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Women-owned businesses increase 59% since 1997, study says
The number of businesses owned by women in the United States has increased 59% since 1997, according to an estimate from American Express. Those 8.6 million firms are generating more than $1.3 trillion in revenue and employing nearly 7.8 million people,...
Tags: American Express Company, Business
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Maryland is free and growing
A recent letter to The Sun reported that the Mercatus Center at George Mason University ranked Maryland near the bottom in overall freedom and cited a statistic that the state has lost population ("The 'Free State' isn't so free anymore," April 3)....
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Local representatives size up legislative losers
smojica@amnews.comFRANKFORT — Some local lawmakers are relieved that a proposal to draw new boundary lines around House districts was among a litany of high-profile bills that didn’t survive the legislative session that ended Tuesday night, but legislators warn...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Health Insurance, Steve Beshear, Interior Policy, Justice System
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City in ballot language flap
Glendale this year has limited the sample ballot that goes out to all voters to just English and Armenian. But critics say officials should have kept with the prior practice of including all four major languages spoken in the city to avoid...Tags: Local Government, Voting, 2010 Census, Local Elections, Politics
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Baltimore residents' survey shows mixed results
Baltimore residents are less satisfied with city services than they were last year, but see progress in the city's long-standing fight against violent crime and illegal drugs. Those are some of the mixed findings in the annual Baltimore Citizen Survey,...
Tags: Tour Operations Industry, University of Baltimore, Local Government, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Crime, Law and Justice
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More men choosing nursing as a career
Daily American Staff WriterPaul Fedorchak of Bedford was a plant manager for Morton Metal Craft. When the company was bought out and the plant was closed in 2009, he decided to switch careers. Fedorchak became a registered nurse. "I always wanted to go into the medical field,"...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization, Human Interest, Plant Closings
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Spotlight on economics: Global food security in 2050
The book, “Who Will Feed China?: Wake-up Call for a Small Planet,” authored by Lester Brown in 1995, was a surprising wake-up call about world food security. Brown claimed that food production was not growing fast enough to feed China's increasing...Tags: Global Change, Global Warming, Africa, Asia, Conservation
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Christmas is for people of all faiths
SACRAMENTO — My wife was an atheist who loved Christmas. She loved the giving. Loved the smiles on the grandkids' faces. Loved decorating the tree. Really loved the big old, bright Christmas tree in Capitol Park. Loved the food and made a...Tags: Judaism, Holidays, White House, Islam, Democratic Party
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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: Government, Executive Branch, Population and Census, Wheaton, Poverty
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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...... -
Indiana population growth continues to wane
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana's rate of population growth has fallen for a sixth straight year. The Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University in Bloomington said Thursday that U.S. Census Bureau estimates show Indiana's...
Tags: Population and Census, Demographics
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