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Maria Sachs: Invest in Broward's higher education
I believe the only true pathway to prosperity is through education. Over the past several years, our colleges and universities have been caught in a budget vise that has squeezed students and programs at every level. As a member of the Appropriations...Tags: Florida Atlantic University, Environmental Issues, Broward County, Broward College, Conservation
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U.S. FCC nominee Wheeler to divest telecoms holdings if confirmed
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is...Tags: Google Inc., Verizon Communications, Media Industry, China Mobile Limited, Television Industry
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FCC nominee Wheeler will divest holdings if confirmed
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is confirmed....Tags: Google Inc., Verizon Communications, Media Industry, China Mobile Limited, Television Industry
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Harvey Weinstein: Paying Royalties Won't Break Google
ReutersApr 26 (TheWrap.com) - Harvey Weinstein unleashed a biting attack on Google on Friday, telling a Washington audience that Google's failure to compensate performers and content providers for YouTube videos amounts to stealing and is making technologists...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Google Inc., PBS (tv network), Theft, White House
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When public infrastructure goes private
Consider some of the things that have bound our nation together: Universal postal service at a flat rate, whether you live in Santa Monica or Sitka, Alaska. Interstate highways, built with taxpayer funds and free of tolls. Regulated phone and electric...
Tags: Google Inc., U.S. Postal Service, Los Angeles Times Columnists, Media Industry, Economy, Business and Finance
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CSO's Citizen Musician seeks right note
A little more than two years ago, the curtain lifted on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra-led Citizen Musician initiative, and CSO Association President Deborah Rutter told an overflow crowd at the Chicago Cultural Center: “All of you are citizen...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Fine Artists, Illinois Governor, Pilsen, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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No lieutenant governor? Not a problem
Florida lost its lieutenant governor this week, meaning a whole bunch of ribbon-cutting gigs just opened up. Other than that, most folks won't notice a difference. Still, a few thoughts: •What a pitiful way to go out. Years ago, former House...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Lifestyle and Leisure, Rick Scott, Regional Authority
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Santa Barbara City College wins prestigious award
L.A. NOWSanta Barbara City College on Tuesday was awarded the Aspen Prize — a prestigious award recognizing high achievement among community colleges.... -
Aspen to announce top community college Tuesday, Broward College in running
Sun SentinelBroward College will find out Tuesday whether it’s the recipient of an award for the nation’s top community college, and the $1 million prize that goes with it. The Aspen Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based education policy group, named...Tags: Broward College, Washington, DC, Colleges and Universities, Education
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How to close our National Schmoozing Deficit
In my Wednesday column, I wrote that President Obama and most leading members of Congress know what a solution to the fiscal crisis looks like; they just can’t get there from here because they don’t trust one another much. Obama is trying to...Tags: Joe Biden, Republican Party, U.S. Congress, Fiscal Cliff, Mitch McConnell
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Weekly salute for March 4
Here is our weekly salute to the people, places and organizations that make Northern Michigan a special place to live. Safer communities Thanks to state grants, at least four unsafe homes in Northern Michigan will be demolished. A state program aimed at...Tags: Environmental Issues, Japan, Real Estate, Conservation, U.S. Senate
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Odawa tribe youth heads to Washington, D.C.
Staff WriterEighteen-year-old Petoskey resident Sarah Schilling may sometimes feel reluctant about stepping up as the voice for her community, but it is a role she is becoming known for -- even on the national stage. Schilling leaves Sunday, March 3, to be one of...Tags: Violence Against Women Act, U.S. Congress, Politics, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC
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