WASHINGTON (AP) - Employers are managing to boost production without creating new jobs. The question is when they'll feel the need to ramp up hiring. Squeezing more output from their existing staffs allowed companies to boost productivity in the October-December quarter. (0) comments
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - Mexico's powerful drug cartels have been operating drug rehabilitation clinics, turning some into bloody killing fields and forcing recovering addicts into their ranks of hit men and smugglers. At least two of the country's six major drug cartels have used treatment facilities to further their trade, top Mexican law enforcement officials told The Associated Press in exclusive interviews. (0) comments
Christina Shams In an effort to raise awareness about environmental sustainability, and to celebrate the opening of Richland's new LEED Platinum-certified Green Science building, Richland College conducted the Art, Science and Sustainability Community Symposium on Jan. (0) comments
Richland Student James Alford remembers his days as a carefree undergraduate, living in his own apartment with his best friend from high school, and sleeping in before classes. His parents could pay for his tuition, and he worked a part-time job just for spending money and gas. (0) comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's time to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy and allow gay troops to serve openly for the first time in history, the nation's top defense officials declared Tuesday, with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff proclaiming that service members should not be forced to "lie about who they are. (0) comments
To support the educational success and to combat the high dropout rates among black and Hispanic males, Richland College launched the African-American and Latino Male Student Success Program by conducting a leadership summit on Jan. 23. The theme of the summit was "Identifying, Defining, and Overcoming the Challenges of Minority Male Students. (0) comments
