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Getty and Kasemeyer discuss state politics with students at McDaniel
On April 17, State Senators Joe Getty, R-Baltimore and Carroll counties, and Ed Kasemeyer, D-Baltimore and Howard counties, shared anecdotes and answered questions from about 50 McDaniel College students who had gathered in a lecture room at Hill Hall for...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Annapolis, Voting, Health Care Reform (2009), Elections
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Products are cheap, lives are not
Deadly industrial accidents in the developing world are tragically common, but the recent collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh that took the lives of more than 500 workers has captured the American public's attention, and no wonder. Knowingly or...Tags: The Children's Place Retail Stores Incorporated, Consumers, The Walt Disney Co., Exports, Walmart
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MacDowell and Minor: Obamacare, other factors result in high medical costs
In the rush to approve certain provisions in the Affordable Care Act and the subsequent excitement that surrounded the misconception that all Americans now will be covered by inexpensive health care insurance, one looming question has been lingering...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medical Procedures and Tests, Drugs and Medicines, Health Treatments, Chemical Industry
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Watch out for highway workers when traveling
Motor vehicle crashes are one of the leading causes of death in the United States. According to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, more than 188,000 traffic collisions occurred statewide in 2011, resulting in occupant injury or property damage....Tags: Trips and Vacations, Employment, Highway Transportation, Transportation, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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05/06: New businesses
Occupational licenses issued recently by county and municipal governments in Central Florida; data collected by Market Force Corp. of Newtown Square, Pa. Orange Bryan's Construction and Remodeling, remodeling, 8029 Village Green Road, Orlando, 32818....
Tags: Trips and Vacations, DeLand, Finance, Celebration, Longwood (Seminole, Florida)
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Indiana State weighs charging employees who use tobacco more for their health insurance
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana State University is considering changing its health insurance policies to reward employees who agree to health screenings and risk assessments and penalize those who use tobacco products. ISU officials tell the...Tags: Quitting Smoking, Tobacco Products, Indiana State University, Career and Workplace, Employees
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Challenges, changes and controversies: ECRMC deals with evolving medical climate
Staff WriterHealth care reform, budget cuts and ever more stringent governmental regulations are what El Centro Regional Medical Center Chief Executive Officer David Green finds as the main challenges the hospital faces. “So what are we going to have to do...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Marketing, Government Health Care, Medical Procedures and Tests, Medicare
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Space Mountain ride at Disneyland reopens after safety work
This post has been updated, as indicated below.After a three-week closure to complete safety work, the popular Space Mountain attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim reopened Friday evening. Disneyland voluntarily closed the 36-year-old ride April 13 after state regulators investigating the injury of a...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Medical Procedures and Tests, Space Mountain, Amusement and Theme Parks
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A bad case of Obamascare
The latest crack in Obamacare opened last week when Politico reported that leaders in Congress were negotiating how to exempt themselves and thousands of their staffers from a major provision of the new law. Politico said leaders held "high-level,...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Crime, Law and Justice, Kathleen Sebelius, Judges, Barack Obama
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28 solar workers sickened by valley fever in San Luis Obispo County
Epidemiologists are investigating an outbreak of valley fever that has sickened 28 workers at two large solar-power construction sites in San Luis Obispo County. Staff from the California Department of Public Health, and investigators from the...
Tags: Flu, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Space Mountain ride at Disneyland to reopen after safety work
After a three-week closure to complete safety work, the popular Space Mountain attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim is expected to reopen this weekend. Disneyland voluntarily closed the 36-year-old ride April 13 after state regulators, investigating...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure Industry, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Medical Procedures and Tests, Space Mountain, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Bangladesh urges no harsh EU measures over factory deaths
ReutersBy Ruma Paul and Serajul Quadir DHAKA, May 4 (Reuters) - Bangladesh urged on Saturday urged the European Union not to take tough measures against its economically crucial textile industry in response to the collapse of a garment factory that killed nearly...Tags: Bangladesh, Disasters and Accidents, Consumer Goods Industries, European Union, Career and Workplace
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