May 21, 2006 RSS feed / Our World

IMMIGRATION DEBATE STUMBLES OVER LANGUAGE ISSUE

Senate debates making English national language

WASHINGTON (AP) Whether English is America's "national language" or its national "common and unifying language" was a question dominating the Senate immigration debate. More...

Spanish-only town says English-only anthem

EL CENIZO, Texas (AP) A Spanish-only ordinance in 1999 may have put this Mexican border town on the map, but residents and officials here are squarely behind the push for English to be the language of choice for Americans. More...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Editor, With great concern I write this letter. In Friday's newspaper, Shale Tank Company announced it is applying for a Fluid injection permit to inject "fluid" which will be highly toxic, More...

Hoffa search revisiting

DETROIT (AP) While the hunt for Jimmy Hoffa's remains has turned to property now known as Hidden Dreams Farm, the ailing prison inmate described as providing the tip that led to the latest search first told the FBI about the location 30 years ago, hi More...

President wants newcomers to learn English

WASHINGTON (AP) The White House took both sides in a dispute over English being the national language Friday as a broad immigration bill moved toward a final Senate vote next week with one conservative predicting it will never become law. More...

DAILY DIGEST

FYI THE PIRTLE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION will hold its annual meeting on Sunday, June 11 at the cemetery on CR 173N in Kilgore. The business meeting will begin at 10 a.m. followed by the memorial service at 11a.m. More...

Bush pushes to pass immigration legislation

WASHINGTON (AP) President Bush urged Congress on Saturday to find a middle ground between mass deportation or instant U.S. citizenship for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants already living in America. More...