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Judge grants Rockwood Borough Council permission to shrink
DAILY AMERICAN REPORTERA Somerset County judge granted Rockwood residents' petition Friday to reduce the required number of borough council seats from seven to five. There was no opposition. Judge David C. Klementik asked Rockwood Borough Council President Donald...Tags: Judges, Local Elections, Elections, Justice System, Voting
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More CT Residents On Public Health Plans, Driven Partly By Unemployment
The Hartford CourantThe number of people in Connecticut who had health insurance through a private insurer, such as employer-based coverage, shrank, while those in public health plans, such as Medicaid, rose, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau data. The data,...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Government Health Care, Population and Census, Health Insurance, Connecticut Labor Markets
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Recession rebound: Top occupations & markets
If the economic meltdown of 2008 and the following years of rebuilding the economy were made into a movie, it’d be tediously slow, and you’d just skip it and ask a friend how it ends. Spoiler alert: it’s starting to become clear how this...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Petroleum Industry, Employment, CareerBuilder, Energy Resources
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Friday
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The National Weather Service is calling for Friday to start cloudy and then become sunny, with a high near 102 and west winds between 6 and 9 miles per hour. A heat advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. Heat index values will be as...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Economy, Business and Finance, Justice System, Kim English, Will Barton
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Crystal Bridges art museum is reshaping Wal-Mart's hometown
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — To meet Gilbert Stuart's "George Washington," Norman Rockwell's "Rosie the Riveter," Andy Warhol's "Dolly Parton" and hundreds of other artworks less famous and more subtle, first fly to XNA. That's right, Northwest Arkansas...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, James Marshall, Manhattan (New York City), Hotel and Accommodation Industry, New York Public Library
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Washington County ranks 19th on 2012 College & Career Readiness Report Card
julieg@herald-mail.comLooking at the Greater Hagerstown Committee’s 2012 College & Career Readiness Report Card, Washington County Schools Superintendent Clayton Wilcox said he found it compelling to see that the county ranked 19th in the state concerning the...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Population and Census, Education, High Schools, Report Cards
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Apodaca: Is college really for everyone?
Most parents in our community take it as a given that their kids must attend college, and statistics certainly bear out the view that a college degree pays off. A Brookings Institution study released last year, for example, concluded that college is...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Peter Thiel, Students, Stanford University, Family
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Tuition-assistance proposal modeled after Garrett County, Md. program
julieg@herald-mail.comTwo years ago, when Dr. Mitesh Kothari and local attorney Jeanne Singer became co-chairs of the Greater Hagerstown Committee’s Education Forum, they decided they wanted to tackle a meaningful project. So they brainstormed with forum members, who...Tags: Garrett County, Economy, Business and Finance, Rentals, For-Profit Colleges, Local Government
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US Census: Morgantown inching up to No. 3 in W.Va.
(AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau said Morgantown grew faster than any other West Virginia city with more than 5,000 people from April 2010 and July 2011. The home of West Virginia University grew by 2.1 percent, putting its population at 30,293....Tags: Washington, DC
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California's community colleges staggering during hard times
Marianet Tirado returned to Los Angeles Trade Tech community college this fall, optimistic that she would get into the classes she needs to transfer to a four-year university. Of the courses she wanted, only two had space left when she registered in May....
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Social Sciences, Graduation, Taxation, California State University, Long Beach
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Baltimore population decline calculation is subject to debate
Few people, from politicians to commenters on Facebook, expressed surprise when The Baltimore Sun reported Thursday that the city’s population has continued on a downward trajectory. Some did wonder, though, whether the minuscule number of people...
Tags: Population and Census, Demographics, 2010 Census
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Small Wonders: Random thoughts on reading
I'm trying to avoid controversial subjects right now. After a few weeks tackling hot-button issues — religion, politics, slumber parties — and fielding the fiery feedback, I need a breather. But with 38 days left before election day, it's...Tags: Google Inc., Racism, Rentals, Apple iPod, Unemployment Benefits
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