March 2013
March 29th, 2013
Written by Rita Cook in Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
We have all heard of the Brothers Grimm, but likely, it is the more festive Disney version that transported us through the years while reading bedtime stories about Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, and even Cinderella.
As Germany prepares to celebrate the Brothers Grimm 200th anniversary and the Fairytale Road; it’s also a good chance to read the real Brothers Grimm fairytales and...
March 28th, 2013
Written by Veselin Toshkov... in Our Daily Walk with 1 Comment
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - UEFA wants players to speak out against their own teammates and fans following a series of racist incidents at football matches.
The executive committee of European football's ruling body also called for tougher sanctions on Thursday, hours before a European fans' monitoring group, Fare, said it sent FIFA reports of "racist or xenophobic abuse" at three World Cup qualifiers...
March 28th, 2013
Written by Robert H. Reid ... in Feature Stories, Latest News with 1 Comment
BERLIN (AP) - In gritty the backstreets of Berlin and other major German cities, women wearing headscarves shop for lamb and grape leaves. Old men pass the time in cafes sipping coffee, chatting in Turkish, and reading Turkish newspapers.
More than 3 million people of Turkish origin live in Germany - the legacy of West Germany's Cold War-era program to recruit temporary foreign labor during the...
March 28th, 2013
Written by James Patrick A... in Eyes On The Enterprise with 0 Comments
A war has been raging under foot for the better part of 50 years about what constitutes a decent living wage. It is an economic war that affects mostly minorities, and poor whites, and the stench of “collateral damage” is overwhelming.
As the line of “lambs being led to the fiscal slaughter” grows, valuable human resources have become nothing more than a down payment on perpetuating the...
March 27th, 2013
Written by The Associated Press in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 1 Comment
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) - Some West Michigan residents want a school district to adopt a clearer policy against harassment following complaints about racial intimidation at a high school that started last year and led to suspensions or expulsions.
Local and federal investigations are ongoing, the Grand Haven Tribune reported. According to a response to the newspaper's Freedom of Information Act...