The latest numbers tell us that unemployment rate has risen nationally to 9.9%. But, anaylysts say, that is a good thing. See report. Since, the rise means more people have returned to looking for jobs due to the rise in new jobs.
Texas’ unemployment rate has rose slightly from 8.2% to 8.3. See
LCPL Phillip Clark was killed in Afghanistan. His wife, Ashton Clark, a 2009 Clark High School graduate, San Antonio, said Phillip was the life of the party. She said they planned to buy a home and have a baby when he returned. See report. She and her husband were married just before he left
A San Antonio Marine was killed in Afghanistan, Helmand Province. See San Antonio Express-News report. LCPL Chris Rangel was killed by enemy fire. He graduated from West Campus High School in 2006. As a high school student, he displayed a "real quiet sense of leadership," said one.
You may have heard about the school district in California that let some 2,000 students take home school-issued laptops, The laptops had webcams and a software program, Theft Tracker. Theft Tracker would take pictures with the web cam every 15 minutes, if the shool officials activated the program. Many laptops were reported stolen. So, the
Judge Keller’s trouble continue. She still has a hearing in June regarding the execution and attempted appeal of Michael Richard. And, now she has been assessed a fine of $100,000 for issues regarding her financial disclosure form. See report. The Texas Ethics Commission has levied a $100,000 civil penalty because she failed to disclose all
A reader writes to tell me that the unfortunate decision in Whirlpool, Inc. v Camacho was marred by the fact that the winning law firm had given $67,500 to three members of the Texas Supreme Court. I previously wrote about this case earlier. Among the many things wrong with that decision is that the
Studies show that jurors prefer parties who dress up. See report. The study looks at juror preferences regarding criminal defendants in court. But, the same reasoning aplies to parties to a civil lawsuit.
Not sure how this happened, but I erred when I reported that San Antonio unemployment was 6.4% for March. It was actually 7.3% which is still a drop from the previous 7.7% in February.
Microsoft commissioned a study which found last December that 70% of hiring managers and job recruiters rejected at least one job applicant based on information the employer acquired online. See report. The survey was posed to managers and recruiters in the US, Germany and the United Kingdom. Watch those Facebook entries…..
The unemployment rate may be dropping in the San Antonio area, but finding a job is still tough out there. Ronda Templeton gives some good advice on job hunting in this column from the San Antonio Express-News. Notice Ms. Templeton’s emphasis on using social media sites. She says be sure to clean up your page