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York School Board to vote on budget cuts
YORK — The York County School Board during a work session on Wednesday will revisit plans to cut $1.74 million from its 2014 budget of $124 million. The board is cutting its spending plan after the York County Board of Supervisors decided to...Tags: York (York, Pennsylvania), York County (Virginia), Yorktown (York, Virginia), Budgets and Budgeting, Government Debt
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Newton R. Russell dies at 85; veteran California legislator
Newton R. Russell, a veteran state senator known as an expert on California's complex public pension system and a stickler for upholding legislative rules, died Saturday of lung cancer at his La Caņada Flintridge home, his family said. He was 85. A...
Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Richard Nixon, Labor Legislation, Politics
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UC hospitals cancel surgeries, divert patients amid strike
A strike by University of California patient care workers Tuesday caused the cancellation of hundreds of surgeries, the closure of laboratory stations and the diversion of emergency room patients, officials said. The hospitals prepared for the two-day...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Politics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Strikes, Unions
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Police identify worker killed in fall at Seiple Farms
State police have identified a 28-year-old construction worker killed Tuesday morning during a barn erection at Seiple Farms in East Allen Township. Paul Daniel Mast of Columbia was killed around 6:45 a.m. at a construction site at Seiple Farms, 5761 Nor...Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Healthcare workers strike at five California public hospitals
ReutersBy Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 (Reuters) - Thousands of healthcare workers walked off the job at the University of California's five medical centers on Tuesday, delaying surgeries, diagnostic procedures, treatments and emergency care throughout...Tags: Healthcare Contract Issues, Collective Contract, Yeast Infection, Medical Procedures and Tests, Unions
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Plainfield (4:08 p.m.) – Accident with a hazardous spill at Rt 191 and Industrial Blvd.
Reports indicate there is an accident with a hazardous chemical spill on Rt 191 at Industrial Blvd in Plainfield. -
Asbestos removal to continue over summer at May Whitney
Asbestos abatement at May Whitney Elementary will continue this summer, with Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 officials hoping to eventually rid the entire building of the potentially hazardous mineral. Officials plan to remove floor...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Health and Safety at School, Building Material
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Chemical-safety watchdog criticizes probe of Texas blast
Reuters(Reuters) - Officials with the U.S. Chemical Safety Board say they may never know what caused last month's deadly fertilizer-plant explosion in Texas because of interference by federal and Texas agencies, according to a letter sent Tuesday by the head...Tags: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Disasters and Accidents
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Tornado touches off new interest in safe rooms, architect says
St. Louis Post-DispatchST. LOUIS Brad Erwin was in junior high that day in August 1990, when a tornado destroyed much of his hometown of Plainfield. Ill., including two schools. Twenty-nine people died during the storm. Erwin believes the death toll could have been much higher...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Tornadoes, St. Louis, Natural Disasters, Financial Aid
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Activist investor wants Alere to explore $2.5 billion unit sale: sources
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - An activist investor in Alere Inc wants the health diagnostics and services company to explore a sale of its drug testing business, which it believes could fetch as much as $2.5 billion and help Alere pay down debt, two people...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Substance Abuse, Companies and Corporations, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Family of deceased worker sues Home Depot for $1M
The Monitor, McAllen, TexasThe family of a Mission man who died after a workplace accident is suing Home Depot for $1 million in damages, alleging negligence on the part of the company. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the family of John Valdez, an employee at the Home Depot,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, The Home Depot, Laws, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Health career options include office settings
With more than 300,000 health care workers in Cook County alone, employees have plenty of options when it comes to choosing a work environment. Here’s a look a various workplaces for today’s health care professionals. Offices of dentists....
Tags: Nursing, Healthcare Provider, Dentistry and Dental Health, Substance Abuse, General Practitioners
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