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House vote could restore Concord control tower's FAA funds
Independent Tribune, Concord, N.C.Congress easily approved legislation Friday that may keep the Concord Regional Airport's control tower open by allowing the Federal Aviation Administration to shift money into its operating budget from other accounts. The move would end furloughs of air...Tags: U.S. Airways, Career and Workplace, Federal Aviation Administration, Barack Obama, Air Transportation Delays
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Congress flies blind
What does it require to get members of Congress to take action quickly and decisively on an issue of federal spending? Now we know. The possibility that they will be delayed in an airport terminal somewhere waiting for a flight out of town is apparently...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Career and Workplace, Federal Aviation Administration, Barack Obama, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Congress Flies Through A Fix – To Help Congress
It's nice that Congress managed to unclog the air routes by un-sequestering air traffic controllers at small airports such as Tweed in New Haven, but really, the gesture is less than public-spirited. Former state Rep. Patrick J. Flaherty, now an...Tags: Joe Courtney, Unemployment Benefits, Politics, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), U.S. Senate
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A decade of books for children
The Daily Independent, Ashland, Ky.Every one of the 140 preschoolers sitting on the floor in their pajamas knew the words to "Five Little Monkeys" by heart, and proved it by reciting lines from the book in unison, at the top of their lungs. That didn't make them any less excited to... -
EDITORIAL: False alarm
The Akron Beacon JournalDemocrats and Republicans joined together in another effort last week. Large, bipartisan majorities moved with rare speed to ease delays at the nation's airports. They gave the U.S. Department of Transportation flexibility to move money from capital...Tags: U.S. Department of Transportation, Unemployment Benefits, Air Transportation Delays
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High-quality preschool program produces long-term economic payoff
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Embargoed for Release Friday, February 4, 2011 12:01 a.m. Contact: Robert Bock or Marianne Glass Miller 301-496-5133 High-quality preschool program produces long-term...Tags: Students, National Institutes of Health, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Early Learning
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Day of volunteerism benefits McLean County in many ways
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.Seeds of change were planted throughout McLean County on Friday and Saturday. Some seeds bore fruit immediately; other may not for years. Either way, McLean County is a better place, said people involved in the two United Way of McLean County service...Tags: United Way , Environmental Issues, Illinois Wesleyan University, McLean County, Conservation
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Ethics charge against Chism moves forward
Commercial AppealA Shelby County ethics commission panel voted Friday to hear arguments involving an allegation against County Commissioner Sidney Chism by County Commissioner Terry Roland. The panel also decided not proceed with the ethics charge filed by Roland...Tags: Judges, Local Government, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief
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Head Start gets early literacy library
The Brunswick News, Ga.By MARTIN RAND III The Brunswick News Wearing a flowing dress and a flower in her hair, Maryellen Aiken pretended to swim toward a group of young children who were eagerly waiting to hear her read "The Little Mermaid." As Aiken, or the mermaid...Tags: Libraries, Arts and Culture
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EDITORIAL: Sequester pain goes beyond airport lines
Portland Press Herald, MaineMembers of the U.S. Congress climbed out of their partisan trenches and passed a bill that would end furloughs for air traffic controllers, stop unnecessary delays at airports and save the summer tourism season from a smothering wet blanket. We probably...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Transportation Industry, Abusive Behavior, Federal Aviation Administration, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Congress fixes air travel delays by ending air traffic controller furloughs
The News & ObserverCongress approved a quick budget fix Friday to end air traffic controller furloughs that have delayed thousands of airline flights across the country this week. The action also appeared to cancel plans by the Federal Aviation Administration to shut down...Tags: Tom Cotton, Career and Workplace, Federal Aviation Administration, Barack Obama, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Pastor retires from shelter after 28 years helping homeless
Florence Morning News, S.C.The Rev. Dr. Mack T. Hines has spent his entire professional career helping the poor and after 43 years, 28 of those as Pee Dee Community Action Partnership (PDCAP) Transitional Shelter director, is retiring. Hines was honored at the annual shelter...Tags: Christianity, Religion and Belief, Baptist
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