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...state of Nebraska, the only black member of the state legislature is Ernie Chambers. Ernie is so liberal that a colleague in the legislature said, ?Ernie sees racism when he pours his breakfast cereal.? But Ernie Chambers recently pushed through a new bill that carves Omaha?s school district into three-a black district, a white district, and a Hispanic district. He thinks this will protect black schools from being cheated of their fair share of bond proceeds. He also says black families should decide what black children are being taught. They think they?ll be better off taking care...
...September fest in the theater district of Birmingham, Ala., is an industry favorite, named a MovieMaker "film festival worth the entry fee" and one of Chris Gore's "best film-festival vacations...
...were soon shipped off to India's far-flung provinces to be part of what Prime Minister David Lloyd George called "the steel frame" that held the Raj together. The ICS officer was one part taxman, responsible for collecting the tolls and revenues due to the Raj from his district, and one part magistrate, settling his district's legal disputes, which might range from petty theft to murder. In addition, he was in charge of "forests, roads, schools, hospitals, fences, canals and agriculture," writes Gilmour. "And on top of all this, he also had to keep himself accessible, to allow...
...quake. The fatal waves never came, but the temblor wreaked havoc on Yogyakarta and surrounding communities, killing at least 3,000 and leaving tens of thousands more injured and homeless. It is the country's worst natural disaster since the tsunami. The most horrific damage occurred in the district of Bantul, south of the city, where the tremor pulverized hundreds of houses, burying sleeping families beneath the rubble. Those lucky enough to escape dug for survivors with their bare hands. Electricity and phone lines throughout much of the city were disrupted, and Yogyakarta's airport was temporarily closed...
...most horrific damage occurred in the district of Bantul, south of the city, where the tremor pulverized hundreds of houses, burying sleeping families beneath the rubble. Those lucky enough to escape dug for survivors with their bare hands. Electricity and phone lines throughout much of the city were disrupted, and Yogyakarta's airport was temporarily closed due to damage, diverting much-needed relief flights. Makeshift ambulances picked their way along cratered roads to hospitals and clinics choked with the injured. Nurses laid the wounded in folding beds outside the buildings, for fear of aftershocks. Even more crowded were the morgues...