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Governor's Health Plan
Gov. M. Jodi Rell has made critics of her Charter Oak Health Care plan an offer they shouldn't refuse: Work with me to make it work. To that end, she has challenged state legislators, the attorney general, the state child advocate and the state health...Tags: Jodi Rell, Government, Aetna Incorporated, Executive Branch
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Collaboration Is A Key To Health Care Reform
I'm not sure how I keep getting myself into this, but I was the master of ceremonies at another symposium on health care reform this week. That's twice in two years. What I know about health care reform can fit into a thimble. But the issue is...Tags: Vermont, Pitney Bowes Incorporated, Medical Services, Government, Regional Authority
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Deadline extended to apply for fuel help
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has extended the deadline to Dec. 1 to apply for the state's Fuel Assistance Program. The assistance is for lower-income families and members of at-risk groups, such as the elderly and people with disabilities, to help pay for rising...Tags: Timothy M. Kaine
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A safe haven for whom?
Nebraska was among the last states to pass a law letting parents abandon their children without the threat of criminal prosecution. And once the state did, children began appearing at local hospitals. But they weren't infants. And they weren't toddlers....Tags: Health Treatments, People, Nebraska, Frederick County (Maryland), Family
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War veterans honored in Pines ceremony
Forum Publishing GroupFred DeCicco still remembers disarming tank mines on the blood-stained, battle-scarred beaches of Normandy the morning after D-Day. As an Army combat engineer, DiCicco cleared minefields so flair tanks could safely drive across roads while ducking a...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Assault, People, Crimes, Eleanor Sobel
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Editor's Choice: Poem by National Book Award finalist Reginald Gibbons
Nelson Algren won a National Book Award for "The Man with the Golden Arm" 50 years ago, at the first awards ceremony, and Chicago literature continues to attract attention for writing that is full of sentiment, yet not sentimental. Chicago writing has...Tags: Basketball, Awards and Prizes, Ceremonies, National Basketball Association, Nelson Algren
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West Baltimore Children's Zone?
baltimoresun.comA group from Baltimore is headed up to New York today to visit the much-acclaimed Harlem Children's Zone, which provides families with social services in every aspect of life from the time children are born. The goal is to stem the cycle of poverty in the... -
Classic Adelaide Day 1: Fast Cars, Real Roads, Bliss
MotorTrend MagazineIn these days of political correctness, holier-than-thou speed limits, and can't-do, authoritarian regimes, it's nice to get hold of a fast car and drive the wheels off it. On public roads. With no oncoming traffic. And with the full encouragement of... -
YOUR MONEY: Fuel-aid bids swamping offices
tom.incantalupo@newsday.comHeating oil prices continue to fall, but Long Island counties report large numbers of applications from homeowners for federal assistance. And some advocates for the poor and disabled in Suffolk claim bureaucratic logjams are leaving some applicants...Tags: Social Services, Petroleum Industry, Commodity Markets, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Long Island
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Messy neighborhoods can inspire trashy behavior
The Associated PressDoes a messy neighborhood make a difference on how people act? It sure does! Messiness didn't lead to predatory crime, but actions ranging from littering to trespassing and minor stealing increased when people saw evidence of others ignoring the rules of...Tags: Employees
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Saudi Prince Alwaleed raises stake in Citigroup, but his support fails to muster confidence
AP Business WritersNEW YORK (AP) _ Citigroup Inc. shares tumbled below $5 a share Thursday to their lowest level in more than 15 years, a sign that a Saudi prince's decision to boost his stake in the bank has failed to galvanize confidence among increasingly anxious...Tags: J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Banking, Imperial and Royal Matters, Bears Stearns Cos.
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Washington's transit system warns of packed subways, buses for presidential inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Washington area's transit system is bracing for record ridership on Inauguration Day and says passengers should expect extraordinarily long lines and packed railcars and buses. With hotels filling up as far away as Pennsylvania...Tags: Pennsylvania, Barack Obama, Ceremonies, Bill Clinton, Transportation
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