Ft. Wayne update: Burmese advocates won’t let laundromat sign incident go

Here we have a lawyer, Patrick Proctor, for the Burmese Advocacy Center writing an opinion piece in the Journal Gazette in which he says anyone who mentions the reason why (spitting and urinating in the laundromat) the sign was placed in the first place is just as bad as the original sign maker.  (original post on this incident … Continue reading Ft. Wayne update: Burmese advocates won’t let laundromat sign incident go

Comments worth noting: Turmoil growing in Ft. Wayne over laundromat sign incident

The Ft. Wayne, IN laundromat sign story continues to be our top story for the past week at RRW.   Below are two comments to the story that indicate how heated the issue has become.   A couple of years ago (January 2008) I advocated, as did a writer at the News-Sentinel,  that Ft. Wayne needed a PUBLIC meeting … Continue reading Comments worth noting: Turmoil growing in Ft. Wayne over laundromat sign incident

Ft. Wayne, IN laundromat sign: no Burmese people allowed

Update March 20th:   Ft. Wayne lawyer stirs the pot further, here. Update March 18th:  Controversy is growing in Ft. Wayne, here. Update March 12th:  More on this story, here.  A teachable moment for all, including for Catholic Charities. Catholic Charities and other groups that work with Burmese immigrants should use the incident to educate newcomers … Continue reading Ft. Wayne, IN laundromat sign: no Burmese people allowed

Ft. Wayne, IN: A federal funding spigot is opened for refugees

Your tax dollars: There is nothing we haven’t already reported in this story from the Journal-Gazette in Ft. Wayne, IN about how the Obama Administration has doubled the federal funding to the government contractors who resettle refugees in your town or city.   However, I’m bringing the story to your attention, just to inform readers that … Continue reading Ft. Wayne, IN: A federal funding spigot is opened for refugees