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St. Patrick’s Day good for a Google Doodle and a ‘Leprechaun’
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesSt. Patrick's Day has arrived and brought with it a high-stepping Google Doodle. The Feast of St. Patrick means shamrocks ...... -
DuPage county a lot less vanilla
DuPage County is far different than it was two decades ago with demographic trends showing growth in poverty, more diversity and an aging population, says Candace King, executive director of the DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform. "I tell people...Tags: Wheaton, Executive Branch, Population and Census, Social Issues, Politics
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More than 1 in 5 California children live in poverty, study finds
L.A. NOWAs California diversifies, it will face serious economic struggles if it fails to pay attention to widespread childhood poverty, according to a report released Monday by the Center for the Next Generation. The center found that more than 1 in...... -
Seniors targeted in Medicare scam
WDBJ7 anchor/reporterIt happens all too often. Older residents are the targets of scams that could cost them hundreds, even thousands of dollars. Sometimes it's a home improvement scam, other times, victims are asked directly for their personal information. The United...Tags: Government Health Care, Medicare, Business, FBI
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Baltimore's population up, following decades of loss
Baltimore, coming off six decades of population decline, grew by 1,100 residents in 12 months, according to government estimates released Thursday. "It's such amazing news. … It's huge psychologically," said Seema D. Iyer, a former research chief...
Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Fells Point, Brookings Institution, Local Government, Career and Workplace
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More voters should decide election
The Glendale Municipal Election is April 2, and if we experience another poor voter turnout, 25,000 people, or just 16.5% of the potential voters, will elect important city officials. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 151,391 Glendale...Tags: Politics, Elections
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Director of Public Works retiring from Washington County to take another job
dona@herald-mail.comWashington County Director of Public Works Joseph Kroboth III is retiring from the position he has held since 2007, but will be taking on new duties as the director of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure with Loudoun County, Virginia. Kroboth...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Loudoun County, Highway Transportation, Engineering, Technology
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6 jobs for bilingual workers
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than half of the total U.S. population growth between 2000 and 2010 was due to the increase in the Hispanic population. From 1980-2007, the percentage of people whose first language is not English grew by 140...
Tags: Population and Census, Environmental Issues, Labor Markets, Substance Abuse, Abusive Behavior
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Educational gap could hamper redevelopment efforts, according to EDC
dona@herald-mail.comMost Washington County residents have not obtained four-year college degrees, an educational gap that could hamper redevelopment efforts, according to an economic development strategic plan. “Washington County is at the lower end of the educational...Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Medical Specialization, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Mathematics, Education
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According to study, Danville is the least wealthy area in the country
WDBJ7 ReporterIf you live in Southern Virginia and consider yourself rich, you may be a rarity. A study shows Danville is the least wealthy area in the country, but it doesn't factor cost of living. Click here to read a copy of the report. In the entire country,...Tags: New York City, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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Rural SD quietly shrinking
When the Webster and Britton-Hecla school districts decided to switch to nine-man football because enrollment had dropped too low to field 11-man teams, it was a sobering reminder of population decline in rural areas. While Brown County has managed...
Tags: Craig Johnson, Population and Census, Immigration, Demographics, Agriculture
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