Georgia girl stabbed 14 times in middle school gym
November 22, 2023
Ashley Wilson, the victim's mother, and her attorney Andrew Gould explain their lawsuit against the school district for failing to prevent the attack, alleging school administrators had been alerted to a knife threat but took no action.

 

This is true on both sides. It is easier to condemn the other side than it is to explain how one's own side has been more successful and has better ideas. When I skimmed through this thread I saw a lot of cliches and silly memes, but no thoughtful commentary, except occasionally from silkythighs. sirius1902 keeps posting the same nasty meme that says nothing profound, but exposes his own deficiencies of intellect.

 

I dedicate this post to @Distant Lover

 

US Steel announces plans to lay off hundreds at southern Illinois mill
US Steel announces layoffs at Granite City Works in Illinois.

U.S. Steel issued layoff warnings to 1,000 employees of its Granite City, Illinois, mill this week, saying they expect to fire 60% of them due to indefinite idling of iron and steelmaking operations at the facility.

The warnings rocked the local community, which will be severely impacted by the move.

"You’ve got these small businesses that depend on that income to come in, and these businesses want these people to come in and spend their money," Edith Arnold, a woman whose relative has worked at the mill for more than 30 years, told local KTVI. "You shut them down, what are they going to do?"

The mill has a total of 1,300 steelworkers, according to KTVI. Those numbers will be cut nearly in half with the 600 expected firings. Already, 400 employees have been temporarily laid off due to idling in September

State Rep. Amy Elik said in a statement she is "disgusted" and "saddened" by the company's decision.

"Granite City employees and their families have provided loyal, skilled labor to the steel industry for decades, and U.S. Steel is pulling the rug out from under them," Elik's statement reads. "U.S. Steel should be doing everything it can to keep the Granite City steel mill operating at capacity, and I don’t see the company making that effort."

In a statement to FOX Business, U.S. Steel explained the factors that went into their decision.

"The plan ensures that our melt capacity is balanced with our order book. Because we can meet customer demand by leveraging our active iron and steelmaking facilities, we have made the decision to indefinitely idle Granite City’s primary operations," the statement said. "We thank our employees for their contributions and will keep them informed throughout this process."

 

US housing market has 'big hole' to dig out of, Realtor.com chief economist says
New home construction is a 'multiyear problem,' according to Realtor.com chief economist Danielle Hale.

"We’ve got a big hole to dig out of," Realtor.com chief economist Danielle Hale said while discussing the volume of new homes being built during "Mornings with Maria" Wednesday.

"We do expect to see single-family construction tick up next year by about 0.4%. So not a huge gain, but construction right now is on the upper end of what we've seen it do over the last, really since 2012," she explained.

Hale remains optimistic about the new unit inventory, arguing the industry will see an improvement, but said it’s a "multiyear problem."

"So, if we took all that construction and put it towards filling that deficit, it's going to take us a few years to build out," she expressed.

 

Just in time for Christmas....

I know a couple of guys that work at the US steel plant in Granite City....

 

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