Conservative Culture

No surprise. However, we now see the ugly sweat shop mentality of those involved in the illegal immigration issues. They charge high fees to get them here and then make them slave labor. We are only beginning to see the tip of the iceberg on this one. There are many more companies in Ohio that are involved. Whatcha gonna do when they come for you… bad boys?

Plain Dealer: Owners and managers of a popular Mexican restaurant in Mentor smuggled workers north from Mexico, charged them high fees for the crossing and demanded they work long hours to pay off the debt, according to federal authorities.

Immigration agents and federal prosecutors say they broke up a smuggling ring that exploited illegal immigrants when they descended on Jalapeno Loco and six other Mexican restaurants in five states Wednesday morning.

Agents arrested two managers of Jalapeno Loco, which commands a prominent corner of East Points shopping plaza on Mentor Avenue and bills itself an “Authentic Mexican Restaurant.” They also took into custody eight restaurant workers - six men and two women - believed to be in the country illegally.

Pitts just doesn’t get it. At least one of the city preacher gets it and isn’t afraid to say so. Pitss even called the preacher an Uncle Tom. Doesn’t get any uglier than that. But who is betraying the community? Hortan spoke the truth and Pitts covers up his ugly behavior including his own son’s ties to the drug culture in Lima. Pitts own son is a part of the problem in the community and he blames the straight speaking preacher.

LIMA — Neighborhood activist the Rev. Bob Horton called 5th Ward Councilman Tommy Pitts on Monday a poor representative of his constituents.

Pitts responded by calling Horton a puppet of the city’s administration and an “Uncle Tom.”

The race wars continued at City Council, as Horton, president of SouthSide Neighborhood Association addressed the council. He labeled Pitts, in his first term, as someone who has put other agendas ahead of residents’ needs and not honored an oath he took upon election.

“He has not been listening to the voices of constituents and their needs,” Horton said. “Those who live in the 5th Ward are playing second fiddle to everything else going on in the city.”

Pitts said Horton’s criticism was unfair and that Horton has never called him with a ward need. Pitts also said Horton’s comments were prompted from the public sparring between Pitts and Mayor David Berger.

“A lot of people have called him an Uncle Tom. I agree with that, that’s for sure. … I know you’re up in this administration’s grille. Be a part of the solution; don’t be part of the problem.”

The feelers are out from the state commission to find out if residents are ready to make the logical next step. To move from legalized same sex unions to same sex marriage. Sentiment has been turning dramatically after the last gasp of evangelical’s push to promote the defense of marriage act at the national level. The will of the population has wained and been lost in many sectors including many mainline congregations. Without that support the effort was reduced to a mere memory.

Pic and content: Anya Huneke, NECN: Montpelier, Vermont) - Vermont was the first state to legalize civil unions for gay couples and now it is weighing the issue of same-sex marriage. A special state commission is out with its report.

The Vermont Commission on Family Recognition and Protection was formed last summer. For the past 8 months, members have been traveling around the state listening to Vermonters in an effort to gauge whether residents are ready to move toward same-sex marriage.