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Liberty Medical files for chapter 11 bankruptcy
Liberty Medical Supply Inc., which has an operation in Salem, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to CEO Frank Harvey. "What that means is it gives us the breathing space we need to reorganize while still continuing to serve our...
Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Economy, Business and Finance, Unemployment, Companies and Corporations, Employees
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Virginia Tech cancels electorate event
An electorate roundtable scheduled for Tuesday night at Virginia Tech has been canceled. Virginia Tech decided to cancel the event because of the weather. Here was the original news release from Virginia Tech about the event: Exactly one week before...
Tags: Talk Shows (genre), ABC (tv network), Politics, Langston Hughes, Television Industry
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More poor live in suburbs than urban areas, research shows
Bucking longstanding patterns in the United States, more poor people now live in the nation's suburbs than in urban areas, according to a new analysis. As poverty mounted throughout the nation over the past decade, the number of poor people living in...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, New York City, Social Services, Lansing, Authors
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Preview: Blackhawks at Red Wings
Reuters(Updated: Minor editing throughout) After an exhausting seven-game series against the Pacific Division champion Anaheim Ducks in the first round, the seventh-seeded Detroit Red Wings ran out of gas in the third period of the opener of their Western...Tags: Detroit Free Press, Patrick Sharp, Chicago Blackhawks, Politics, Anaheim Ducks
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Legendary cartoonist announces retirement
Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Dick Locher, 83, has put the stopper in the ink bottle for the last time after more than 40 years of capturing modern life through political cartooning. He recently announced his retirement. Dick's career as...
Tags: Entertainment, Cartoons, Entertainment Events, Awards and Prizes, Ronald Reagan
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52% of low-income, minority CTA riders paying more
As South Side and south suburban Chicago Transit Authority riders figure out the best way to get to work and other activities Monday without Red Line Dan Ryan service, a new analysis shows that the CTA's fare increases for one-day and seven-day passes...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Poverty, Justice and Rights, Minority Groups, Transportation
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Just a pinch at right time will help rhododendrons
Should I prune my rhododendrons and azaleas? — Betsy Smith, Evanston In general, I find that rhododendrons and azaleas do not need a lot of pruning to keep them looking nice in the Chicago area. Azaleas and rhododendrons create their flower...
Tags: Botany, Chicago Botanic Garden, Dwayne Johnson, Michigan Avenue
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Preview: Red Wings at Blackhawks
ReutersThe seventh-seeded Detroit Red Wings hung tough with the top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks for 48 minutes in the opener of their Western Conference second-round series before the Presidents' Trophy winners turned on the afterburners and pulled away. Detroit...Tags: Marian Hossa, Patrick Sharp, Politics, Freedom of the Press, Marcus Kruger
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Kingsley Guy: Florida still needs election changes
This year, the Legislature enacted "ethics reform" in an effort to improve Florida's political climate. That's all well and good, but it's time now for lawmakers and the electorate to consider far-reaching structural reforms to upgrade Sunshine State...Tags: Regional Elections, U.S. Senate, Political Fundraising, Bob Graham, Politics
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Open thread: The weeks in review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but not limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup...... -
Funds for Mag Mile median gardens not blooming
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds The tulips on Michigan Avenue are a staple of spring in Chicago, but a decline in contributions to the project's sponsoring organization may force future plantings to be scaled back. John Chikow, president of the Greater North...... -
Florida Watch: Protest Koch brothers bid for Tribune, Sentinel newspapers
The progressive group Florida Watch Action is planning a protest Thursday in front of the Orlando Sentinel newspaper to oppose the potential sale of that and other Tribune Company newspapers to the conservative Koch Brothers. The “billionaire...Tags: Politics, Freedom of the Press, Tribune Company, Los Angeles Times, David Koch
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