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Light jail term a sad commentary
Light jail term a sad commentary Editor: After reading the sentence given the Schuylkill County teenagers for the fatal beating of Luis Ramirez, my faith and understanding of our justice system is really in question .
Paul Carpenter: We're off to see ... the wonderful scam
A n amazed Dorothy looked at the big, gleaming, gold, onion-shaped cupolas atop the Holy Ascension Orthodox Church.
Racism is alive and well Editor: I was appalled when I read the article "Two Shenandoah youths get jail sentences in fatal beating of Mexican immigrant in Schuylkill County" . There is definitely something wrong with the court system when a group of six teens can assault and cause the death of another and only get a slap on the wrist as punishment.
Jury Nullification in a Pennsylvania Coal Town
The Schuylkill County, Pa., justice system managed to do something that insurance actuaries do with mixed results--it determined not only the penalty for threats to a human life, but also the value of a human life.
Commonwealth Confidential: Rendell on fatal beating: "a moral obligation" to respond
Gov. Rendell fired back yesterday at criticism from a Schuylkill County judge over the governor's request for tough sentences in the high profile beating death of a Mexican immigrant.
Sentencing today in Mexican immigrant beating death case
Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak shown attending hearings last year. Two Schuylkill County teenagers acquitted of the most serious charges in the beating death of an illegal Mexican immigrant last summer are due in court today to sentenced for simple assault.
Children Hit by Vehicle in Schuylkill County
A vehicle hit two children Monday night in Schuylkill County. Emergency dispatchers confirmed to Newswatch 16 that two children were hit along Mount Olive Boulevard in the village of William Penn.
Two Teens Hit By Minivan, One Killed
Family and friends are remembering a 14-year-old boy who died after a bicycle accident last night.
1 boy killed, another hurt when minivan hits bicycle in Schuylkill County, coroner says
A 14-year-old Schuylkill County boy was killed and a friend critically injured when the bicycle they were riding was hit by a minivan in the northern part of the county, authorities said Tuesday.
Man charged in teen assault A 53-year-old homeless man has been charged with trying to rape a Truebright Science Academy student in North Philadelphia, police said yesterday.
Editorial: Bring killers to justice
Justice hasn't been served in the murder of Luis Ramirez. Ramirez, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, was kicked to death in a fight with teens last summer in the central Pennsylvania town of Shenandoah.
Rendell wants federal charges to be filed against teens in Schuylkill County beating case
Gov. Ed Rendell wants the Justice Department to file federal charges against two Pennsylvania teenagers in the fatal beating of a Mexican immigrant.
The Schuylkill County portion of a loan negotiated by Al Boscov last February with five counties to keep his many stores from going bankrupt, was finalized at Wednesday's meeting of the Schuylkill County Commissioners.
Editor: I was in absolute shock regarding the article "Shenandoah man admits his role in fatal beating" . A conviction on simple assault definitely sends a strong message to everyone, especially immigrants and minorities.
Officials: Shen fire was arson
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Middle May 22--SHENANDOAH -- A fire that damaged a borough home early Thursday morning was intentionally set, investigators said.
Vincent Chin, Luis Ramirez: How to Weigh a Hate Crime
Last July, Luis Ramirez, a Latino immigrant who worked in a factory, was brutally killed by a gang of drunken white teenagers motivated by their dislike of the growing Latino population in their small coal mining town of Shenandoah, Penn.
Shenandoah teen admits role in attack on immigrant
An eastern Pennsylvania teenager has apologized for his role in the fatal beating of an illegal Mexican immigrant .
Tension rises in Pa. town after white teens acquitted
SHENANDOAH, PA.: Ten days ago, shortly after two white teenagers were acquitted of the most serious charges in the beating death of Luis Ramirez, a Mexican immigrant, Felix Bermejo says several white students at the local high school told him he would be the next person to get a beating.
After Pennsylvania Trial, Tensions Simmer Over Race
Ten days ago, shortly after two white teenagers were acquitted of the most serious charges in the beating death of Luís Ramírez, a Mexican immigrant, several white students at the local high school told Felix Bermejo that he would be the next person to get a beating, he says.
Church Vigil for PA Beating Victim
On Saturday, Latinos in Shenandoah, Pa., will congregate at the town's only Hispanic church to remember Mexican immigrant Luis Ramirez, who was beaten to death by white youths last July.
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