Houston contractors share war stories

NICK de la TORRE : CHRONICLE MORE THAN A JOB: Carson George says he worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week as a carpentry shop supervisor in Iraq.

Staff Leaves Office, Celebrates Christmas

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Truckers keep 11-hour limit in new rules

By JEFF PLUNGIS The Obama administration announced Thursday it will maintain the 11-hour limit on truck drivers’ hours, scaling back a proposal to give them more rest.

New shows propel History channel

Last year, the History channel had a growth spurt, gaining hundreds of thousands of viewers while most of its competitors struggled to grow at all.

12/24/11 Yakima People

Mannin is halfway through Perry Tech’s machine technology program, after growing up around machining and serving as a helicopter mechanic in the Army.

Coal labourers flee Shallang as gang unleashes terror

Shillong, Dec 23 : Hundreds of coal labourers have fled from the coal mining areas of Shallang and Borsora in Meghalaya after they were attacked by a group of armed persons who claimed themselves as Garo National Liberation Army militants.