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Myanmar Refugees Fulfill Their Needs at Church

WBKO Bowling Green - Sun Nov 22, 6:12 pm ET

It's a touching story of how one local church provides a sanctuary for Myanmar refugees.

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Thai activists demand pull-out from Myanmar dam project
EARTHtimes.org - 1 hour 4 minutes ago
Bangkok - Thai civil society leaders representing 189 organizations demanded Monday the government withdraw from the controversial Hutgyi dam project in Myanmar or face dire consequences. The group delivered a letter to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjaji...
Myanmar Refugees Fulfill Their Needs at Church
WBKO Bowling Green - Sun Nov 22, 6:12 pm ET
It's a touching story of how one local church provides a sanctuary for Myanmar refugees.
New Doc Shows the "Passion for Giving"
CBS News - Sun Nov 22, 6:00 pm ET
PBS Documentary Featuring Stars Such as Dan Aykroyd and Richard Branson Show How Easy One Can Give
Oscilloscope starting DVD club
The Hollywood Reporter - 2 hours 8 minutes ago
Oscilloscope is pulling a Columbia House. The quirky indie film label founded by Beastie Boy Adam Yauch and ThinkFilm veteran David Fenkel is starting a direct-mail DVD club.
U.N. committee condemns N.Korea, Myanmar over rights
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 19, 9:05 pm ET
A special committee of the U.N. General Assembly condemned North Korea and Myanmar on Thursday for what it said were widespread human rights violations in the two Asian countries.
LEARNING OLD LESSONS
David Shribman via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 21, 7:58 pm ET
Barack Obama is back from Asia and his bow to the Japanese, his handshake with the tyrant from Myanmar and his difficult sessions with the Chinese. There sure has been a lot of talk about the president and his submissiveness in Asia.
Myanmar, Laos sign travel and tax treaties
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Nov 20, 11:29 pm ET
Yangon - Myanmar and Laos strengthened relations with the signing of visa-exemption treaty for their respective citizens and a double-taxation avoidance agreement, state media reported Saturday. The two agreements were signed Friday in the military's...
PEGGYS WARTIME MEMORIES
Kirkus Reviews - Sun Nov 22, 5:24 pm ET
Author: Haag, Enid E. Review Date: NOVEMBER 16, 2009 Publisher: BookSurge (158 pp.) Price (paperback): $13.99 Publication Date: September 24, 2009 ISBN (paperback): 978-1-4392-4813-3 Category: AUTHORS Classification: NONFICTION
School Classes and Clubs Collect for Charity
East Aurora Advertiser - Sun Nov 22, 4:49 am ET
The High School Foreign Relations Club and Key Club coordinated a coat/blanket drive during homecoming for the International Institute of Buffalo. Forty-nine refugees coming from Burma in October received a variety of household goods, cleaning supplies and personal care items. Spirit Club also sponsored a food drive during homecoming for FISH, and Middle School Builders Club and National Junior ...
From India to China:
The Wahpeton Daily News - Sun Nov 22, 9:37 am ET
Lesley Aldrich spent eight years in the North Dakota National Guard. During that time, he was deployed overseas to fight in World War II, his first mission being at Guadalcanal in 1942.
Pastor Accepted Call to St. Paulâs
East Aurora Advertiser - Sun Nov 22, 4:51 am ET
The new pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Adam C. Jensen, a native of Seattle, recalls his first impression of the community and the tiny church on tree-lined West Falls Road. “It was not at all what I was expecting when I thought of New York,” Jensen admitted. “It was so beautiful, my wife and I fell in love.”
Wales Budget Stays Unchanged
East Aurora Advertiser - Sun Nov 22, 4:51 am ET
The Wales Town Board unanimously adopted its 2010 budget at its regular meeting on Nov. 10, with no changes made to the proposals made by Supervisor Rickey A. Venditti in September. It now becomes the town’s official spending plan next year.
Iroquois Board Prepares for Public Vote
East Aurora Advertiser - Sun Nov 22, 4:50 am ET
In anticipation of the Dec. 1 referendum on a scaled-back capital improvement project, the Iroquois Central School District Board of Education voted unanimously at its Nov. 9 meeting to approve the appointment of inspectors, chief and alternate inspectors, clerks and chairpersons to oversee the public vote.
County's Construction on Bowen Road will Continue
East Aurora Advertiser - Sun Nov 22, 4:50 am ET
Construction work on Bowen Road in Elma, about a half-mile north of Rice Road, is moving along, but will still take a couple more weeks until the job is done and the detour is lifted.
Weekend Accidents Results in Injuries, Deaths [Updated Nov. 20]
East Aurora Advertiser - Sun Nov 22, 4:50 am ET
The Erie County Sheriff's office this weekend reported two automobile accidents in the Town of Elma. On Friday evening, a 19-year-old Elma woman was struck by a vehicle while crossing Transit Road on foot. She died the following day. Very early Saturday morning a pickup truck overturned and struck a tree on Maple Road in Elma, killing the driver and injuring the passenger.