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Chattanooga: Immigrants pressed to support extended families

Monday, Sept. 8, 2008

To buy food and pay debts, Horalio Ramirez’s family depends on what he and his brothers send back to Guatemala. But with the economic slowdown in the United States, the family manages without that expected income.

Chattanooga: Artistic diversity

Monday, Sept. 8, 2008

Almost a year after field workers began a Latino arts survey here, more than 50 groups and individuals who practice everything from traditional cooking to weaving to contemporary religious singing have been identified.

Trinity Center reaches out in Dayton

Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008

An old, red-brick church with an inscription on the side that reads “First Ave. Methodist Episcopal Church 1887” has become the Trinity Center, an ecumenical cooperative ministry with a goal of bringing the community together.

Chattanooga: Hindu community celebrates the god of wisdom

Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008

Groups of children, men and women wearing traditional saris in yellow, purple and different colors celebrated the national Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi in honor of the god of wisdom with hymns and prayers Wednesday afternoon in the local Hindu temple.

Chattanooga: More employers use E-Verify despite complaints

Monday, Sept. 1, 2008

Despite concerns from business groups and immigrant advocates about a government Web-based employment verification program, a growing number of local companies are using it.

Chattanooga: Immigration in reverse

Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008

José Gómez is seeing fewer people in his gym in Dalton, Ga. Not because folks aren’t as interested in staying healthy, he says, but because they’re interested in staying out of jail.

Chattanooga: A more diverse country, city by mid-century

Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008

In line with the rest of the country, Chattanooga is becoming increasingly more diverse, and with that comes the richness of different cultures and backgrounds, some local residents say.

Hydrogen-powered vehicles roll into Chattanooga

Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008

Energy-efficient vehicles powered by hydrogen rolled into Chattanooga Monday as part of the national Hydrogen Road Tour, and with them came the possibility that more may be produced locally.

Hydrogen-powered car tours pulls into Chattanooga

Monday, Aug. 18, 2008

Major automakers, representatives of the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Department of Energy and other organizers stopped in Chattanooga this morning to showcase new clean, efficient, hydrogen-powered vehicles.

Families broken apart

Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008

They knew they were here illegally but decided to take the risk, hoping for better than what they left behind. They got jobs, rented homes and built lives in Chattanooga. For a while, the risk paid off.