Musician hosts Tower District charity event - Fresno Bee

Musician hosts Tower District charity event - Fresno Bee
As Christmas draws near, local groups continue to give food, gifts and toys to hundreds of Valley families in need. The Salvation Army gave food boxes and 10,000 toys to 1,500 pre-screened families at a giveaway on the Fresno Fairgrounds on Tuesday

Parents keep Christmas for children - LJWORLD
Tania Ramirez, 34, of Gaithersburg, Md., helps her children Sarah, left, Esteban and Cynthia wrap a present for their father. The couple is struggling to make payments on mortgage loans. Still, as Christmas approaches, the mother of five focuses on

Black advocates want more help for the unemployed - Delaware County Daily Times
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In the battle against black unemployment, places like the Opportunities Industrialization Center are ground zero. Savory aromas wafted from a king-size kitchen one recent day as the instructor demonstrated a fish recipe to a

Economics 101: How Little They Know - Patriot Post

Economics 101: How Little They Know - Patriot Post
Yes, says Larry Summers, the president's top economic adviser and a former secretary of the Treasury. He told ABC's George Stephanopoulos on Sunday, "Everybody agrees that the recession is over." No, says Christina Romer, who heads the White House