No lawn. No pool. Hello, urban farm – Sacramento News & Review No lawn. No pool. Hello, urban farmSacramento News & ReviewChanowk envisions a Sacramento with a hyperlocalized food system, with beautiful green spaces instead of blight, with more jobs and improved health in impoverished neighborhoods. … Next month, Chanowk will fly to Italy for […]

Air France executives attacked as carrier cuts 2900 jobs – Dallas Morning News Dallas Morning NewsAir France executives attacked as carrier cuts 2900 jobsDallas Morning NewsAided by security officers, Pierre Plissonnier, head of long-haul flights for Air France, scales a fence to escape angry demostrators Monday at the carrier's offices in Roissy-en-France. Angry employees broke […]

NYPD ramps up security ahead of pope's visit to NYC – New York Post New York PostNYPD ramps up security ahead of pope's visit to NYCNew York PostEight-foot-high security fences were also erected near the cathedral from 49th to 55th streets on Fifth Avenue, which officials say would ultimately help secure the route and aid […]

Loren Holmes / ADN – Alaska Dispatch News Alaska Dispatch NewsLoren Holmes / ADNAlaska Dispatch NewsSteve Ribuffo, the director of the Port of Anchorage, said in an interview that the port has been long aware of security and maintenance problems at the small boat launch. “Quite a bit of money” has been spent maintaining the […]

New ways to hire, pay, promote and fire federal employees considered by Obama … – Washington Post (blog) Washington Post (blog)New ways to hire, pay, promote and fire federal employees considered by Obama …Washington Post (blog)A controversial point would develop alternatives to the General Schedule (GS), the pay and classification system that covers most federal […]

A Legacy of Failure: Obama's Mideast Foreign Policy – Huffington Post Huffington PostA Legacy of Failure: Obama's Mideast Foreign PolicyHuffington PostAt the same time, the Kremlin has been reaching out to the Kurds and to other groups in Syria in an attempt to craft a political solution that would see Assad stay in power under […]

Correction: Obit-Marty Beil story – KSL.com Correction: Obit-Marty Beil storyKSL.comMADISON, Wis. (AP) — In a story Oct. 2 about the death of union leader Marty Beil, The Associated Press reported erroneously that then-Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker did not allow a vote on union contracts for state employees in 2010. Decker …and more » 2015 Employee […]

'We just want security': Fighting drives former Pasco educator, family from Syria – TBO.com TBO.com'We just want security': Fighting drives former Pasco educator, family from SyriaTBO.comAfter leaving the National School, Brenneise helped start the Al-Ibdaa Montessori school, which featured a walled compound and armed guards. After war … Jabakji, her husband, once was shot at […]

Peter Crabb: Find the silver lining in US employment numbers – The Idaho Statesman The Idaho StatesmanPeter Crabb: Find the silver lining in US employment numbersThe Idaho StatesmanIn September, the U.S. Labor Department said there were 142,000 new jobs created, and the nation's unemployment rate remained steady at 5.1 percent. Idaho employers are also adding […]