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  1. Energy for ChristmasRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Dec 24 | Times Leader

    ... 14 (days on the job), 14 (off). If you work during the holiday, you work," said Mark Neal, a drilling consultant from Jena, La., working for Cabot Oil and Gas on a rig in Susquehanna County. "We're human beings; we've got families. We do have a ...

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    Related Topix: Cabot Oil and Gas, Energy, Oil & Gas, Susquehanna County, PA, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving

  2. Protest groups gather in JenaRead the original story

    Jan 28, 2008 | The Daily Reveille

    A series of racially charged comments infiltrated Jena on Monday morning as groups gathered to protest Martin Luther King Day and the Jena 6. Members of the Nationalist Movement, a white supremacist group based in Mississippi, assembled Monday on the LaSalle Parish Courthouse lawn.

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    Related Topix: Martin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King, Jr., January, Baton Rouge, LA

  3. Report Shows Little Progress in Treatment of African Americans in the ...Read the original story

    Saturday Dec 19 | PRWeb

    ... justice system," said NAACP Washington Bureau Director Hilary O. Shelton, in the report's Foreword. "Recent events in Jena, Louisiana, have brought attention to critical issues facing the African-American community including the issues of racial ...

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    Related Topix: Prison, PRWeb

  4. Economic development expert visits Pineville

    Friday Dec 18 | The Town Talk

    ... in the pilot program that includes participants in all regions of the state. Other area towns in the program are Jena in LaSalle Parish and DeRidder in Beauregard Parish. Garner said his company, Garner Economics LLC, works for corporate clients ...

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    Related Topix: Pineville, LA, DeRidder, LA

  5. Blacks in talk radio: an interview with Black program director and talk show host Rob ReddingRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 16 | San Francisco Bay View

    ... the normal hurdles of being a program director, but it's been an extra struggle especially being 30 minutes away from Jena, Louisiana, home of the Jena 6, and having all of that history, that baggage, and race being an issue in this area of the ...

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    Related Topix: Monroe, LA, African-American

  6. Situation in Jena blown out of proportion by media, public outcryRead the original story

    Sep 26, 2007 | Student Printz

    I am so, so, so sick of hearing about this so-called Jena 6. You can't get away from it.

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  7. Monterey sweeps GeorgetownRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | Concordia Sentinel

    ... Monterey coach Eric Richard. Monterey will compete in the Harrisonburg Tournament beginning Thursday as the girls play Jena, while the Monterey boys face Buckeye.

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    Related Topix: Georgetown, LA

  8. "Tigergate" Isn't A Black ThingRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Dec 10 | CBS News

    ... is the America that sees Tiger Woods as just a person, evaluating him on - sorry - The Content of His Character. Yes, Jena, Louisiana. Yes, people feeling that they will be more likely to get a job if they leave out the more identifiably "black" ...

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    Related Topix: Tiger Woods, Golfers, Golf, Opinion

  9. The great benefits of interracial datingRead the original story w/Photo

    Nov 23, 2009 | Examiner.com

    Marci and Chris Johnson, an interracial couple August 7, 2007 in Jena, Louisiana.

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    Related Topix: Life, Interracial,Multiracial, Multiethnic, and Multicultural

  10. Snow falling in the Shreveport areaRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 8 | Shreveport Times

    ... has been canceled, local forecasters say. The snowfall is expected along a line from Lufkin, Texas, to Natchitoches and Jena. A strong upper-level storm will bring with it a cold air mass and the possibility of flurries and some light snow in areas ...

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    Related Topix: Shreveport, LA, Weather, Natchitoches, LA, Hurricane, Natural Disasters

  11. Max Yorkey MarshallRead the original story

    Feb 21, 2008 | The Times - Apalachicola & Carrabelle

    ... City and Frances Lorine Pippin of Bayou George; brother, Monroe Marshall of Cairo, Georgia; sister, Ernestine Spence of Jena, Louisiana; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other family and friends. ...

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    Related Topix: Panama City, FL

  12. Coupon booklet offers restaurant deals

    Sunday Dec 6 | Monroe News Star

    ... speaker for the annual Freedom Fund Dinner of the Fairbanks (Alaska) Chapter of the NAACP. Lexing, who represented the Jena 6, spoke on the need to empower today's youth. While in Alaska, she toured several sites and even went dog sledding. v ...

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    Related Topix: Louisiana, Monroe, LA, West Monroe, LA, Calhoun, LA

  13. Jena exposes latent racismRead the original story

    Sep 25, 2007 | The Orion

    If there's one thing we can take away from what's going on in the small town of Jena, La., it's that racism is still alive today and that the effects it has on people of all races is very real.

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    Related Topix: Teenagers, Criminal Defense Law

  14. Snow predicted along and south of I-20

    Friday Dec 4 | Shreveport Times

    ... Weather Service office in Shreveport. The snowfall is expected along a line from Lufkin, Texas, to Natchitoches and Jena. A strong upper-level storm will bring with it a cold air mass and the possibility of flurries and some light snow in areas ...

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    Related Topix: Weather, Shreveport, LA, Natchitoches, LA, Hurricane, Natural Disasters

  15. Pineville to host meeting for economic development assessmentRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 2 | The Town Talk

    ... the communities development-ready, competitive and "open for business," is expected to be implemented by September. Jena and DeRidder also are Central Louisiana communities participating in the program. Other communities are Arcadia, Crowley, Houma, ...

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    Related Topix: Pineville, LA, Louisiana

  16. A woman struggles against the system to remain in AmericaRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 29 | Montgomery Advertiser

    JENA, La. -- Caroline Todd has gone from being a devoted mother, wife and church member to a federal detainee with felony convictions, facing the possibility of deportation.

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    Related Topix: Montgomery, AL

  17. Melanie HallRead the original story

    Nov 27, 2009 | Hattiesburg American

    ... Seminary; one daughter, Brittany Logan of Seminary; her mother, Vicki L. Evans of Seminary; stepfather, Toxie Evans of Jena, La.; a sister, Renee Evans of Virginia Beach, Va.; and maternal grandmother, Amy Johnson of Richmond, Mo. Billy M. ...

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  18. Menard has strong connectons to '78 teamRead the original story

    Nov 25, 2009 | The Town Talk

    ... e 20 Menard 8, Tioga 6 Menard 20, Eunice 0 Menard 7, Pineville 6 Menard 14, Peabody 10 Menard 36, Ferriday 0 Menard 19, Jena 0 Playoffs 1st round -- bye 2nd round -- Menard 7, Jennings 0 Quarterfinals -- Jesuit 21, Menard 14

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  19. "Lets Lose the Weight Together!"Read the original story

    May 5, 2009 | Baby Center

    ... CRAVEING the rocky road! Things i need to stop doing: eating ice cream, and sitting on my rump! haha GET UP AND MOVE!!! Jena March 9th, 2009 awakeningjoy Posted 05/06/2009 My 1st mini-goal is 10-12lbs by mid-July. My 2nd mini-goal is another 10lbs ...

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  20. "Jena Six" Teen Gets Second Chance

    Nov 20, 2009 | CBS News

    ... that doesn't work out, then he hopes to get a degree and become a lawyer. Big dreams now, but back in his hometown of Jena, La., Jody had been living a nightmare. 48 Hours correspondent Harold Dow reports that Jody was one of the teens known as the ...

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