Winnipeg, Man.--What can the church do to help business students prepare for their careers? According to a survey of five U.S. Mennonite colleges, the students would like the church to provide guidance, encouragement and support, and preach and teach about business ethics. Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), which conducted the survey in 2002, found that 88 percent of the 228 respondents consider integrating faith and work to …
Toronto--The C.C.R.L. annual meeting on August 29 drew members' attention to three ongoing efforts.
1. The "Coalition of Conscience" is seeking protection for health care personnel. The CCRL is supportive of this group. It was suggested that the proper avenue to accomplish this is the Employment Standards Act rather than the Human Rights Act.
2. The League is supporting the work of the "Canada Family Action Coalition" (represented by Peter Stock) in Ottawa, in reversing anti-family federal tax legislation. The Coalition is non-partisan and inter-denominational. It seeks to end tax discrimination against more traditional families, such as found in the …
Byline: Mary Chris Kuhr Staff writer
A historically significant, 6,000-foot-long "tentacle" of land that runs along the western side of state Route 4 in this eastern Saratoga County town will remain in the county's hands for at least another month and probably permanently, county officials said last week.
The land, which covers about 20 acres and contains one of the few intact portions of the Champlain Canal, was to have been sold Friday, when sealed bids for the land were to have been opened by the county's Equalization and Assessment Committee.
But the committee rejected the two bids without opening them and tabled action on the parcel when …
Byline: Pete Dougherty Staff writer
The defending King of the Hill has found some kings on the hill as it prepares to defend the Eastern League baseball championship.
Albany-Colonie, whose bid for a third straight title has been clouded by uncertain pitching, seems to have settled the mound problems 11 days before the playoffs open.
Scott Kamieniecki, who has been slow to return to 1989 form, enjoyed his second straight strong outing Wednesday night as the Yankees defeated the Williamsport Bills 6-2 at Heritage Park.
"It was a long time coming," Kamieniecki said, "but it's a good time to start coming around before the playoffs."
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China's government has raised the minimum price it will pay farmers for rice and wheat in a bid to encourage production and ease shortages blamed for a surge in inflation.
The announcement Friday by the country's economic planning agency adds to a string of measures aimed at cooling inflation, which accelerated to 8.7 percent in February, hammering Chinese …
The new Cook County sales tax that kicks in tomorrow will notapply to cars, boats and planes sold in the county - at least notright away.
County Board President Richard J. Phelan said today he wants toexempt big-ticket items from the 0.75 percent tax until Gov. Edgarsigns a bill authorizing the state's Department of Revenue to collectit for Cook County in other counties.
Without that law, Phelan administration officials say, CookCounty residents could go to other counties to avoid the tax.
Phelan is expected to ask the County Board tomorrow to exempttitle property from the tax until Oct. 1, or until Jan. 1 if Edgarvetoes the bill and the county has to …
JACK and Jill Pre-School in Chinnor is celebrating this week after winning a prestigious volunteer award.
The pre-school, for all children …
