10 July 2014 (23:29 UTC-07 Tango 09 July 2014)/12 Ramadan 1435/19 Tir 1393/14 Xin-Wei 4712
In the town of Spring, a family of six was shot and killed, two adults and four children. A woman was also wounded.
The shooter got into a standoff with police, then surrendered three hours later. Police say the whole thing was a domestic dispute, but at this time they’re not sure how the shooter is related to the victims.
The wounded woman told police the shooter had plans to kill other relatives.
10 July 2014 (23:21 UTC-07 Tango 09 July 2014)/12 Ramadan 1435/19 Tir 1393/14 Xin-Wei 4712
A Sergeant First Class with the Tennessee Army National Guard has been assassinated.
An armed man entered the Lobelville armory and shot the sergeant in the chest. After a short search by police, a “person of interest” was detained. Supposedly the person of interest lives near the armory. There are unconfirmed reports that the shooter intended to target military personnel.
10 July 2014 (21:26 UTC-07 Tango 09 July 2014)/12 Ramadan 1435/19 Tir 1393/14 Xin-Wei 4712
The aged Westwood Mall in Pocatello, Idaho, recently made a partial payment on back due taxes (actually it was just an interest payment), narrowly avoiding takeover by the government. But that’s not stopping its tenants from shutting down (like rats from a sinking ship).
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The Westwood Mall is one of the oldest in the area, it used to have carpeted floors and felt very 1960s-70s. The carpeting is now gone, and the inside has been walled up, making it feel like a labyrinth (it’s actually perfect for the RPG gaming store that’s hidden away in one corner of the labyrinth). The latest tenants to leave are Family Fun, a mattress store, Industrial Tool & Supply and soon C-A-L Ranch.
But these aren’t the only stores that the city of Pocatello has lost in the past month.
The Works Deli & Grill is supposedly moving to a new location, which hasn’t been disclosed.
Outdoor clothing store The Raven’s Nest is now being used as a mattress warehouse.
I spent almost four years working at KPVI, helping to turn their 6 & 10pm newscasts in to the number one rated 6 & 10pm newscasts in the area by 1999. Jim Rogers inherited the reins to Sunbelt Broadcasting and at the end of 1999 decided to bring in new management who wanted us to go back to the old dumb ass way of reporting local news. Those of us who refused were pushed out, the first to go was Leslie Austin (Leslie Schei), then Carey Wickersham, then me, then John Young and Dave Reichelt and Scott Stevens (who now runs his own weatherwars.info website. Hey Scott why don’t you mention me, your former KPVI News Producer AAron Hutchins?), just to name a few. Now KPVI barely even ranks in the ratings, and now its in-house construction shop is up for sale!
For more than a decade now our exalted local leaders keep pronouncing that they’ve got big employers lined up, ready to move into the area just as soon as the proper “infrastructure” is constructed (at taxpayer expense of course). Working class people can’t wait a decade for a turnaround (which explains why east Idaho has a high exodus rate, according to the Gem State’s Department of Labor), and neither can retail store owners (which have become the only ‘industry’ in town).
09 July 2014 (14:33 UTC-07 Tango)/11 Ramadan 1435/18 Tir 1393/13 Xin-Wei 4712
Iraqi officials have just revealed to the United Nations that they indeed had chemical weapons (a type of weapon of mass destruction). Iraq admitted they were in the process of dismantling 2500 rockets filled with chemicals like sarin, that is until ISIS-ISIL captured them.
The reason Iraq went to the UN with such info is because in the week of 11 June the Bush regime created, Obama regime backed, ISIS-ISIL captured the building where they were housed, and they took what was left of the WMD weapons!
Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim told UN officials that Iraq could not fulfill “its obligations to destroy chemical weapons” until the “situation has improved and control of the facility has been regained”.
ISIS-ISIL captured “bunkers” 13 and 41. Bunker 13 contained 2500 122mm rockets filled with sarin. The bunker also had 180 tons of sodium cyanide. Bunker 41 contained decommissioned artillery rounds still contaminated with mustard gas residue, as well as containers that once held 605 tons of mustard gas and are still contaminated.
Obama regime apparently reneges on F-16 delivery
ISIS troops being smuggled ….. in container trucks
rebel leader forced to join ISIS while under U.S. control
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns.
Arizona: Coconino Community College District killed 15 jobs for the upcoming school year. This leaves only two full time positions for the college.
California: In La Jolla, after 62 years iconic Burns Drugs store shutdown. The store boasts famous customers such as Sol Price, Helen and David Copley, Theodor Geisel (aka Doctor Suess), Niki de Saint Phalle and Jerry Coleman. The owner said current conditions (Obama Care?) works against the existence of independent drug stores. In Millbrea, Khol’s department store shutdown, 73 jobs lost. In Oakland, Sutter Health-Alta Bates Summit Medical Center made more healthcare workers unemployed.
Massachusetts: In Acushnet, after 20 years White’s Family Fun and Sports Center shutdown. The pissed off owner blames the failed economic recovery: “There’s not enough money being spent in the park when they’re here and I can’t blame them. If you don’t have it, you can’t spend it!”-David White
Mississippi: In Pontotoc, Southern Quality Meats shutting down in June, 110 jobs lost! Operations are being consolidated to Alabama.
New Jersey: It turns out the Salem County One-Stop Career Center is a dead end for six employees who got laid off. It’s blamed on the loss of a community college grant.
New York: Glens Falls City School District killing 25 jobs, and reducing the hours for ten employees. The district blames it on declining tax revenues from the state and federal level, and will now push local school taxes/fees to their legal limit. Peconic Bay Medical Center laid off 12 employees, due to declining revenue caused by Obama Care. Hospital officials explained that since the implementation of Affordable Care Act their admissions have dropped at least 8%. This is because Obama Care encourages people not to go to the hospital for care. Hospital officials did report a slight increase in patient care at their urgent care operations. In NYC, Rizzoli bookstore shutdown. It’s being turned into apartments. After 30 years Shakespeare & Company bookstore shutting down, due to jacked up rent. In Brooklyn, Hoyt Transportation laying off 118 bus employees! In Blauvelt, wire and cable maker Southwire revealed they are shutting down by September, 194 jobs will be lost!
Ohio: In Dublin, the new owner of Pacer International will be killing an undisclosed number of jobs later this year. Pacer International was taken over by Connecticut based XPO Logistics. XPO warned of massive layoffs. United Airlines continues killing hundreds of jobs, this time 430 people at the Hopkins International Airport became unemployed! United Airlines is consolidating operations. After 85 years Swan Cleaners Laundry & Linen Supply shut down without notice! It was revealed that the family company was in so much trouble they hadn’t paid the rent on leased equipment since last year, hadn’t paid individual creditors and they hadn’t paid local taxes! The company has been tangled in multiple legal actions. The family owners said only “It is with regret that due to several issues beyond our control, we must announce the closing of Swan Cleaners…..”
Pennsylvania: At least three affiliates of speech therapy company DynaVox now chapter 11 bankrupt busted. The parent company swears they are not bankrupt, just their “non-operating” affiliates. It sounds like a game being played by Vestar Capital to make elitist investors happy. The Lehigh Valley Media Group killing 68 jobs later this year. Who said the internet is stealing away business from brick & mortar stores? In King of Prussia, British empire United Kingdom based internet services company hibu (formerly known as Yell Group) laid off 100 U.S. employees, that’s according to unnamed inside sources. Company officials said it was “To protect the future of the digital business at a time of continuing decline….” The unnamed inside source said the jobs were being moved to the Philippines.
Texas: In Grand Prairie, after only three years Alco shutting down their retail store. Alco claims they specialize in operating retail stores in “small markets”, but apparently Grand Praire is too small.
Alco, which has stores in 23 states, says they are holding off on opening anymore stores. Mmmm, is it because of the not so recovering economy?
Virginia: In Virginia Beach, two hotels shutting down. The Seaside Hotel and the Sea Gull Inn Oceanfront shutting down at the end of summer. They’re being torn down and replace with one new hotel. James River Coal Company now chapter 11 bankrupt busted. In 2013, 500 employees became unemployed: “The coal markets in the U.S. have changed dramatically during the past several years. Some of these changes are cyclical due to continued weakness in the real economy. Other of the changes are more permanent like changes in government environmental regulations, improved methods to produce natural gas, and switching between coal basins by domestic power utilities.”-Peter T. Socha, CEO
Washington: In Kelso, after only nine years Chuck E Cheese pizza place shutdown. Company officials said it was a “strategic decision”, meaning the economy sucks. In Seattle, after 25 years Maple Leaf Grill shutting down in May.
Wisconsin: In South Milwaukee, heavy equipment maker Caterpillar laid off 60 employees. It’s blamed on the accelerating decline in demand for mining equipment.
03 – 04 April 2014: More proof Warren Buffet kills U.S. jobs!
The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.
“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013
Badakhshan Province: In Jaram District, reports that U.S. led Afghan National Army (ANA) bombarded a village with mortars and airstrikes. Seven women and children killed, six wounded.
Balkh Province: In Mazar-e-Sharif City, a bomb exploded in a market, two people killed nine wounded.
Ghor Province: Near Pasaband District, an infamous warlord who’s been paid off by the U.S. puppet government, has now reneged and joined the Mujahideen. He has 150 of his own soldiers (probably trained by U.S.-NATO forces).
Helmand Province: In Babaji District, Mujahideen report they’ve launched an offensive to retake the areas of Malgir, Chahr Kuchi, Toghi and Kor Ghojat. So far they’ve captured two FOBs (forward operating base), and suffered one wounded and one Mujahid killed. Mujahideen claim they are on the verge of taking control of Sangin, Nawzad and Kajaki districts.
Herat Province: In Gulran District, reports that children playing dug up a bomb, which then exploded. Two killed, eight wounded. Of course government officials blame Mujahideen, without evidence. It could have been unexploded ordinance (UXO) left by occupation forces.
Kabul Province: On the Occupation’s main base, a British empire Australian Digger was found shot inside an administration building. He later died in a hospital. Aussie DoD claims the family does not want any further details made public, an investigation is underway. In Kabul City, a convoy of fuelers were set on fire in a parking lot. Officials say 200 tanker trucks were damaged or destroyed. A kamikaze bomber attacked the Ministry of Agriculture. Eight ANA soldiers killed, 13 wounded. An undisclosed number of civilians were killed or wounded. The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) approves of a new election fraud investigation. This time voting stations who totaled 599 or more ballots cast will undergo more investigations and recounts!
Kandahar Province: In Zihiri District, Mujahideen claim a kamikaze bomber rammed his vehicle into a Bradley type APC of a U.S.-NATO-ISAF convoy, completely destroying the armored personnel carrier. Witnesses say the fire burned for hours.
The United Nations reports that Pakistan’s increased military action against unwanted and unhappy people living inside its internationally recognized borders, I mean Pakistan’s War on Terrorists, has pushed more than 120-thousand people into Afghanistan. I wonder if people in the United States still think Pakistan isn’t doing its part in the U.S. led War on Terror?
The United Nations also reported that the U.S. led occupation of Afghanistan has killed 545 children in 2013, a 30% increase from 2012! Most of the deaths were blamed on home made bombs used by resistance fighters or by bombs left behind (UXO) by occupation forces. The UN also specified deaths caused by direct U.S.-NATO-Afghan puppet government attacks: 29 by airstrikes/drone strikes and 167 by crossfire.
The UN says more than 1149 children were wounded in 2013. Add these numbers to the thousands of Afghan children mysteriously starving to death (under UN food programs), and this whole occupation thing is starting to look like a covert genocide op!
The U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) discovered that a subcontractor ripped off their own U.S. employees, big time. There is a $7-million USD lawsuit against Onsite Occupational Health and Safety, which claims the taxpayer rip-off company cheated at least 20 U.S. healthcare workers by forcing them to work as long as 84 hours per week, without being paid! Apparently the healthcare workers were paid for only 40 hours per week. Onsite Occupational Health and Safety was paid with U.S. taxes. It turns out that SIGAR tried to warn the Obama regime about Onsite Occupational Health and Safety back in June 2013, but there was no reaction. SIGAR said they are investigating at least 23 complaints against the company, and get eight to ten new complaints everyday. It also turns out that since December 2013 Onsite Occupational Health and Safety has quietly settled other slave wage claims, to the tune of $427-thousand.
SIGAR has also reported that the U.S. government has spent $7-billion in taxes supposedly trying to stop opium growing in Afghanistan. Mmmm, was the money really spent to stop it or expand opium production? After all, year after year it only goes up to record levels. Also, if you pay attention to many videos of U.S. and U.K forces tromping through opium fields you’ll notice they’re not doing anything to destroy the opium. It looks almost like they’re protecting the opium.
A 2013 Harvard Kennedy School study say U.S. taxpayers will be paying for the War on Terror for decades, it could cost as much as $6-trillion: “The single largest accrued liability of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is the cost of providing medical care and disability benefits to war veterans. Historically, the bill for these costs has come due many decades later.”
What economic future do your kids have now?
And then there’s the evil Veterans Affairs, finally caught offing veterans by denying healthcare, which has asked congress for a record $154-billion so it can continue to ‘care’ for those who foolishly sacrifice themselves in an illegal war.
Is the whole War on Terror a covert op to bankrupt bust the people of the United States?
150 militiamen of the Army National Guard’s 858th Engineer Company (Mississippi) returned from Afghanistan.
Incomplete list.
600 block of East 50th Place: Just five blocks from President Barack Obama’s home, a 15 years old boy and a 17 years old boy were shot by somebody in a black van. The 17 years old was shot multiple times and killed.
3800 block of North Cicero Avenue: A 14 years old boy running away from cops was killed. Cops claim he pointed a “Dirty Harry-looking gun” at them, so they shot and killed him. NAZI-land cops originally reported their victim was an adult male, but admitted days later that it was a boy.
63rd and Damen: 34 years old man shot and killed by somebody in a black sedan. 35 years old man was shot by the same shooters, now in critical condition.
3300 block of West Division Street: 19 years old man shot in the head and killed.
7100 block of South Winchester Avenue: 21 years old man shot and killed while he was riding his bicycle. Police say there are no witnesses and no clues, although somebody called 911 to report the shooting.
3800 block of West Monroe Street: Two women sitting on a porch were shot by men wearing masks and riding in a blue sedan. One woman was killed, the other wounded. Witnesses say the suspects fired eight to ten shots.
4300 block of South Union Avenue: Report of a man shot and wounded by two unknown gunmen.
500 block of North Pine Avenue: 41 years old man shot in the chest, hand and ankle, but in stable condition.
74th Street and Princeton Avenue: Police say they were responding to a 911 call about a man with a gun. A man ran when police arrived, so the cops assumed he was the guy and gave chase. Police claim they heard gunshots, and as they rounded the corner saw a gun in the man’s hands, so they shot him in the chest. Their victim told medics that he was also shot in the leg. He’s in serious condition.
1500 block of West Birchwood Avenue: Undercover cops chased a man for drinking alcohol in public. They claim he threatened to shoot them, so they shot him. Turns out he did not have a gun. He’s in critical condition. Of note, the man was a parolee with an electronic monitoring bracelet around his ankle.
0-100 block of West Root Street: A 13 years old girl and a 14 years old boy shot and wounded.
5500 block of South Fairfield Avenue: Two men shot and wounded while standing in a parking lot. They say the shooters were in an SUV.
100 block of North Lockwood Avenue: 21 years old man shot and wounded in the leg.
11700 block of South Union Avenue: Police say people in two cars got into an argument, and one of them pulled a gun and started shooting. A woman shot and wounded in the arm and back. A man wounded in the neck and shoulder. One suspect detained.
East 132nd Street and South Saint Lawrence Avenue: Three people shot and wounded, no details on who shot them.
East 76th Street and South Oglesby Avenue: 26 years old man shot and wounded by two unknown gunmen while standing outside his house. The all knowing police say it was about the woman he was dating.
5100 block of West Wabansia Avenue: 26 years old man shot twice in the leg.
71st Street and Carpenter Avenue: 34 years old woman shot and wounded by a group of four or five people.
700 block of North Christiana Avenue: Police say a man accidentally shot himself.
5000 block of North Kildare Avenue: 40 years old man grazed in the head by a “falling” bullet. Police blew this one off, say it was just people “celebrating”!
6700 block of South Wolcott Avenue: 18 years old man gut shot.
600 block of North Ridgeway Avenue: Man gut shot, and grazed in the face, in critical condition.
74th and Winchester: 54 years old man took himself to the hospital after being shot.
3500 block of West Lake Street: 29 years old man shot and wounded in the leg.
8600 block of South Racine Avenue: A man took himself to the hospital after being shot in the leg.
2400 block of South Homan Avenue: 18 years old woman shot in the butt.
47th and Ada streets: 21 years old man walked himself to a hospital after being shot in the leg.
4300 block of South Wood Street: 18 years old man driven to the hospital by relatives after he was shot.
1100 block of North Lawndale Avenue: 23 years old man took himself to a hospital after being shot in the arm. He never saw who shot him.
10600 block of South Sangamon Street: 25 years old man grazed in the head.
Belmont and Sheffield avenues: 21 years old man shot in the arm. Police don’t care because he’s a gangbanger.
South Side: There were passing mentions in Chicago news media that five boys (under 18) had been shot on 30 June. No details given.
Notice that most of the shooting victims are males.
Once again, most shooting victims were not armed. You would think that if this was gang violence there would be gun battles, but there are no gun battles. It’s as if the shooters are deliberately targeting unarmed people.
Police continue to insist most of the gun violence is caused by gang bangers, but have made few arrests. New anti-gun laws would not stop the shootings, because most guns used by gang bangers are already illegal!
I’d like to point out that in every case where a cop shot somebody, the cops claim to be “fearing for their lives”, even though they were the ones chasing their victims down. Sounds like the cops are a bunch of paranoid psychos to me!
“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013, calls Chicagoland his homie town
Chicago update 28 – 29 June 2014
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns.
Alabama: In Florence, Hillshire Brands shutting down their sausage factory in December, 1100 jobs lost just in time for Xmas! It’s blamed on skyrocketing meat prices.
California: Taxsucker Boeing laying off another 108 employees in southern California. More tech jobs being killed as Juniper Networks finally reveals it will cull 570 employees this year. That’s on top of approximately 250 job cuts announced at the end of 2013 ( which was on top of the estimated 450 job cuts in 2012). Jupiter Networks is rumored to be sitting on $3-billion in cash, but the job cuts are being blamed directly on investors who are demanding that the cash be used to increase stock prices! Officials with Juniper Networks said the new round of layoffs “are among several initiatives”, and implied more were coming. Los Angeles based Spanish language Univision Radio confirmed it killed dozens of jobs across the United States, but refused to reveal just how many. Univision is consolidating radio operations to LA, San Antonio, Texas, and Miami, Florida. In Pomona, Wisconsin based printing company Quad/Graphics laying off 25 employees. In Corona, Cooper B-Line laying off 51 employees. In Fresno, GAF continues its slow trickle job destruction, this time three people let go.
Florida: In Gainesville, after more than 60 years musical instrument store Lipham Music shutdown. At least eight jobs lost.
Georgia: In Savannah, after ten years Paula Deen’s Uncle Bubba’s Seafood & Oyster House shutdown without notice. It’s blamed on a racism lawsuit brought by a former employee, however, the lawsuit was “dismissed with prejudice and without any award of costs or fees” by the court. Despite that, being called a racist in the United States is worse than being called a terrorist, so down goes the Deen empire. Employees of the restaurant found out when they showed up for work and witnessed everything inside the restaurant being taken away.
Idaho: In Boise, Pennsylvania based diesel-electric locomotive maker Motive Power announced it will kill 162 jobs in June! No official reason was made public.
Kentucky: In Jamestown, Warren Buffet owned Fruit of the Loom underwear shutting down their factory beginning in June. By the time it’s over more than 600 people will be unemployed! Fruit of the Loom is proving to be an enemy of U.S. working class, because the factory shutdown is all about moving the jobs to Honduras. Company officials say moving U.S. jobs offshore is necessary to compete in the ‘global market’.
Maryland: Taxsucking spy drone maker AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems laid off 24 employees.
Minnesota: Democrat political party raiser of funds Meyer Teleservices shutting down. The telemarketing company is having trouble paying its debts.
Mississippi: Abner’s Famous Chicken Tenders now chapter 11 bankrupt busted. In 2004 it was named one of the fastest growing businesses in the Magnolia State. Company officials say sales are not the issue, but necessary daily operating capital from debt financing is being cut off, so they’ve been forced to file bankruptcy by the Too Big to Jail banks.
New Jersey: In Newark, even after getting their unionized employees to fork over millions of dollars last year (under threat of shutting down) the Star-Ledger finally revealed just how many jobs will be culled; 167!
New York: There was a report that Trumansburg Central School District might layoff seven employees. In Jackson Heights, La Villita Records shutdown. Reports say sales were so bad that the owner was unable to pay rent or insurance for several months. The owner must now appear in court. (isn’t this economic recovery just great!?) In Staten Island, IC Coachways/Bus/Escorts laying off 360 bus employees in June! Gotham Transportation laying off 311 bus employees in Brooklyn and Staten Island! In NYC, MEE Apparel up for sale, 62 jobs to be lost. In Pomona, Israel based legal drugs pusher Teva Pharmaceuticals laying off 41 employees by the end of July.
North Carolina: University of North Carolina at Greensboro warns it might have to destroy 120 jobs and 600 classes in July! It already killed 390 classes for the 2013-14 school year! It’s blamed on increasing disappearing students, 2014-15 school year enrollment is already down by 2.6%. It’s also blamed on decreasing taxpayer funding and increased costs, like increased employee health insurance cost due to Obama Care. In Robeson County, Tredegar Film Products shutting down by summer 2014, 80 jobs lost.
Oregon: In Hillsboro, after 33 years Skate World shutting down in June. Management suggested it was due to jacked up rent.
Pennsylvania: Camden City School District eliminating 575 jobs! District officials blamed it on disappearing students and on prior district officials “overspending” taxpayer funding. The Easton Express-Times will make 68 of its employees unemployed by the end of 2014. That’s half of what’s left of the employees, last year there were two rounds of layoffs. Easton Express-Times is owned by the same company killing jobs at New Jersey’s Star-Ledger. In Intercourse, after who knows how long the iconic W.L. Zimmerman & Sons grocery store shutdown. The store was used in the movie Witness. The owner, Kristine Shirk, blames the bad economy saying “there wasn’t enough margin to work with any more.”
Washington: In Redmond, more tech jobs being killed, this time by Microsoft. The company made no public announcement, it was former employees who went public on social media reporting that Microsoft is culling jobs. When pestered by news media Microsoft would only say “…we do not discuss personnel decisions, the team affected was small relative to the overall size of Microsoft Studios.”
01 – 02 April 2014: Cities killing themselves with fee increases!
The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.
“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013
Badakhshan Province: In Jurm District, battles between Mujahideen and government forces has resulted in two civilians killed, four Mujahideen killed and at least one Afghan National Army troop killed and two wounded. Provincial officials say the battles are ongoing. Witnesses say the two civilians killed were sniped by a U.S.-NATO-Afghan helicopter.
Ghor Province: In Paswand District, reports that an argument got Mujahideen shooting at each other. Four killed, three wounded.
Helmand Province: In Marja District, Mujahideen captured a police FOB (Forward Operating Base, outpost) during a two hour battle. 14 police killed, two Mujahideen killed two wounded.
Kabul Province: The Obama regime puppet presidential candidate, Abdullah Abdullah, revealed that he has been illegally spying on fellow citizens. He released audio tapes of what he says are election officials planning to ‘stuff’ ballot boxes with invalid votes. He’s using the illegally obtained audio tapes to claim that he is the new president of Afghanistan.
Kunar Province: In Marawara District, the provincial police boss confirmed that a U.S. airstrike killed three people.
Logar Province: In Azrah District, Mujahideen claim they’ve captured six FOBs. They say they’ve captured dozens of weapons with ammo, and killed ten government personnel. Two Mujahideen killed.
India announced it will approve travel visas for Afghans older than 65, or younger than 12 years of age, without required background checks for the next two years.
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns.
Alabama: In Dothan, Wayne Farms kills 560 jobs! The poultry processing company made a deal with its largest customer to supply chicken without deboning it. Turns out the number of people it takes to debone chicken made up more than half its employees!
Arizona: The city of Phoenix wants to shutdown 13 community centers! City officials say they are $38-million USD in the hole and also plan on cutting funding for firefighting and other services. They want to raise parking meter and water rates, and impose a tax on plastic grocery bags, among other costs imposed on the cash strapped public. But wait, there’s more! Local news media revealed that city leaders gave themselves a pay raise, including a $58-thousand raise for the new city manager!
California: United Airlines killed 242 jobs in Los Angeles and San Francisco! Redwood Regional Medical Group killed 261 healthcare jobs across the not so Golden State! In Mountain View, El Camino Hospital laid off 48 employees. In Los Angeles, Menzies Aviation laid off 102 people! What automotive industry recovery? In Chino, automotive parts maker Senior Operations/CAPO killed 131 jobs! In Antioch, Stonyfield Farm laid off 58 employees.
Connecticut: Reports to state officials reveal that NStar lied about not making any “significant” layoffs due to a merger. More than 155 people have lost their job since the merger with Northeast Utilities two years ago, and more layoffs are planned!
Delaware: In Dover, Kmart shutting down in July, 100 jobs lost!
Georgia: In Athens, after 28 years Junkman’s Daughter’s Brother gift shop shutdown.
Illinois: In Urbana, maker of plastic eating utensils Dart Container Company laid off 36 employees.
Iowa: In Iowa City, after more than 20 years the Tobacco Bowl shutdown.
Kansas: Newman Regional Hospital laid off 15 employees. Hospital officials stated to local news media that the “Negative financial impacts of The Affordable Care Act.” will cause them to lose $3.5-million in 2014! In Wichita, the OfficeMax will shutdown in May. It’s blamed on the merger with Office Depot.
Louisiana: IberiaBank Corporation laying off 97 Teche Federal Bank employees.
Maryland: The Sheraton Baltimore City Center warned city officials it will kill the majority of its positions by the end of May. 110 employees will become unemployed, and if the hotel shuts down for good then 160 people become unemployed!
Massachusetts: Reports to state officials reveal that Northeast Utilities lied about not making any “significant” layoffs due to a merger. More than 300 people have lost their job since the merger with NStar two years ago, and more layoffs are planned! In Leominster, HealthAlliance Hospital laid off four employees, and hospital officials warned there will be more. Hospital officials say Obama Care cut their revenues by 4%, just in the last quarter of 2013: “We’re trying to keep up…with lower payment rates. We are trying to stay with it so we don’t slip into larger losses.”-Michael Cofone
Minnesota: In Mankato, after 33 years Mexican Village restaurant shutting down in May.
Missouri: In Saint Louis, after 53 years property speculators killed the Majestic Restaurant and Bar.
Montana: In Bozeman, after 42 years Zig’s Electric & Plumbing Supply shutdown. The decision to “pull the plug” is blamed on a number of factors including increasing government regulations and the bad economy.
New York: In Long Island, All American School Bus shutting down in June, 990 jobs lost! In Brooklyn, Allied Transit/Empire State laying off 78 bus employees in June. In Bronx, 3rd Avenue Transit/Canal Escorts shutting down in June, 91 jobs lost. In Rochester, Eastman Kodak continues to layoff employees, this time about 13 people being let go in June. In NYC, InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel shutting down in June, supposedly for remodeling, 447 people unemployed! Kaye Scholer law firm warned of an undisclosed number of layoffs to take place by July, due to the law firm moving to Florida. Who said internet newspapers are dominating the old school print? Digital First Media laying off 100 employees! It could be blamed on its merger with MediaNews Group. Entertainment Weekly laid off seven people. Schenectady Regional Orthopedic Associates shutting down in June, 79 jobs lost. In Gouverneur, Kinney Nursing Home shutting down by July, 61 jobs lost. Pissed off officials blame Obama Care for the final death blow: “Unfortunately, the harsh realities of today’s healthcare economy prevent a small nursing home like this, in a rural area like ours, from remaining viable any longer. The challenges faced by Kinney Nursing Home are like those confronting nursing homes across the country…..The payments Kinney Nursing Home receives for providing care are far below its operating costs….”-statement from board of directors
North Carolina: Elizabeth City State University laid off 34 employees. ECSU eliminated 46 positions last school year. School officials say disappearing students caused the university to lose $4.2-million in the 2013-14 school year! Family Dollar stores laid off 135 people at their headquarters in Matthews! Company officials pointed out they’ve been hiring over the past three years, but they expect a bigger slow down in the economy and are preparing by laying off employees. In Chapel Hill, after 40 years Roses variety store shutting down in June. Company officials blamed it on the landlord, for “a huge increase in rent”! In Robbinsville, Stanley Furniture Company halting production of its Young America furniture brand, 400 jobs lost! Company officials say their economic outlook for the country is not good and they need to make cuts now: “After a thorough review of both our own operations and the current marketplace for nursery and youth furniture, management and the Board concluded that the Young America business could not achieve an acceptable level of revenue within an adequate time frame to assure sustainable profitability…..”-Glenn Prillaman, CEO
Ohio: In Conneaut, 32 years old Kmart shutting down in June, 43 jobs lost.
Oregon: New York based medical device maker Welch Allyn laying off 84 employees in Beaverton. Ever since Obama Care went into effect medical device makers have been slashing and burning jobs, due to the new tax imposed on them by the Affordable Care Act.
Pennsylvania: Education Management Corporation killing 200 jobs across the country! Most of the layoffs are taking place at its Art Institutes. It has also sold off its Art Institute of Pittsburgh building. The company also revealed that an undisclosed number of employees were laid off last year. By September of last year Education Management was $1.3-billion in debt! It’s blamed on disappearing students.
Texas: Macy’s shutting down one of two Houston stores, 136 jobs lost by June!
Vermont: Burlington School District plans to layoff 23 employees for the 2014-15 school year.
Washington: Video game maker Airtight Games laid off 14 employees.
28 – 31 March 2014: Massive job losses!
The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.
“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013