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Noem: Parties beginning to reach across aisle
Rep. Kristi Noem senses somewhat better relations between Democrats and Republicans this Congressional session, but there are still a lot of major issues to resolve, she told an audience of about 60 people at an Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce Governmental...
Tags: Kristi Noem, Ethanol, Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Biofuels
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Boehner: Time for Senate to get to work and stop sequester
WASHINGTON – Seeking to shift blame onto President Obama’s party for the looming budget cuts, House Speaker John A. Boehner said Tuesday it was about time the Senate “gets off their ass” and develop a way around the enormous...
Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Politics, Parties and Movements, Government Health Care, U.S. Congress
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Poverty a huge issue in rural counties
WDBJ7 ReporterA hot meal is something most of us take for granted. But there's a good chance some people in your hometown are hungry and don't have food to eat. Today, the U-S Department of Agriculture announced plans to expand StrikeForce. Virginia is one of ten...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Floyd County, Healthy Diet, Poverty, Social Issues
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Undocumented immigrants should pay for benefits they received
Any plan that provides a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants will not be complete unless it includes a repayment plan for all the benefits provided to them by American taxpayers ("Migrant worker plan in works," Feb. 22). This...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Migration, Politics, Immigration
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Cost of Iraq measured in schools and hunger
It is great that the General Assembly has devised a program to spend $1 billion to rebuild the Baltimore City schools as related in your editorial ("Building for the future," March 20). Fifteen percent of Americans are on food stamps, which costs about...Tags: Iraq
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1940s church, 76 percent - 2010s church, 52 percent
Contributing WriterThe Christian church, often identified as a building rather than as the numeric total of those who believe in Jesus Christ as Savior, Redeemer and Lord is witnessing the diminishing interest of those who make no effort to seek a group of believers with...Tags: Christianity, Religion and Belief, Separation of Church and State
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Homeless commission hires new CEO
The Central Florida Commission on Homelessness, saved from the threat of extinction last summer, has made its first major move as a reinvented nonprofit agency by hiring a CEO. Andrae Bailey, the 36-year-old executive director of the charitable...
Tags: Homelessness, Orlando Health, Orange County (Florida), Teresa Jacobs, Buddy Dyer
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Connecticut Nutritionist in a Standoff With Monster After Calling Out Energy Drinks
A multi-billion-dollar monster of a beverage company is threatening to sue a Connecticut nutritionist unless she takes back her statements that little kids shouldn't have caffeine-loaded "energy" drinks. In fact, the company's name happens to be Monster...
Tags: Yale University, Starbucks Corp., Food Industry, Energy Drinks, Food and Drug Administration
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The 1% aren't like the rest of us
Over the last two years, President Obama and Congress have put the country on track to reduce projected federal budget deficits by nearly $4 trillion. Yet when that process began, in early 2011, only about 12% of Americans in Gallup polls cited federal...
Tags: Public Finance, Health Insurance, Northwestern University, Unemployment Benefits, Vanderbilt University
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Rothfus calls budget proposal 'pro-growth'
staff writer, @damichellegU.S. Rep. Keith Rothfus said the budget measure that passed the House Thursday is a pro-growth, pro-jobs budget. The plan, which passed 221-207, produces a balanced budget in 10 years without raising taxes. Rothfus said the last four years have seen...Tags: Bill Shuster, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Budgets and Budgeting, Barack Obama, Politics
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Ozarks Food Harvest expands help to Springfield School District
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Ozarks Food Harvest has long served “food insecure” children attending schools in Springfield wih the Weekend Backpack Program. Last year, the regional food bank piloted its first school pantry to help reach more...
Tags: Healthy Diet, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Letters: Florida dairy farmer's take on immigration provokes debate
Re “Business owners get vocal on immigration,” Feb. 23 Although this excellent article clearly demonstrated what a tough issue immigration policy is, it failed to address the hypocrisy of business owners like dairy farmer Joe Wright. Here's...
Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Unemployment Benefits, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Migration, Immigration
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