Overview
"The Great Railroad Strike of 1877"
Numerous primary documents
Youtube video
Even more primary documents
"1877: The Great Strike"
"Carnivals of Revenge" - PBS
Even more primary documents!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
History of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877
Overview
"The Great Railroad Strike of 1877"
Numerous primary documents
Youtube video
Even more primary documents
"1877: The Great Strike"
"Carnivals of Revenge" - PBS
Even more primary documents!
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
History of the Dawes Act (1887)
The Dawes Act
"Third Annual Message" - Chester A. Arthur
"Our Indian Problem" - Rev. Abbott
"The Wards of the U.S. Government"
"The Indian on the Reservation" - George Grinnell
"Life at an Indian Agency"
"An Indian on the Problems of his Race"
"An Indian Allotment"
"Remaining Causes of Indian Discontent"
The Dawes Commission
"The Problem of Indian Administration"
Overview
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Key Vote: Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act
Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act - Vote Passed (247-161, 25 Not Voting)
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On Tuesday, the House passed this bill to provide $16.1 billion to extend increased Medicaid assistance to states and $10 billion in funding for states to create or retain teachers' jobs. The bill was then sent to the president, who signed it into law on the same day.
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Rep. Ander Crenshaw voted NO
On Tuesday, the House passed this bill to provide $16.1 billion to extend increased Medicaid assistance to states and $10 billion in funding for states to create or retain teachers' jobs. The bill was then sent to the president, who signed it into law on the same day.
Rep. Ander Crenshaw voted NO
Report: 90,000 Inmates Sexually Victimized
The government reported Thursday that 4.4 percent of inmates in prison and 3.1 percent of inmates in jail report being victimized sexually by another inmate or staff member.
Those percentages translate to the sexual victimization of 88,500 inmates behind bars nationwide in the previous 12 months, according to a study by the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics in 2008-2009.
The study found that:
Female inmates were more than twice as likely as male inmates to report experiencing sexual victimization by another inmate.
Among inmates who reported victimization by another inmate, 13 percent of male prison inmates and 19 percent of male jail inmates said they were victimized within the first 24 hours after being admitted to a corrections facility. In contrast, the figure for women was 4 percent for prison and jail.
Those percentages translate to the sexual victimization of 88,500 inmates behind bars nationwide in the previous 12 months, according to a study by the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics in 2008-2009.
The study found that:
Female inmates were more than twice as likely as male inmates to report experiencing sexual victimization by another inmate.
Among inmates who reported victimization by another inmate, 13 percent of male prison inmates and 19 percent of male jail inmates said they were victimized within the first 24 hours after being admitted to a corrections facility. In contrast, the figure for women was 4 percent for prison and jail.
American Airlines tilts at record $24M fine
American Airlines vows to challenge a record $24.2 million penalty for safety violations and insists that it did not endanger passengers during a 2008 dispute with safety inspectors that led to massive flight disruptions.
The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday notified American that it must pay more than twice as much as any previous fine levied by the agency. The airline made 14,278 flights on 286 MD-80 jets without making required upgrades to wiring, the agency charged.
Government study: 1 in 12 drivers admit driving drunk
One in 12 drivers admitted driving drunk at least once over the course of a year, a government survey released Wednesday found.
One in five, or 20% of the 6,999 people surveyed, said they had driven in the past year within two hours of drinking an alcoholic beverage. Yet an overwhelming majority — four out of five people — consider drinking and driving a major threat to their safety, according to the 2008 survey by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
The federal government is spending $13 million in television and radio ads, mostly at sporting events, to get the message out, Strickland said.
"If you drive drunk, you will be arrested," he said.
About a third of all fatal vehicle crashes in the USA involve a drunken driver, Department of Transportation statistics show.
Jacksonville City Council Action
Some of the action taken by the Jacksonville City Council Tuesday night:
Issue: Florida-Georgia game
What it means: The bill would authorize a six-year extension that would keep the annual rivalry in Jacksonville through 2016. A public hearing will be held before the council votes on the bill.
Bill No. 2010-678.
Action: Approved, 16-1 (Yarborough).
Issue: Shipyards property
What it means: In lieu of foreclosure, the owners of the Shipyards property, North Bank Developers, will instead transfer the deeds to the city. The city will receive title to 40 acres of property valued at $20 million; the company’s remaining $41 million debt to the city will be settled in bankruptcy court.
Bill No. 2010-604
Action: Approved, 16-0.
Floridians among most credit card delinquent
Florida had the second-highest rate of credit card delinquency in the nation in the second quarter of this year, according to the most recent report from TransUnion.
The credit and information management company reported credit card delinquency was highest in Nevada (1.5 percent), followed by Florida (1.24 percent) and Arizona (1.11 percent).
The lowest credit card delinquency rates were found in North Dakota (0.54 percent), South Dakota (0.55 percent) and the District of Columbia (0.61 percent).
Duval teachers, school district reach tentative deal
Duval County Public Schools and Duval Teachers United reached a tentative agreement Wednesday that gives $7.1 million in step-raises and benefits to all teachers and paraprofessionals in the district.
The deal is contingent on the district receiving an anticipated $20 million in federal funds meant for education jobs.
The district agreed to the raises and to leave language in the contract guaranteeing automatic step-raises in the future on the condition that the union sit down to rework its salary schedule.
The tentative deal also gives teachers at the top of the salary schedule a one-time payment of $500. Paraprofessionals at the top of their salary schedule would get $250.
The board wants more equity in the schedule for new teachers. Currently new teachers get as little as a $139 raise, but teachers going into their 22nd year can get a $8,249 raise.Florida is one of 10 in second round for Race to the Top
Florida cashed in on the next round of federal Race to the Top funds, selected Tuesday as one of 10 more states to receive a piece of the White House’s $4.35 billion grant.
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced the results of the second phase of the competition, a year after Delaware and Tennessee were awarded the first grants.
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