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Charges Filed In Billy Currington Stage Collapse
In 2006, the stage at the Big Valley Jamboree in Alberta, Canada collapsed during Billy Currington’s performance. Billy suffered a minor concussion, while his bassist Alex Stevens was pinned under the wreckage for a half-hour. In total, 75 people...Tags: Career and Workplace
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READER SUBMITTED: WFSB-TV Anchor Denise D'Ascenzo Urges Quinnipiac Graduates To Be Brave And Face Fears
HamdenBe brave and face your fears. That was part of the advice offered to Quinnipiac University graduates by Denise D'Ascenzo, weekday anchor of WFSB-TV, Channel 3's 5:30 and 6 p.m. newscasts. D'Ascenzo gave the keynote address at the 2013 Graduate...Tags: Science, Health and Safety at School, Graduation, Quinnipiac University, Nursing
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Some recession victims feel lucky to be working harder
arnoldp@herald-mail.comOne thing Ed Grimes hates about his current work schedule is trying to explain it to others. “It’s confusing,” he said. Since being laid off in 2009 after nearly four decades at Hagerstown’s Noland Company, the 61-year-old...Tags: Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Employment Opportunities, Bankruptcy, Services and Shopping
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'Living wage' at issue in L.A. mayoral campaign
The pickup truck tooled around Highland Park on Saturday morning, loudspeakers in back crooning in Spanish: "Wendy, la Wendy. We're gonna vote. $15 an hour we'll make. Wendy, la Wendy, we're gonna dance. Eric Garcetti start crying." A political mailer...
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Elections, Career and Workplace, Los Angeles International Airport, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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Emanuel, Preckwinkle say city, county could save up to $140 million a year by teaming up
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick and Erika Slife at 12:21 p.m.; last updated at 1:58 p.m. The city and county could save up to $140 million a year by working together to deliver services and oversee programs, according to a new...... -
Spill panel report impressive for detail, Graham gives overview
Planet Florida - Orlando SentinelSay what you will about the presidential commission on BP spill. You may agree the industry suffers from what the panel called “systemic” flaws. Yoy may be disappointed with the panel for not calling for a lifting of the spill liability cap.... -
Staff ratios under review
South Bend TribunePLYMOUTH -- Indiana Department of Child Services officials report that they found inadequate staffing levels for children at the psychiatric facility Michiana Behavioral Health on March 20, following up on issues raised by former employees about...Tags: Family, Career and Workplace, Mental Health, Health, Nursing
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Mary Sanchez: Responsibility for Asian sweatshop safety lies with us, too
Another apparel factory has collapsed in a poor Asian country, killing three workers, and I fear I'm partly to blame. The evidence of my complicity sits idle on the landing, next to a tennis racquet. Asics shoes. My adored new pair, so light, makes it...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Tommy Hilfiger, Bangladesh
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Budget crisis, union ties weigh heavily in Los Angeles mayor race
Reuters* Los Angeles mayoral election comes amid budget crisis * Race between two liberal Democrats * Critics fear salary, pension costs will continue to rise By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES, May 17 (Reuters) - Amid the mudslinging that has marked Los Angeles'...Tags: Career and Workplace, Politics, Finance, Bankruptcy, Chicago Elections
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Bangladesh and its workers
Another tragedy at a Bangladesh clothing factory, another announcement by Wal-Mart about additional steps it will take to beef up worker safety, this time by inspecting all of its suppliers' facilities itself. Not that the retailing giant hasn't made real...Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry, Career and Workplace, Bangladesh, Labor Legislation, Consumer Goods Industries
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Tea party tax filings show low-budget activism, with some million-dollar exceptions
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of tea party groups and other conservative organizations of the kind subjected to improper scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service operated with small budgets and rarely displayed overt partisan activities, according to...Tags: Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Taxation, Politics, Finance
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Lifestyle change may ease heart risk from job stress
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Being under stress at work is tied to a higher risk of heart problems, new research confirms - but putting down the beer bottle and going for a walk may help. Researchers found that job strain - defined as having a lot of...Tags: Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Diseases and Illnesses, Brooklyn (New York City), Medical Research
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