http://www.newstin.com/us/GRAND_ISLAND_NEBRASKA Organizing the News Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/77993239 JBS Swift & Company plant in Grand Island, Nebraska, had worked out an agreement with the union to allow Muslim workers special breaks to pray, especially at sunset during Ramadan. However, they found that the agreement... Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:58:24 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/77993239 2008-09-29T19:58:24Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/77476566 GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) ― A Nebraska state commission responsible for investigating discrimination claims plans to reach out to all sides of a community caught up in a prayer dispute. Muslim workers at Grand Island's JBS... Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:24:59 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/77476566 2008-09-23T16:24:59Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/77583890 Is this what we have to look forward to in Grand Island, Nebraska? A dark day in Athens: Somalis and Sudanese nourish Greek Racism. (some title, huh?) It was a bloody afternoon as machetes, axes and cutlasses swung from... Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:20:57 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/77583890 2008-09-24T02:20:57Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/77314675 Today's Omaha World-Herald sets in context a complicated religious accommodation dispute that erupted last week at the JSB Swift & Co. meat packing plant in Grand Island, Nebraska. It began when Muslim employees, mostly... Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:30:01 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/77314675 2008-09-21T16:30:01Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/77242407 OMAHA, Neb. -- A Somali-American leader says 150 Muslims have lost their jobs at a Grand Island, Neb., meatpacking plant that has been embroiled in a prayer dispute. Mohamed Rage (RAYZH) with the Omaha Somali-American... Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:20:57 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/77242407 2008-09-19T22:20:57Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/77245444 Dispute at meatpacking facility over request for prayer time OMAHA, Neb. - About 150 Muslims were fired from a Grand Island, Neb., meatpacking plant that has been embroiled in a prayer dispute, a Somali-American leader... Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:55:53 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/77245444 2008-09-19T23:55:53Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/77148516 KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Sep. 18--To resolve a dispute with workers whose Islamic religion calls on them to pray at sunset, a Grand Island, Neb., meatpacking plant has adjusted the timing of workers' evening-shift... Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:26:06 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/77148516 2008-09-18T11:26:06Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75867189 GateHouse Media sold two Nebraska daily newspapers, according to published reports: The employee-owned Omaha World-Herald Co. has bought two small Nebraska papers, The Grand Island Independent and The York News-Times,... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:10:57 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75867189 2008-08-29T11:10:57Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75494155 Pausing at Mormon Island State Recreation Area in Nebraska. (Jerry Garrett) GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — My progress up Interstate 76 through northeastern Colorado was halted momentarily Sunday as a state trooper stopped traffic... Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:13:11 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75494155 2008-08-25T17:13:11Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75605498 Movie Dearest continues our daily previews of Turner Classic Movies' month long "Summer Under the Stars" celebration:Now Playing Star Profile for Henry Fonda - Stardates: Born May 16, 1905, Grand Island, Nebraska; died... Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:51:31 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75605498 2008-08-24T10:51:31Z