Local
Woodcliff Lake Police Department Gets Award
The Bergen Record
On October 8, 2010, the Woodcliff lake police department received the third place award in the Law Enforcement Challenge. The challenge, a competition between law enforcement agencies of the same size that recognizes departments for their enforcement of traffic laws, presented the Woodcliff Lake police department with a plaque along with an abundance of new surveillance software for their integration of technology into the department.
National
Wall Street's record bonuses: How outrageous are they?
The week
On October 13th 2010, it was reported that bankers on wall street are set to earn a record amount of bonuses, 144 billion to be exact, a fact that has many people up in arms as the increase in bonuses comes at a time when unemployment is still close to ten percent and most industries are still struggling. Wall Street bankers justify their record bonuses by explaining that they have saved and revitalized the Dow Jones industrial average along with the fact that banks need to pay their top talent more if they want to retain them.
World
HIV-poitive Man Denied Job
Strait Times
On October 13th 2010, it was reported that a man was denied a teaching job in Anqing, China due to the fact that he was HIV positive. The man, who’s alias is Xiao Wu, then went on to file a civil case against the Anqing department of education claiming discrimination as he felt he was well qualified for the job yet was rejected due to his failing of a physical that exposed his illness. The Chinese Government has claimed that the department of education was right in their decision due to the fact that, as stated by a anonymous government official, “No one is willing to put their children in the hands of an HIV-positive teacher even if the virus has limited ways of spreading.”
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