Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » poverty http://newstalk870.am Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:52:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Is It OK to Keep Your Children Out of Schools With Too Many Poor Kids? http://newstalk870.am/is-it-ok-to-keep-your-children-out-of-schools-with-too-many-poor-kids/ http://newstalk870.am/is-it-ok-to-keep-your-children-out-of-schools-with-too-many-poor-kids/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:00:01 +0000 Andrew Kirk http://loyalty.production.townsquaresites.com/?p=128229 We heard about a situation where Richland School District was having a problem with parents wanting to keep kids out of Chief Joseph Middle School because there are too many poor kids and minorities there.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://newstalk870.am/is-it-ok-to-keep-your-children-out-of-schools-with-too-many-poor-kids/feed/ 0 66 Percent of Voters Blame President Obama for Poor Economy http://newstalk870.am/66-of-voters-blame-president-for-poor-economy/ http://newstalk870.am/66-of-voters-blame-president-for-poor-economy/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:30:32 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=81632 A new poll shows most Americans blame President Obama for the sluggish economy and other financial woes.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://newstalk870.am/66-of-voters-blame-president-for-poor-economy/feed/ 0 (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Minimum Wage Goes Up Today (again) in Washington State http://newstalk870.am/minimum-wage-goes-up-today-again-in-washington-state/ http://newstalk870.am/minimum-wage-goes-up-today-again-in-washington-state/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:00:37 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=31583 Already the highest in the nation.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://newstalk870.am/minimum-wage-goes-up-today-again-in-washington-state/feed/ 0 (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)