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San Bernardino Career Resource Center, 8120 Palm Lane, offers free services for job seekers and employers. Career counseling, workshops and mock interviews are available, as are employer services and benefits. More information: (909) 386-6219. Interested businesses can call (909) 386-6208. CLASSES Time for Change Foundation and Washington Mutual are starting a new series of free financial-literacy and credit-repair classes from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays beginning Aug. 8 at St. John's Episcopal Church, 1407 N. Arrowhead Ave., San Bernardino. The lessons cover banking and finance basics, credit-score repair, homeownership, saving and investing. Free food and child care will be offered to all who attend. More information: (909) 886-2994. People's Choice Inc., 1505 W.
Kenya: Freedom Hero's Son Enters Duel for Toro's Seat
A son of former freedom hero Bildard Kaggia has joined the growing list of aspirants for the Kandara parliamentary seat occupied by Roads assistant minister Joshua Toro. Mr Mwaganu wa Kaggia, 57, is the latest entry into the race for the seat which has attracted at least 14 people. .
Teen Faces ID Theft Charges
An Ontario County teenager faces identity theft and forgery charges. James Kavanagh, 17, is accused of using a credit card number from a transaction he made while working at the FYE store in the Eastview Mall and using it to buy an iPod. Kavanagh is in jail on $10,000 bail. ll/yc Ontario County Sheriff
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Gorillas in search of happier times
Pittsburg State football coach Chuck Broyles was asked to give an opening comment after lunch at the MIAA media day Monday in Kansas City, and he responded as he so often does: with a light-hearted joke. Gorillas in search of happier times Pittsburg State football coach Chuck Broyles was asked to give an opening comment after lunch at the MIAA media day Monday in Kansas City, and he responded as he so often does: with a light-hearted joke. .
Amount of rental units to be rebuilt will be cut
Rental housing programs for storm-damaged south Louisiana won't rebuild as many rental units as state officials had hoped because of skyrocketing construction and insurance costs, a Louisiana Recovery Authority official said Monday. Andy Kopplin, LRA executive director, said initial estimates were that federally-funded, state-run rental repair programs and a package of federally-enacted, low-interest tax credits would rebuild as many as 45,000 rental units. But he said the increased costs after hurricanes Katrina and Rita likely will shrink that number to around 30,000 rental units. The state's Road Home program has more than $1.5 billion for rental repair and aid, funded with federal dollars, Kopplin said. Also, a package of federal tax credits is available for rental housing construction in hurricane damaged areas, he said.
Marc Gunther: Stepping up at Timberland
Step back a moment and think about what's happening here. Progressive U.S. companies like Nike, Gap, Levi Strauss and Timberland have, in a sense, become cops of the global village. Despite that, their ability to influence global factory conditions is limited. The U.S. consumer market fuels the labor of about 3 million workers in about 2,500 factories in China; another 21 million workers toil in the clothing and textile industry globally. Ultimately, it will be up to those workers to fight for their own rights and improve their own working conditions. In the meantime, Swartz and his people deserve credit for doing what they can. .
Grandmother Still Queen of Diamonds
Summer is in full swing and so are softball players everywhere. It maybe a game for the young but it doesn't leave out the old. "I think they think I'm nuts," said 84 year-old Carolyn Sill, referring to her teammates. "I don't hit very well. We're in last place. I think we've won one game," Carolyn said. "I don't know how she does it. I hope I can walk when I'm her age," teammate Jennifer Cushman said. Carolyn at first glance looks like any other softball player gearing up on this young professionals' team. "I just turned 84, but I'm going to have to say I'm 83," Carolyn said. At 84 years-young, Wednesday afternoons mean only one thing for Carolyn. "I like to play ball and that's the last thing I'm giving up," Carolyn said. Carolyn joined the team with her daughter.
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