Badlands Journal
Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice
9-25-08Merced Sun-StarAgriculture briefs: Water woes mount on Central Valley farmshttp://www.mercedsunstar.com/167/story/469470.htmlFarmers throughout the state continue to cope with water shortages.In the San Joaquin Valley growers have fallowed some of their land. Farmers used well water to supplement the loss of canal water, but that increased costs, as they needed to pump the water out of the ground.
9-24-08Badlands JournalLow hanging fruit, Part II...Badlands Journal Editorial Boardhttp://www.badlandsjournal.com/node/5576The articles below from the Merced Sun-Star tell a story about felony indictments brought against five people associated with Firm Build, a program started in 1998 to train "troubled teens" in construction trades.
The articles below from the Merced Sun-Star tell a story about felony indictments brought against five people associated with Firm Build, a program started in 1998 to train "troubled teens" in construction trades.
9-23-08Merced Sun-StarMore Merced coverage in The New York Times...Scott Jasonhttp://notebook.mercedsunstar.com/more_merced_coverage_in_the_new_york_times"The Pain of Selling a Home for Less Than the Loan" shows how families, such as Mike and Linda Kelly in Merced, are faced with selling a home at a loss. About a year ago, I got a call from a woman who was in a similar situation.
9-22-08Merced Sun-StarHome values continue their downward spiral in Central ValleyMedian values in Merced County down 47 percent to $150,000...J.N. SBRANTI, The Modesto Beehttp://www.mercedsunstar.com/167/story/461453.htmlDown again, darn it.
9-21-08 Fresno BeeWhat in our area is just 'too big to fail'?...Bill McEwenhttp://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/v-printerfriendly/story/882255.htmlHere's the latest shorthand and conversation-starter for our economically perilous times: TBTF. These four letters stand for "too big (to be allowed) to fail" and explain the Bush administration's rationale for pouring billions of taxpayer dollars into the rescue of private financial firms.
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_homeland_090708w/Brigade homeland tours start Oct. 13rd Infantry’s 1st BCT trains for a new dwell-time mission.
9-20-08Merced Sun-StarCalifornia unemployment rate hits 7.7 percent...DON THOMPSON - Associated Press Writer, Sacramento Beehttp://www.sacbee.com/308/v-print/story/1250131.htmlA tumbling economy and crumbling housing market sent California's jobless rate to 7.7 percent in August, the highest level since March 1996.The unemployment rate announced Friday by the state Employment Development Department was up from a revised 7.4 percent in July, and a big jump from the 5.5 perce
9-19-08Merced Sun-StarProminent Merced County residents lobbied for jail release of housing nonprofit managerRudy Buendia faces 17 charges related to demise of Firm Build...SCOTT JASONhttp://www.mercedsunstar.com/167/story/460852.htmlThe Merced County District Attorney plans to file two more felonies against Firm Build's managers today after investigators received a report from the Contractors State License Board.Rudy Buendia III will face 17 charges connected to the demise of Firm Build, the nonprofit he r
The Sarah Palin TripThe selection of Gov. Sarah Palin, R-AK, to be the vice-presidential running make of Sen. John McCain, R-AR, on the Republican Party ticket boggled the minds of some of the most worldly, cynical liberals we know, people who stake their claim to brilliance on their ability to anticipate and mock rightwing perfidity wherever it arises. In the history of the dark arts of campaign politics, it must rank as one of the funniest, most diabolical sapooms one party has ever delivered to another for a 13-point bump in the polls to draw even. It was a stunning selection.