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Judge grants Rockwood Borough Council permission to shrink
DAILY AMERICAN REPORTERA Somerset County judge granted Rockwood residents' petition Friday to reduce the required number of borough council seats from seven to five. There was no opposition. Judge David C. Klementik asked Rockwood Borough Council President Donald...Tags: Justice System, Politics, Elections, Local Elections, Voting
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More CT Residents On Public Health Plans, Driven Partly By Unemployment
The Hartford CourantThe number of people in Connecticut who had health insurance through a private insurer, such as employer-based coverage, shrank, while those in public health plans, such as Medicaid, rose, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau data. The data,...Tags: Private Health Care, Government Health Care, Employment Opportunities, Healthcare Provider, Medicaid
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Sing it loud, America
I, too, sing America. So wrote Langston Hughes, the unofficial poet laureate of the Harlem Renaissance. Hughes, whose 65 years spanned the lynch mobs of the early 20th century and the race riots of the mid-1960s, intended a defiant reminder to a...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Politics, Abraham Lincoln, Jeremiah Wright, Entertainment Events
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Crystal Bridges art museum is reshaping Wal-Mart's hometown
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — To meet Gilbert Stuart's "George Washington," Norman Rockwell's "Rosie the Riveter," Andy Warhol's "Dolly Parton" and hundreds of other artworks less famous and more subtle, first fly to XNA. That's right, Northwest Arkansas...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Manhattan (New York City), James Marshall, Fisk University
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Washington County ranks 19th on 2012 College & Career Readiness Report Card
julieg@herald-mail.comLooking at the Greater Hagerstown Committee’s 2012 College & Career Readiness Report Card, Washington County Schools Superintendent Clayton Wilcox said he found it compelling to see that the county ranked 19th in the state concerning the...Tags: Report Cards, Education, Colleges and Universities, Population and Census, High Schools
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Apodaca: Is college really for everyone?
Most parents in our community take it as a given that their kids must attend college, and statistics certainly bear out the view that a college degree pays off. A Brookings Institution study released last year, for example, concluded that college is...Tags: Stanford University, Peter Thiel, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Family
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Tuition-assistance proposal modeled after Garrett County, Md. program
julieg@herald-mail.comTwo years ago, when Dr. Mitesh Kothari and local attorney Jeanne Singer became co-chairs of the Greater Hagerstown Committee’s Education Forum, they decided they wanted to tackle a meaningful project. So they brainstormed with forum members, who...Tags: Report Cards, Colleges and Universities, Garrett County, Local Government, Graduation
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Group urges seniors to speak up to lawmakers
The Winchester SunThe local AARP chapter is participating in a national campaign to give seniors a say in the future of Medicare and Social Security, and to take their say to Washington lawmakers. “You’ve Earned a Say” aims to take the debate about...Tags: Washington, DC, Employees, Government Health Care, Politics, Social Security
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California's community colleges staggering during hard times
Marianet Tirado returned to Los Angeles Trade Tech community college this fall, optimistic that she would get into the classes she needs to transfer to a four-year university. Of the courses she wanted, only two had space left when she registered in May....
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Politics, Car Engine Repair, Culture, Taxation
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Orlando new-home sales, home construction are up
Business has picked up from last year for Orlando-area homebuilders, and at least some of their new customers are an unlikely group of buyers: former foreclosure victims.
It has been three years since foreclosures peaked in Orlando, and that is the...Tags: Luxury Vehicles, Foreclosures, Real Estate Sales, Homes, Baldwin Park (Orlando, Florida)
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Small Wonders: Random thoughts on reading
I'm trying to avoid controversial subjects right now. After a few weeks tackling hot-button issues — religion, politics, slumber parties — and fielding the fiery feedback, I need a breather. But with 38 days left before election day, it's...Tags: Google Inc., Rentals, Walmart, Apple iPod, Unemployment Benefits
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Census data shows a struggling Glendale
The latest statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau this week show Glendale has taken a major economic hit since the recession began in 2007. The median household income in Glendale last year fell 15% since the recession took hold at the end of...
Tags: Google Inc., Employment Opportunities, Population and Census, Unemployment, Health Insurance
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