Archive for January 19th, 2010
Shattered city government in quake-ravaged Port-au-Prince in need of help itself
PORT-AU-PRINCE -- No one can find the administration director. The facilities chief hasn't checked in.
D.C. regional task force tackling minority unemployment problem
A task force of local elected officials across the Washington region is calling on communities to band together to tackle the disproportionately high unemployment levels among African Americans and Hispanics.
U.S. cellphone users donate $22 million to Haiti earthquake relief via text
The American Red Cross has received more than $22 million in U.S. text-message donations for Haiti earthquake relief efforts, far outpacing the charity's previous record of $400,000 for emergency relief using similar technology.
