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Letters: Contempt for the white working classMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 6:17PM The group for which Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (5 January) shows such contempt deserves better, because of its record. The white working class formed the British labour movement; without that movement, how much of the improvement in the lives of working people over the last 100 years would have occurred? In two world wars, the white working class formed the bulk of those Britons who fought ...

Immigration Demands Heat Up Before Obama Takes OverMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 2:04PMLawmakers, academics, immigration advocates and newspaper editorials are now calling on President-elect Barack Obama to pay attention to the immigration issue that was placed on the backburner during his two-year election campaign.

Israel invades Gaza: Heavy fighting as tanks cross borderSaturday, January 3, 2009 @ 6:18PM Israeli troops and tanks were engaged in heavy fighting with Hamas militants last night after Israel followed up its eight-day air assault on Gaza with a ground offensive. The attack, backed by military helicopters, had been preceded by a heavy artillery bombardment.

Will the Border Wall Stand?Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 4:59PMAs the Bush Administration enters its final weeks, pressure is building to halt construction of the Department of Homeland Security’s unfinished US-Mexico border wall.

Pity the Poor NeoconsFriday, January 2, 2009 @ 1:46PMAs bloody and grotesque as Israel’s pounding of Gaza has been, it marks a bitterly disappointing end for seven-plus years of neoconservative dominion over U.S. foreign policy, a period that was supposed to conclude with the dismantling of Israel’s Muslim enemies in the region.

2008: A year of change in SherwoodThursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:27AMEDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the first of a series reflecting on what made 2008 such a special year for Sherwood.

Bad news weighed down the good in wearisome 2008Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 1:34AMThis past year in the Upper Rio Grande Valley was a tough one for cops, Mexican border cities, people living in low-lying areas and anyone who relies on money to buy goods and services.

News and Features for Rio Rancho, New MexicoThursday, January 1, 2009 @ 1:28AM2008 was a big year in a lot of ways for the city of Rio Rancho. The following is a collection of stories that dominated our pages during the year.

FOOD STAMP PROGRAM CHANGESThursday, January 1, 2009 @ 12:11AMThe old federal Food Stamp Program has a new name: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). However, Iowa will continue to call its program The Food Assistance Program. There are changes that may be helpful to Iowans.