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Panel's approval of farm bill version riles Roberts
The Hutchinson News, Kan.Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts voted against the Senate Agriculture Committee markup of the farm bill Tuesday, calling it a "rear-view-mirror bill" instead of moving forward with reform. "This is an invitation to farm for the government," he told The News...Tags: Politics, Peanuts, Debbie Stabenow, Republican Party, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture
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EDITORIAL: Coal down, gas up
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Another national report confirms that West Virginia's economy is undergoing a historic transition: Mined-out mid-Appalachian coal operations are fading, while the new Marcellus gas industry booms. Easy-to-reach coal seams mostly are...Tags: Labor Markets, Petroleum Industry, Metal and Mineral, Energy Resources, Unemployment Benefits
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Will Guilford County cut taxes? Budget fight ahead
News & Record, Greensboro, N.C.Let the negotiations begin. The Guilford County Board of Commissioners will hear the county manager's suggested budget at its meeting Thursday. The presentation isn't just a blueprint for how the county may operate in the next year and what that...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, U.S. Diplomatic Security Service, Abusive Behavior, Parties and Movements
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Low teacher pay leads to mediocre teachers
Old sayings are clichés, but they're oft repeated for the simple reason that they're usually true. Snooty writers such as columnists avoid that shorthand method of communicating an idea — obviously it's beneath our keen mental capacity — but...Tags: Teachers, Nursing Homes, Teaching and Learning
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Florida officials announce details to halt public-assistance fraud
Florida officials are cracking down on those who rip off taxpayers by defrauding public-assistance programs — a crime estimated to cost the state as much as $1.35 billion last year. On Tuesday, leaders from the Department of Children and Families...
Tags: Business Institutions, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, Health Insurance
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Man pleads guilty in bank fraud case
The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.A former Ridgefield man pleaded guilty Monday in Portland to multiple crimes related to a September 2008 sham refinancing of an office building in Vancouver, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Sheldon Harmon, who now lives in St. George, Utah,...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Justice System, Punishment
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Hampton opens new WIC clinic
In a press release, The Hampton Health Department announced the opening of its second WIC clinic at 1206 N. King St., "creating a location more convenient for Hampton residents in the eastern part of the city, including Langley Air Force Base. The...
Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Women, Infants and Children, Langley Air Force Base, Hospitals and Clinics, Healthy Diet
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EDITORIAL: Food stamp bill fine, but go after bigger fish
The Leader-TelegramThe issue: The Assembly wants to force food stamp recipients to buy less junk food. Our view: It's a good idea, but that's not where the real potential cost savings lie. Most politicians' press releases are so blatantly partisan that moving them to...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Weight, Obesity, Healthy Diet
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Continuing traffic on the topic of roadside panhandlers
The Road Warrior w/Dan HartzellThe May 3 column on panhandlers drew some interesting responses, including South Whitehall Township resident Everette Carr's observation that, though I dispensed advice from experts on how to deal with homeless people begging at the roadside, one of... -
Web tool gives easier route to benefits
Thousands of the poorest South Florida residents are not claiming somewhere between $383 million and $1 billion in federal aid for which they qualify, according to estimates from researchers at the South Florida Regional Planning Council. Palm Beach...
Tags: Politics, Lobbying, Dunkin' Donuts, Children's Services Council of Broward County, United Way
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OPINION: Should we be telling others what to eat?
The Herald (Rock Hill, S.C.)Pearl Cantrell is 105, and she loves bacon. "I love bacon," she told reporters at her 105th birthday celebration this week. "I eat it every day." The central Texas woman has had a life of hard physical labor, and she bore seven children. But she still...Tags: Weight, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Nikki Haley, Obesity, Bacon
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Portable, personal shelter units make their way to valley's homeless
Las Vegas SunGinger Smith sips on her iced coffee underneath the partial shade outside a Starbucks as a hot April sun beats down on her. She's at a table with four people from a group called Project Aqua for a meeting. Smith reaches down to pet Chico -- a cocoa...Tags: Starbucks Corp.
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