Man who killed pedestrian haunted by "what-ifs" (Trentonian)
MORRISVILLE, Pa. - One day after Gary L. Amoss struck and killed a Guatemalan immigrant on a wet highway in Trenton, the Morrisville man kept asking "what if" he did something different. What choices, Amoss wonders, could he have made that might have sparred the 25-year-old victim's life. ...more...Disability grant lands 45-year-old family man in Tech dorm (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
A white washcloth hangs above a tiny sink....more... Efforts made to draw young to skilled trades (Winston-Salem Journal)
Even as the economy slumps and unemployment rises, strong demand for power plants, oil refineries and export goods has many manufacturers and construction contractors scrambling to find enough skilled workers to plug current and future holes....more... Blue-collar blues: Skilled trades seek workers (The Post and Courier)
Unions, construction contractors and other blue-collar businesses are trying to figure out how to attract more young people. Their challenge: overcoming the perception that their trades offer less status, money and chance for advancement than white-collar jobs, and battling the notion that college is the best investment for everyone. ?What the industry needs is to be much more aggressive in ......more... No regrets (AsiaMedia)
Even on his busiest days, Natwut Amornvivat, a CEO and talk show host, spares 15 minutes to train his pet dog, Tiger, whom he hopes will become a rescue dog one day. He never misses a training session for the two-year-old Boxer, except when he goes out of town....more... |