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Orland graying faster than most suburbs
Eleanore Dispensa moved her family from Chicago to Orland Park about 50 years ago because she thought it would be a nice place to raise her six kids. "It was a good place to grow up," she said, adding that an affordable house on a half-acre lot made...
Tags: Oak Lawn, Heart Failure, Tinley Park, Skokie, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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Legislative Clout: West River eclipses Brown County in political leadership
PIERRE — When it comes to clout, no other place has the power base that Rapid City, the Black Hills and the western ranch counties do in the 2013 session of the Legislature. The speaker of the House is Republican Brian Gosch of Rapid City. The...Tags: Republican Party, Justice System, Jean Hunhoff, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation
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Appeals court rejects bid to stop alcohol sales in Junction City
kpeek@amnews.comUpholding a previous decision by Boyle County Circuit Court Judge Darren Peckler, the state Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that a lawsuit meant to prevent liquor sales in Junction City was without merit. The decision comes just more than a year...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Orr tapped as Detroit's emergency manager
DETROIT (AP) — The turnaround expert who represented Chrysler during its successful restructuring is taking on one of the toughest fiscal tasks anywhere in the country: Fixing Detroit. Kevyn Orr, hired Thursday as Detroit's emergency manager,...
Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Business Enterprises, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Trials
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Around Town: The Korean paradigm shift
The paradigm has at last shifted. Our town is now officially cross-cultural. What cross-culture? Obviously, it's Korean. The Korean wave has really arrived in La Cañada Flintridge, and not a moment too soon. Some point to the billion downloads of the...Tags: Entertainment, Music, Starbucks Corp., Seoul (South Korea), Nabi
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Seniors big focus of city's housing plan
As Laguna Beach officials move forward in updating the city's housing plan, there is one key group they must consider: seniors, who represent a third of the beach community's residents. "We have people who have lived [in Laguna] for 20, 30, 40 years,...Tags: Personal Income
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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, Local Government, Mexico, Media Industry, Labor Legislation
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Minorities often face pressure to fit in
Every Sunday morning, the Rev. Paula White stands in front of her congregation at New Destiny Christian Center in Apopka and looks out on thousands of brown faces. "When people say things like, 'She is a white girl that preaches black' is when I...
Tags: Minority Groups, Social Sciences, Eatonville, Baptist, Rollins College
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Westmont repeals cost up to $2.3 million in annual revenue
Since Westmont voters nixed home rule status in November, the village has repealed three taxes or fees worth up to $2.3 million annually in revenue that no longer are permitted. The Village Board unanimously repealed a gas tax of 2.5 cents per gallon; a...Tags: Local Government
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Newton considers bilingual school
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsNewton parents are discussing the idea of bringing a bilingual school to town, after members of the school district visit Wichita's Dual Language Magnet school, Horace Mann. But how many would support it? The Newton district says support is key to... -
What's a fair salary for city managers?
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsTempers boiled at Tuesday night's City Commission meeting in Herington. "Are you being surly?" Bart Hinkle, one of the leading protestors, asked at one point during the meeting as City Attorney Brad Jantz was explaining points of City Manager Ron...Tags: Labor Legislation, Population and Census, Career and Workplace, Demographics
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Few Hispanics elected locally despite growth in population
More than one in five residents of Broward and Palm Beach counties is Hispanic, but that hasn't translated into power at city halls, county commissions or in Tallahassee and Washington, D.C. Only a few of the two counties' elected officials are Hispanic...
Tags: Minority Groups, Social Issues, Miami-Dade County, Hallandale Beach, Elections
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