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A hard road for the poor in need of cars
Last of three parts
No car, no work. jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery('div#series-box h4.last').html('Map: Alternatives for poor buyers'); }); That's the conclusion Lisa Twombly reached as she fought to hang on to her job as a caretaker for an...Tags: Poverty, Business, Environmental Issues, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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Stopping same-sex unions protects no one
David Blankenhorn, who heads up a think tank in New York, writes in his Sept. 19 Times Op-Ed article that because marriage is historically a means to provide children with legitimacy, it must so always remain. I do not agree that this is the sole reason...Tags: Children, Gays and Lesbians, Career and Workplace, Los Angeles Unified School District, Minority Groups
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Highland Elementary receives Toyota grant for early childhood education
FRANKFORT — Highland Elementary in Waynesburg is one of 12 schools statewide that will launch Toyota bornlearning Academies this fall with funding from Toyota manufacturing operations in Kentucky. Toyota announced the new school locations, as well...
Tags: Early Learning, Steve Beshear, Georgetown, Regional Authority, Toyota Motor Corp.
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School reform doesn't work
In their commentary ("Six steps for post-Alonso school reform," May 14), Thomas Wilcox, Diane Bell-McKoy and Laura Gamble use many lofty and idealistic sounding words to promote their vision. However, it bears noting that education "reformers" are well-...
Tags: Stanford University, Public Schools, Catonsville, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Economy, Business and Finance
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READER SUBMITTED: New Britain Named A "Pacesetter Community"
New BritainThe Campaign for Grade-Level Reading has designated New Britain as a Pacesetter Community for the city's early and sustained actions to help put young children on the path to success. Ralph Smith, managing director for the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, United Way , The Hospital of Central Connecticut, Central Connecticut State University, Local Government
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When the heart says Baltimore and the head says D.C.
Five years ago, I thought I might have to leave Baltimore. Not because I wanted to but because I thought I needed to. It was 2008. Like many employers, Urbanite magazine, where I worked, was feeling the effects of the Great Recession, so I would soon...
Tags: East Baltimore Development Inc., Bill Clinton, London School of Economics, Brookings Institution, Politics
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Progress at DJS
The independent watchdog agency that oversees Maryland's Department of Juvenile Services recently released a report showing the state made important progress last year toward improving conditions for youths held in its three largest juvenile detention...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Prince George's County, Juvenile Delinquency, Baltimore County
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Smartening Up On Approach To Young Offenders
The Hartford CourantTwo reports released this week establish Connecticut as a national leader in the trend to end the costly and counterproductive reliance on incarceration for youthful offenders. A Kids Count Data Snapshot released on Wednesday by the Annie E. Casey...Tags: Health Treatments, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Prisons, Criminal Laws
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Report finds youth incarceration on steep decline in Md., U.S.
The rate of youth confinement in Maryland declined by nearly half over a 13-year period, outpacing the national average amid a "sea change" in the approach toward dealing with young people who break the law, according to a report released by a national...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Prisons, American Civil Liberties Union, Juvenile Delinquency
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Judge Nemeth gives his parting words
SOUTH BEND -- The teen was struggling as two guards pulled her down the hallway of the Juvenile Justice Center last week, crying and cursing as she unsuccessfully demanded her release. Those sitting in the nearby offices of St. Joseph County Probate Judge...Tags: Justice System, Regional Authority, Joe Montana, Juvenile Delinquency, Lobbying
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About 93,000 young adults in Md. out of school and not working
In Maryland, 93,000 teens and young adults are neither working nor in school, a trend that threatens future financial stability and predicts chronic joblessness, advocates said Monday. And unemployment among those ages 16 to 24 is the highest in the...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Dick's Sporting Goods Incorporated, Career and Workplace, Business, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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