Mineta introduces rail safety plan. ... That type of human error, the largest single factor that accounted for 38 percent of all train accidents in the past five years, ...

Mineta said, "I really admire him, respect him, and love him. He's just a wonderful, wonderful individual." ... Yes, there is a dark history here, but the human spirit is brighter.

As for Mineta, although stardom was predicted for him early on, there were bumps in the road. Norm got into a beef with Phil Burton that hadn’t resolved itself when Phil died suddenly in 1983.

Mineta's profile rose significantly after the Sept. 11, ... and then ran his father's insurance business before entering public life in 1962 as part of San Jose's Human Relations Commission. ...

Then in the early 1960s, Mineta took a volunteer spot on San Jose’s Human Relations Commission, a position that paved the way for his future political career.

norman mineta: Oh, we have disagreements and we can sit there and have those going on, but, you know, once the boss makes the decision, that is it. We carry it out.

Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story. Episode 1 ... got appointed to the San Jose Human Relations Commission, and his career takes off from that.-Then all of a sudden, ...

Norman Mineta, transportation secretary who helped create TSA, dies at 90. ... but worst of all, we lost our most basic human rights,” he said on the House floor in 1987.

COLUMBIA More federal oversight and regulation are needed to prevent railroad accidents like the one that caused a deadly spill in Graniteville more than four months ago, a federal ...