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Assange Walks Free, But Press Freedoms Are Still In Peril

1 year 10 months ago
The Julian Assange saga has finally reached its absurd conclusion with a plea deal. But while Assange may be heading home to Australia, the implications for press freedom remain as dire as ever. The U.S. government has successfully criminalized a core function of journalism – working with sources to obtain and publish information in the […]
Mike Masnick

Offsite’s Neglected Management Challenge

1 year 10 months ago
From Offsite Builder:  While it looms large, there’s a pressing concern for the offsite construction industry that rarely captures the attention it deserves. I’m talking about a management crisis. Beyond the widely recognized scarcity of skilled labor that hampers manufacturers’ production capabilities, there exists a more discreet, equally critical shortfall: the lack of experienced middle […]
Kacey Crawley

Ultra-orthodox layabouts have to serve in the army, Israel’s supreme court rules

1 year 10 months ago
Well, this is going to piss off a whole lot of people: Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish men.... In a unanimous decision, nine judges held that there was no legal basis for the longstanding military exemption given to many ultra-Orthodox religious students. Given the absence of ...continue reading "Ultra-orthodox layabouts have to serve in the army, Israel’s supreme court rules"
Kevin Drum

Kirkwood to Expand Science Labs, Teachers to all Elementary Schools

1 year 10 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  This fall, each Kirkwood elementary school will have its own science lab and a dedicated teacher for science, technology, engineering and math lessons. The IDEA lab (imagination, discovery, exploration and adventure) launched at Keysor Elementary School last year, led by specialist Traci Jansen. Students in each class visit the lab for […]
Kacey Crawley

Next Phase of Villas at Dardenne Prairie Project Introduced

1 year 10 months ago
From MRN:  Jeff Simmons of Bax Engineering displayed plans for Phase II and Phase III of the Villas at Dardenne Prairie, a Bridgewater Communities Inc. property, at the city’s June 18 Board of Aldermen meeting. Two bills rezoning both pieces of land were also introduced to rezone the lots for these plans. “Phase one was […]
Kacey Crawley

EEOC Releases Anti-Harassment Guide for Contractors

1 year 10 months ago
From Construction Dive:  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Tuesday released a guide to help construction leaders prevent and address harassment on the job. “Promising Practices for Preventing Harassment in the Construction Industry” is part of the EEOC’s ongoing focus to address bias within the building sector. The agency wants to ensure that the flood […]
Kacey Crawley

Construction Workers Are Dying by Suicide at an Alarming Rate

1 year 10 months ago
From AOL:  In a swath of Arizona desert that will soon be home to a multibillion-dollar semiconductor plant, Justin Azbill stood before thousands of construction workers and told the story of the day he almost took his life. Pressure had been building on Azbill for months at his job as safety director for a large […]
Kacey Crawley

Calm, conservative, confident: What GOP senators want in Trump’s vice presidential pick

1 year 10 months ago

WASHINGTON — Republican members of the U.S. Senate striving for a takeover of their chamber in the November elections have a wish list for what they’d like to see in Donald Trump’s running mate. A “little calmer” than Trump. Confident. Conservative. Military experience. Good relationships with senators. Ready to take over as chief executive if […]

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Jennifer Shutt