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Posted: Sunday - Nov. 22, 2009
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International holiday
Spread across a large row of tables was a unique kind of Thanksgiving feast. Congris from Ecuador, sambusa from Somalia and tamales from Mexico were just three of the dishes.
Posted: Friday - Nov. 20, 2009
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Forum focuses on globalization
Being part of the global village has its advantages, but it also comes with challenges, speakers at a local forum said Thursday.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 18, 2009
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70 employers await jobseekers at expo
Benny Silva went from making more than $90,000 a year in the construction industry to just $450 a week in unemployment benefits after he lost his job seven months ago.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 17, 2009
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Warm days are over
Jacob Hall played with his classmates in Coolidge Park on Monday, part of their South Pittsburg Elementary School field trip.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 16, 2009
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Heating aid requests continue to increase
Amanda Jackson recently became a single mother of three, and she's already worried about paying her winter power bill.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 16, 2009
Flu bug bites travel overseas
Jenetta Drevenchuk can't remember anything from her parents' native Ukraine, not even the grandmother and aunts she visited when she was 3.
Posted: Sunday - Nov. 15, 2009
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Wrestling champ, kin face deportation
CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Jorge Alvarado wanted to follow his brother Bryan’s footsteps and wrestle one day at the state level for Cleveland High School.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 9, 2009
Ministry reaches uninsured
DALTON, Ga. -- When Angeles Velazquez and her family moved to the United States from Mexico, they couldn't continue their dental care, including follow-up treatment for the braces they were wearing.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 9, 2009
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When the Wall crumbled
The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolizes many things to many people, but for Chattanooga resident Thomas van Loon-Behr, the collapse of the imposing, 96-mile barrier between East and West Germany had a lifelong, meaningful result.
Posted: Sunday - Nov. 8, 2009
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St. Andrews kicks off first arts academy with 30 students
As about a dozen pairs of little feet prance around to the sound of classical music in the St. Andrews Center, the only thing missing is pink ballerina shoes.
Posted: Saturday - Nov. 7, 2009
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600 rally for Thomas in CNN local search
Blue pompons, pennants and homemade signs bearing the name of Jordan Thomas were displayed Friday at the Hunter Museum of American Art, but not as part of the permanent exhibit.
Posted: Saturday - Nov. 7, 2009
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'Why' and 'how' questions at Fort Hood
The day after tragic shootings rocked Fort Hood in Texas, local retired U.S. Army Gen. Burwell "BB" Bell said commanders at the military installation should focus on three areas.
Posted: Thursday - Nov. 5, 2009
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Teens test vision of DUI
DALTON, Ga. — About 150 Dalton High School students got behind the wheel Wednesday for an eye-opening — if blurry — experience.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 4, 2009
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Fellows celebrate trans-Atlantic ties
For the past five years, Chattanooga has chosen one or two emerging leaders to represent the Scenic City abroad, but Marshall Memorial Fellowship organizers wanted to do more.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 3, 2009
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Bridging generational gaps in school and the workforce
For the first time in American history, there are four specific generations in the workforce at the same time, and being able to communicate is the key to success, according to a management expert.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 3, 2009
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E-Verify working smoothly
Nearly two months after most federal contractors and subcontractors were required to use the government's employment verification program, local employers report things are running smoothly.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 31, 2009
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Swine flu ‘should not ruin’ Halloween
Fear of swine flu shouldn’t keep little ghouls and goblins from trick-or-treating this year, as long as families follow certain precautions, health professionals say.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 29, 2009
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Undocumented youth encourage others
DALTON, Ga. -- Ricardo came to the United States when he was 12 and is studying business administration.
Posted: Tuesday - Oct. 27, 2009
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Kurdish activist tells students of threatened culture
Kurdish activist Kani Xulam sat silently inside the Baylor School chapel with a sign that read "A Kurd" taped to his tie and gray bandages with red tape wrapped around his head.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 26, 2009
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Chattanooga: Activist tells Baylor students Kurdish culture ‘slated for extinction’
Kurdish activist Kani Xulam spoke to about 650 upper school Baylor students this morning about the situation of Kurds in the Middle East.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 26, 2009
Hispanic youth celebrate culture, heritage with dancing
Jorge Ramirez found a connection to his heritage in the place he least expected it: dancing traditional Latin American songs.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 26, 2009
Teens use conversation to improve language, cultural skills
CALHOUN, Ga. — The teenagers called themselves a conversation club, but first-meeting shyness made chat a bit hard to come by.
Posted: Sunday - Oct. 25, 2009
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Bradley County skipped again for immigration program
A federal program that gives state and local officers the ability to enforce immigration law continues to grow, but it still hasn't been authorized for Bradley County.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 23, 2009
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Shalom 2009 pushes peace, justice
CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Ellie Morse says advancing social justice is one of her main priorities and the fate of children in war-torn Uganda is one of her issues.
Posted: Tuesday - Oct. 20, 2009
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Gourd idea: Crafters turn utilitarian vessel into art
The only limit to the art and craft of gourds is the imagination, local gourd crafters and growers say.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 19, 2009
Slowdown in economy affecting international students
The current economy and higher tuition rates haven't been enough to force Linda Hsu to drop out of Southern Adventist University, but they certainly have led her to lead a frugal lifestyle.
Posted: Sunday - Oct. 18, 2009
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Health fair draws thousands in Dalton
DALTON, Ga. -- About 2,000 families got out their coats -- and some even their blankets -- to brave the cold weather to attend the 10th annual Community Health Fair at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 16, 2009
North Georgia gets new immigration detention site
A new detention center in North Georgia will help ensure that illegal immigrants are detained and deported instead of released because of lack of bed space, a local official said.
Posted: Wednesday - Oct. 14, 2009
Film shows immigrants' struggle
"Mojados: Through the Night" tries to put a face on the illegal immigration issue.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 10, 2009
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Grant helps agencies aid first-time parents
Every week, 2-year-old Julissa Loredo learns colors and shapes while her mom, Jhanet Loredo, practices her parenting skills.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 10, 2009
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Student recalls chaos of Honduras coup
When Karen Rybolt arrived in Honduras on June 25 there was a nationwide curfew in anticipation of possible protests.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 8, 2009
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Workshop promotes immigrant education
The need to further the education of immigrants in the United States brought more than 40 people from across the region to Chattanooga for a two-day workshop.
Posted: Wednesday - Oct. 7, 2009
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Health fairs to focus on preventive care, healthy lifestyles
Heart disease and diabetes are among the 10 leading causes of death for Hispanics in the United States, and both sometimes can be prevented with adequate care and information.
Posted: Tuesday - Oct. 6, 2009
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Dayton students learning Chinese in art class
DAYTON, Tenn. — Huirong Zheng patiently writes the words “skateboard” and “chicken” in Chinese on the schoolroom board.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 5, 2009
Children's stories teach diversity
A new CD of children's stories tells poignant tales of being "different" from neighbors and classmates and encourages listeners to embrace the diversity in the world around them, its creator said.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 2, 2009
Dalton swine flu death 'heightens awareness'
DALTON, Ga. -- Michael Starks was waiting to pick up his 7-year-old granddaughter from City Park Elementary School on Thursday when he learned that a second-grader there had died Wednesday from the flu.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 2, 2009
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Seasonal burning starts this week
As of this week, residents with a permit will be able to burn brush and vegetation on approved burning days until next April.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 1, 2009
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Stay-at-home moms more likely Hispanic, foreign born
Not wanting to miss her baby’s first steps or first words, Yesenia Ferreira decided it was time to quit her job at a Dalton, Ga., factory and stay at home.
Posted: Tuesday - Sept. 29, 2009
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Rain brings out bugs
The heavy rain and floods not only left wet carpets and ruined furniture, it also brought some unwanted houseguests.
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 26, 2009
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More rain in the forecast, possible flooding
Roy Cothran spent the last three days slogging through the garage of his formerly flooded home in East Ridge.
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 26, 2009
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Medical missionaries
Pablo Perez left Peru at age 17 to pursue a medical education in Mexico and later in New York.
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 26, 2009
Hispanic Heritage exhibit showcases colors of Cuba
The stark blue of the ocean, green of the trees and brightness of the sun in Cuba still reverberate in Ena Haven's mind, even though she came to the United States in 1961.
Posted: Friday - Sept. 25, 2009
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Residents return home, view damage
Lauren Bailey and Nicholas Niemeyer had less than 30 minutes to put everything they could on top of the bed and get out before the flood hit.
Posted: Friday - Sept. 25, 2009
Support sought for immigration bill
Each year, about 65,000 teenagers who are in the country illegally graduate from high school facing an uncertain future.
Posted: Wednesday - Sept. 23, 2009
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Lawmakers step up for widow, son of soldier
A bill moving through Congress is Hotaru Ferschke's only chance of raising her 8-month-old son together with her in-laws in Tennessee.
Posted: Monday - Sept. 21, 2009
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Number of minorities taking SAT, attending college rises
Seeing her father lose his job and her mother working in a carpet mill was all the encouragement Rosario Reyna needed to know she should go to college.
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 19, 2009
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Celebrating Ramadan
Rizwaan Abdul Kadir slowly follows his parents into the kitchen and grabs a date to break the day's fast.
Posted: Saturday - Sept. 19, 2009
Workshops for Hispanic families focus on communication
A small group of Hispanic parents learned Friday morning about communicating more effectively with their children, who now spend much of their time in classrooms foreign to their families.
Posted: Friday - Sept. 18, 2009
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Art, music programs struggle to survive
Fiddle-eye-fee says the cat, its voice ringing from a musical triangle. Chimmy-chuck clucks the hen, her voice bonking off a woodblock.
Posted: Wednesday - Sept. 16, 2009
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Food habits lead to obesity hikes for immigrants
When Dalton resident Maria Khote lived in Venezuela, if someone wanted to make lemonade, they simply would go to their backyard and get the lemons fro
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