Les Schwab Tire Centers Pays $2 Million to Settle Hiring Discrimination

Women will now be able to change tires at Les Schwab.

(SEATTLE) -The EEOC announced today that it has resolved its gender-based hiring class lawsuit against Les Schwab Tire Centers of Washington, et al., and Les Schwab Tire Warehouse, Inc. for $2,000,000 and other corrective measures.

The suit claimed that Les Schwab had failed to hire qualified women for Sales & Service (tire changing) jobs at its stores in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Utah starting in 2004.

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Water Quality: An Exploration of the Myths, Lies and Misperceptions
Part I of a Two Part Series

“All is water.”
Thales of Miletus, Father of Western Philosophy

(LAGUNA BEACH) -This is going to be a two part series, so sit down, buckle up and get good and depressed! It’s about some disturbing technical aspects the public knows little about, concerns I’d like to share, and some unpleasant things I’ve learned about the world of water on my (now) 13-year journey.

Hope your food is settled.

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Economic Benefits of Medical Marijuana Reform in Oregon

Comprehensive Marijuana reforms would increase revenues, create jobs, decrease law enforcement and incarceration expenditures, increase tourism, and create new educational opportunities in Oregon’s universities.

(EUGENE, Ore.) -The existing medical marijuana program in Oregon has been highly successful, but is in many ways less than optimal.

I am not personally a medical marijuana user, nor do I have any association with the organizers of the medical marijuana regulation campaign in Oregon.

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Putting a Damper on Bank and Financial High Risk Bets

Merkley, Levin, Kaufman, Brown, Shaheen Introduce Legislation to Restrict Banks and the Largest Financial Institutions from Making High-Risk Bets.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) -United States Senators Jeff Merkley (OR), Carl Levin (MI), Ted Kaufman (DE), Sherrod Brown (OH), and Jeanne Shaheen (NH) put forward a new proposal today to help prevent taxpayer bailouts of financial firms by limiting high-risk speculation, also known as proprietary trading.

“There is a place for high-risk speculation on the prices of stocks or securities, but these bets can no longer be allowed to threaten our entire financial system,” said Merkley.

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Afghanistan Debate Begins in U.S. House Early This Afternoon

"Today is our first opportunity to send the message not only to the White House but to the world that America is ready to work with the world community to meet the challenges of global security" -Dennis Kucinich

(WASHINGTON D.C.) -This afternoon we're going to have a vote on whether or not the United States gets out of Afghanistan or stays there indefinitely.

It's time that Congress weighed in. The Constitution makes it very clear that the War Powers are vested in the Congress.

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