sense that all would be well.". (San Jose Mercury News)
The following contributions were made to the Empty Table Fund recently: Southport Traditional Clothing, $100; Thomas J. Springer, $100; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mauldin, $1,000; Mrs. Sue D. Thompson in memory of Dave Thompson, $100; Kay Borden, $5; L.K. Wright, $25; Jimmie G. McGee, $100; Jack Pretty, $25; Burrows Masonry Contractors Inc., $2,000; Niki Doyle, $100; James and Fayrene Sparks, $75; Larry W. Hamm, $25; Thomas and Barbara Jordan, $200; The Yellow Door, $100; Exchange Club, $84; Russell... (Shoals TimesDaily)
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