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Roanoke is ready to help Oklahoma tornado survivors
ReporterOklahoma is more than a thousand miles away and here in Roanoke many are doing what they can to help. Outside of radio station K92, there were truck loads of water brought in by listeners. “We really didn't expect this much of a turnout but as...Tags: The Salvation Army, American Red Cross, Labor Legislation, Radio Industry, Career and Workplace
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Editorial: Pass the Illinois House pension bill, not the weaker Senate bill
Dear John, We hope this note finds you and your Illinois Senate well. How fortunate that we can write a postscript to our "Dear President Cullerton," letter published Tuesday: We were relieved later in the day to finally see actuarial math attached to...
Tags: Politics, Chicago Tribune, Illinois General Assembly, Pension and Welfare, Career and Workplace
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Measure to limit medicinal pot shops in L.A. is leading
After years of futile attempts by lawmakers to regulate the medical marijuana industry in Los Angeles, a ballot measure to sharply limit the number of pot dispensaries in the city was leading in early returns Tuesday. Proposition D would reduce the...
Tags: Trials, Justice System, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Labor Legislation, Health Treatments
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Savings from Senate pension plan cut by half
— Senate President John Cullerton's pension reform proposal would slice only about half of what he estimated it would immediately cut from the state's nearly $100 billion retirement system debt, a development that could boost chances for the rival...
Tags: Politics, Tom Cross, Charter Schools, Elaine Nekritz, John J Cullerton
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Hagerstown budget approved with no change in tax rates
davem@herald-mail.comHagerstown City Council members passed a $133.1 million budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year Tuesday night, but not without a lot of wrangling. Among the items discussed were financial issues facing the city and whether enough is being done for city...Tags: Politics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Finance, Public Employees, AFSCME
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Contract approved to start paperwork for stained-glass window fix
Brown County has taken the first step in restoring the large stained-glass window on the second floor of the courthouse. Commissioners, during their Tuesday meeting, approved a contract with Ciavarella Design of Mitchell. It will pay the company $4,200...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Credit and Debt, Career and Workplace, Highway Transportation
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Senate panel approves immigration bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly...
Tags: Dick Durbin, Orrin Hatch, Barack Obama, Patrick Leahy, Labor Legislation
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Avon Factory Adding Workers
The Hartford CourantAn Avon factory that makes reflective material for clothing, adhesives and traffic signs has built a 50,000-square-foot expansion less than two years after it was bought by a German company. The factory, which had been known as Reflexite before the...Tags: Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Companies and Corporations, Plant Openings, Career and Workplace
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Sri Lanka opposition says government threatened to sack strikers
ReutersCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's opposition parties and trade unions accused the government on Tuesday of threatening state employees with the sack if they took part in planned street protests against a sharp rise in electricity prices. Only a few hundred...Tags: Politics, Parliament, National Government, Unions, Colombo (Sri Lanka)
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Caterpillar, Milwaukee union to resume negotiations
Tribune staff reporterCaterpillar Inc. and the United Steelworkers Local 1343 in Milwaukee are set to return to the negotiating table on Thursday, the Peoria-based company said in a statement. ?Negotiations had stalled on May 8. Production workers at the company’s...Tags: United Steelworkers, Career and Workplace, Caterpillar Inc., Health Insurance Cost
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ESPN to lay off hundreds of employees
VarietyESPN is laying off nearly 400 employees as it seeks to improve profitability, the company confirmed. In a statement, ESPN said, "We are implementing changes across the company to enhance our continued growth while smartly managing costs. While difficult,...Tags: Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Rentals, Television Industry, ESPN (tv network), Unemployment
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Lawry's prime rib for $1.25; original Lawry's celebrates 75 years
In 1938, Lawry’s the Prime Rib opened its original restaurant on La Cienega Boulevard on the edge of Beverly Hills. Fields of mustard grew along the street, which is now referred to as Restaurant Row, and the price of dinner — a thick-cut...
Tags: French Bread, Chicago Restaurants, Restaurants, Memorial Day, Lifestyle and Leisure
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