Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » discrimination http://newstalk870.am Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:27:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 EPA Now Charged With Targeting Conservative Groups http://newstalk870.am/move-over-irs-now-epa-charged-with-targeting-conservative-groups/ http://newstalk870.am/move-over-irs-now-epa-charged-with-targeting-conservative-groups/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:51:58 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=138562 Conservative groups are accusing the EPA of charging them fees by way of the Freedom of Information Act when they were trying to obtain data from the department. Documents show the EPA waived the fees for liberal environmental groups far more than for conservative organizations.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/move-over-irs-now-epa-charged-with-targeting-conservative-groups/feed/ 0 (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Michelle Obama Supported Race & Gender-Based Hiring in College http://newstalk870.am/michelle-obama-argued-for-race-gender-based-hiring-while-in-college/ http://newstalk870.am/michelle-obama-argued-for-race-gender-based-hiring-while-in-college/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:00:20 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=87299 A 1988 article written by then-college student Michelle Obama reveals a great deal about where she is coming from politically and socially.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/michelle-obama-argued-for-race-gender-based-hiring-while-in-college/feed/ 0 (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) Students Lose Lawsuit-Had Sued For Right To Wear Patriotic Clothing http://newstalk870.am/students-lose-lawsuit-had-sued-for-right-to-wear-patriotic-clothing/ http://newstalk870.am/students-lose-lawsuit-had-sued-for-right-to-wear-patriotic-clothing/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:00:09 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=21408 You may remember May 2010, in San Francisco, several white students were asked to leave their high school after wearing patriotic clothing and flags on their outfits on Cinco De Mayo day.  They have now lost their lawsuit thanks to a liberal judge.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/students-lose-lawsuit-had-sued-for-right-to-wear-patriotic-clothing/feed/ 0 (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images) Muslim Employee Fired for Refusing to Remove Headscarf http://newstalk870.am/muslim-employee-fired-for-refusing-to-remove-headscarf-sues-abercrombie-fitch/ http://newstalk870.am/muslim-employee-fired-for-refusing-to-remove-headscarf-sues-abercrombie-fitch/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:44:03 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=20545 Hani Khan, a former stockroom worker for clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co., claims she was fired when she wouldn’t take off her Muslim headscarf at work.

After the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission agreed with her, she filed suit in a San Francisco district court.

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