From the article:
“”They want to return and be with the shipmates that they lost during the attack,” said Jim Taylor, a retired sailor who coordinates the ceremonies.”
This is a great story, but it is marred by the very irritating omission of any reference to those who perpetrated the attack.
Note the comment above, and several others throughout the article, like “When the USS Utah sank…”, or ”…the 70th anniversary of the aerial bombing that killed 2,390 Americans…”.
Well, the Utah didn’t just sink by itself, and those bombs didn’t drop from the sky by themselves, and those weren’t just Americans, but American soldiers and sailors.
But you will not find one reference to a Japanese Navy or Japan itself in the entire article. Not one. Why is that, after 70 years?
We’re not trying to refight a war, but, at the PSS blog, we’d like our history neat, please; meaning, without obfuscation. And, we’d like it complete.
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From Virginia Business:
“Construction employment declined in 146 of 337 metropolitan areas between October 2010 and October 2011, increased in 140 and stayed level in 51, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released Monday by the Arlington-based Associated General Contractors of America.
Association officials said many communities continue to lose construction jobs as a federal program to invest in highway, transit and other infrastructure construction remains stalled in Congress. “Declining federal investments in infrastructure projects, including highway and transit work, are making matters worse for construction employment in many communities,” Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist, said in a statement.
The largest job losses were in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga., down 7,700 jobs, or about 8 percent. “Investing in infrastructure won’t solve every problem facing the construction industry but it will create construction jobs while giving a needed boost to all types of businesses,” said the association’s CEO Stephen E. Sandherr.
Virginia lost about 800 construction jobs over the past year. Construction on the Midtown Tunnel project is expected to start next year, pending a financial close on the deal, and will create hundreds of new construction jobs.”
See also: “Tampa Bay area sheds 2nd highest number of construction jobs in the country”, and “Job Growth in [Buffalo, NY] region’s construction 3rd in US”
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From our friends at Roads&Bridges.
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From the article:
“Prior to July, it was absurd that an officer could see you texting and not pull you over,” Corlett said. “It’s one of the most dangerous things you can do behind the wheel, because you have the manual distraction of holding the phone, the visual distraction, and the cognitive distraction.”
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From the article:
“Authorities say an Oklahoma Department of Transportation employee was killed in a construction zone in northeast Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 42-year-old Ira Henderson was pronounced dead of massive injuries at the scene of the 8:30 a.m. accident on U.S. Highway 75 in Ramona on Wednesday.
Troopers say Henderson was standing on the center line in the southbound lanes of the highway when a vehicle driven by a Skiatook resident veered to the left and struck Henderson. The patrol says the vehicle then hit the rear of a sport utility vehicle.
The driver was taken to an Owasso hospital where he was treated for head injuries and released. The SUV’s driver wasn’t hurt. Troopers say Henderson was wearing a state-issued reflective safety vest.
The accident is under investigation.”
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We agree; it looks pretty difficult. Read the article here.
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From the article:
“Association officials warned that the decline in public works employment will intensify unless lawmakers promptly pass long-term highway and aviation spending bills that are now more than two years overdue.”
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Compare the headline, above, to the following, from the article:
“There are standards in place to make sure people are safe,” he said. “Our engineer continually inspects and makes sure that our contractor follows those standards.”
Perhaps a review of the standards is in order?
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