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OMA prepares for Hispanic Heritage Month

The University of Idaho will spotlight the achievements of Hispanics in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, a nationally recognized celebration, which lasts from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. The Office of Multicultural Affairs, with the help of several student organizations, is coordinating numerous activities for the celebration, Leathia Botello, interim coordinator of multicultural programs, said. continue

Congress: tests show Firestone 'had to know' of tire defects

Congressional investigators said Wednesday they have uncovered Firestone tests that offer further evidence that the company "had to know'' of serious problems with the Ford Explorer tires suspected of causing more than 100 deaths. continue

Poetry, music, art featured at South Side Coffeehouse

Ala Zingara, Skalami and Mike Leavitt will be a few of the performers at the South Side Coffeehouse tonight at 8 in the Scholar's Residence. Onstage with them will be poets, singers and artists of all kinds waiting to showcase their talents. continue

Teen accused of using Internet to manipulate stocks

He is a teen-age computer whiz obsessed by Wall Street, a stock maven so precocious that as an eighth-grader he nearly won a national trading tournament for students. But Wednesday federal regulators said 15-year-old Jonathan Lebed had become too crafty for his own good, accusing him of using the Internet to manipulate stocks and earn nearly $273,000 in illegal profits. continue

SUB workers hit gas pipe; no damage reported

Officials are blaming incorrect blueprints for the evacuation of the Student Union Building Tuesday morning. Construction workers hit a gas pipe outside the SUB at approximately 8:40 a.m., Lyndsay Read McCall, associate director of business and operations of the Idaho Commons and Union, said. continue

Mexicans reap NAFTA's benefits

Stitch by stitch, Hortensia Hernandez's life is getting better. The 29-year-old mother sits in a factory with hundreds of other workers sewing jeans for the Gap, Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren and other U.S. retailers, earning triple the salary she did a couple of years ago doing the same work. continue

Clinton proposes thinning and burning of private, state and tribal lands

Wildfires burned nearly 6.7 million acres this year, which makes this one of the most destructive fire seasons in almost 50 years. In response to the destruction, the Clinton administration made a proposition last weekend to clear brush and trees on another 455,000 acres of federal lands next year. continue