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What Are GMO's, And What Health Risks Do They Pose?
They’re in 80% of the food we eat: genetically modified organisms. Some say they pose serious health risks. Some believe those risks to be so serious, they’re willing to break the law in order to notify their fellow consumers that products...Tags: Justice System, Biotechnology Industry, Food Industry, Laws, Politics
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Nearly 25 percent of crashes linked to gadget use
Texting, checking email, talking on the phone. All things we shouldn't do while driving, and yet not surprisingly, things we still do while behind the wheel. But just how bad are these distractions? According to Cars.com, via Reuters, almost 25...Tags: Elections, Politics, Government
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Three More Rell Administration Appointees Get The Ax
The Hartford CourantThere were three more firings this week of Rell-administration political appointees -- both high-level and low -- who landed on the permanent state civil-service payroll during the waning months of Republican M. Jodi Rell's governorship. Officials in...Tags: Elections, M. Jodi Rell, Connecticut, Politics, Public Employees
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Malloy Orders Layoffs Today; No Deal Reached With Unions
The Hartford CourantDespite numerous hours of talks over the past two months, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy ordered layoff notices to start going out Tuesday because no deal has been reached between his administration and the state employee unions. Malloy had been warning workers...Tags: Career and Workplace, Unions, Crime, Law and Justice, Finance, Norwich
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Dakota Midland perfect for S.D. veterans home
Much has been debated and discussed over the new state veterans home to be built in the Black Hills. It must have been quite a surprise when the bill for this new structure turned out to be miscalculated. As is usually expected, the cost of this new...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Hospitals and Clinics, Finance, Government
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Reality check
Change of SubjectKurt Eichenwald, author of the book 500 Days: Secrets and Lies in the Terror Wars has written for Vanity Fair about Falsehoods in the N.S.A. “Scandal” Both the attorney general and the director of the N.S.A. must make a determination...... -
READER SUBMITTED: Hamden To Get State Grant For Business Hub
HamdenSpeaker of the House Brendan Sharkey (D-Hamden) said state funding targeted for the transformation of the former Newhall Community Center in Hamden into a new small business "incubator" hub is expected to be approved when the state Bond Commission meets...Tags: Politics, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Hamden (New Haven, Connecticut), Connecticut Economic Development, Business Incubators
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READER SUBMITTED: Public Can Honor Veterans With Engraved Pavers At New State Veterans Memorial
StatewideA walkway of granite engraved pavers will be an important element of the "Connecticut State Veterans Memorial (CSVM)" to be built in Hartford's Minuteman Park across from the William A. O'Neill State Armory and the Legislative Office Building. Individuals...Tags: Politics, Connecticut General Assembly, Dannel P. Malloy , Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Human Interest
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Gov. Parnell Requests Federal Disaster Declaration for Yukon Flooding
Channel 2 NewsGovernor Sean Parnell has requested a federal disaster declaration for damage caused by flooding that swept through communities along the Yukon river. In his request made on Friday, Parnell wrote, "the disaster has left 194 homes uninhabitable and...Tags: Politics, Floods, Sean Parnell, Government
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Dick, Ike and Ted
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- Just as they say that the poor are always with is, so it is with Richard Nixon, arguably the most tormented American president, who comes back to us in the new book "Ike and Dick" (appropriately subtitled "Portrait of a Strange Political...Tags: Politics, Book, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Henry Kissinger, Joe Biden
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Scott blocks paid sick-time vote in Orange, statewide
Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill Friday that would block local governments from enacting mandatory paid-sick-time measures, such as the one pending in Orange County. The Republican governor sided with Walt Disney World, Darden Restaurants, the...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Elections, Laws
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