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The Columbian, May 01, 2006

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Immigrants Plan National Boycott

NEW YORK Now that immigrants have grabbed the nation's attention, what next? Today has been set aside for immigrants to boycott work, school and shopping to show how much they matter to their communities. But with some growing tired of street protests, and others afraid they'll be deported or fired for walking out, people are planning to support the effort in myriad ways.

Immigrants Plan National Boycott - Local Employers Brace for Absent Workers

Immigrants are everywhere in Clark County. They can be found hanging drywall, cooking at restaurants, mowing lawns, running small businesses, shopping at the mall, sipping lattes at Starbucks, making beds at hotels, answering the office phones, counting money at the bank.

A Common Language; for One Student, Family's Long Trek to State School for Deaf Worth It

Hayden Orr bounds off his school bus and heads for the main hallway. The 8-year-old looks the part of a typical grade school student. Blond bangs frame his brown eyes. He's wearing a navy blue pullover with a windsurfer logo and totes a large, moss-green book bag on his back.

Why Go See 'United 93'?

NEW YORK Samuel Franco stood outside the ticket booth, trying to decide which showing of "United 93" he and his wife should catch. He considered 9:45 p.m., then thought better of it. Too close to bedtime. Would they be able to sleep? Barbara Manton had just emerged into the sunny afternoon, heart still pounding, from the same Manhattan movie theater. She spoke of similar pre-movie deliberations: Her husband hadn't wanted to come at all. She had dragged him.