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Watch out for society's falling rocks
Years ago I had a conversation with a brilliant man who once had headed the Strategic Air Command (those are the folks who actually would fight a nuclear war). I asked him what he thought about the future of the country, and the general said bluntly, "I...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Career and Workplace, Psychologists, Abusive Behavior, Sociology
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Hatch was the Republican to win over on immigration
WASHINGTON — When Sen. Orrin G. Hatch took his seat on the dais for the Senate Judiciary Committee's debates on the immigration reform bill, the 79-year-old was not just one of 18 senators. He was the most sought-after vote. A towering but genteel...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Elections, Lindsey O. Graham, Chuck Schumer, Immigration
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Montgomery Township residents vote to remain a dry township
Montgomery Township residents voted Tuesday to stay "dry." The vote was 677-495 against allowing the sale of alcohol in the township. The Friends of Montgomery Township lobbied for the question and circulated petitions to place it on ballots. Don...Tags: Politics
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Aaron Gordon: Condo associations gain victory over banking lobby
For the second year in a row, Florida's condominium associations dodged a financial bullet when legislators opted to favor voters rather than the powerful banking lobby. It was an important victory for the state's struggling community associations,...Tags: Elections, Tampa, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Foreclosures, Crime, Law and Justice
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Canton Holds Referendum On New Highway Garage
The Hartford CourantA heated debate over whether a proposed new highway garage costs too much and is in the wrong place will conclude when residents vote on the $5.4 million plan on Wednesday. That proposal along with a plan to spend $6 million on road improvements and...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Salt, Highway Transportation, Politics, Harwinton
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U.S. Boy Scouts to vote this week on lifting ban on gay youth
ReutersBy Marice Richter DALLAS, May 21 (Reuters) - Leaders of Boy Scout groups across the country will vote this week on a controversial proposal that would remove the organization's ban on gay scouts but not gay adult leaders. Hundreds of champions and...Tags: Elections, Gays and Lesbians, Boy Scouts of America, Gay Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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MJHS names board chair
Coral Gables resident Louis Wolfson III has continued a family belief of philanthropy started by his grandfather Col. Mitchell Wolfson. Wolfson, who is chairman of the Pinnacle Housing Group, is highly regarded for his work over the past 30 years as a...Tags: Miami Dade College, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Politics, Coral Gables, Judaism
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Is China trying to co-opt the Holocaust?
During his visit to China this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recalled that the city of Shanghai was "one of the few places that opened its gates" to Jews fleeing Hitler. Officials of the Chinese Communist government, standing nearby,...Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Beijing (China), The Holocaust (1934-1945), Washington, DC, Arts and Culture
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Analysis: U.S. food labels seen heating up North America meat war
ReutersWINNIPEG, Manitoba/CHICAGO (Reuters) - The United States is poised to introduce stricter rules on the labeling of meat imports this week, a move that is likely to heat up a simmering trade dispute with Canada and Mexico. Under new regulations that...Tags: Maple Leaf Foods Incorporated, World Trade Organization, National Government, Veal, International Organizations
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Mayo: Will NFL go with history or hypocrisy for Super Bowl 50?
Sun Sentinel ColumnistIf NFL owners have a sense of history and tradition, they'll award Super Bowl 50 to South Florida later today. But if they want to deliver the latest proof that the sports world is ruled by hypocrisy and blinded by bling and the almighty dollar, they'll...Tags: Football, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Don Shula, Roger Goodell
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Boy Scouts to vote this week on lifting ban on gay youth
ReutersDALLAS (Reuters) - Leaders of Boy Scout groups across the country will vote this week on a controversial proposal that would remove the organization's ban on gay scouts but not gay adult leaders. Hundreds of champions and opponents of the proposed change...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Elections, Boy Scouts of America, Gay Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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U. of C. center a smart hospital of the future
It's not about looks. New York architect Rafael Vinoly is the first one to say so. The truth of his conviction is evident on seeing the colossal new hospital he designed at the University of Chicago that opens Feb. 23 called the Center for Care and...
Tags: Architecture, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Research, Arts and Culture
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