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Editorial: Conservatives should lead on immigration
If President Barack Obama delivers on his promise to sign meaningful immigration legislation in his second term, it could be because he wisely stayed out of the way while Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican with his eye on the White House, did the...Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Immigration, Marco Rubio, White House
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Putting officer back on job is an injustice
Again, I have to show my disgust to Florida lawmakers and politicians for reinstating Edwin Sanchez as a police officer. Is he above the law? In 1992, he was stripped of certification to be a police officer. How he got back in, I will never understand....Tags: Coconut Creek
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Farm Bill cultivated in Congress
While farmers are struggling to get seeds in the ground and ranchers are moving livestock to pasture, Congress is stepping closer to piecing together the 2013 Farm Bill. Issues, some big and some small, still divide lawmakers and the process will take...Tags: Eric Cantor, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Politics, U.S. Senate, Harry Reid
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Deep divide in Congress over domestic food aid in massive farm bill
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The House and Senate Agriculture Committees laid the groundwork this week for reducing the size of the federal food stamp program, approving farm bills that would shrink food aid and alter the way people qualify for it. The two...Tags: Religious Texts, Barack Obama, James P. McGovern, Unemployment, Washington, DC
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Continuing traffic on the topic of roadside panhandlers
The Road Warrior w/Dan HartzellThe May 3 column on panhandlers drew some interesting responses, including South Whitehall Township resident Everette Carr's observation that, though I dispensed advice from experts on how to deal with homeless people begging at the roadside, one of... -
Is Allentown man charged with killing his mom fit for trial?
Two mental health experts disagreed in court Wednesday over the competency of an Allentown man charged with stabbing his mother to death two days before Mother's Day last year. Public defender Carol Marciano requested the hearing in an attempt to show...
Tags: Murder, Mental Health, Behavioral Conditions, Prosecution, Schizophrenia
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Hampton opens new WIC clinic
In a press release, The Hampton Health Department announced the opening of its second WIC clinic at 1206 N. King St., "creating a location more convenient for Hampton residents in the eastern part of the city, including Langley Air Force Base. The...
Tags: Healthy Diet, Women, Infants and Children, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics, Langley Air Force Base
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Low teacher pay leads to mediocre teachers
Old sayings are clichés, but they're oft repeated for the simple reason that they're usually true. Snooty writers such as columnists avoid that shorthand method of communicating an idea — obviously it's beneath our keen mental capacity — but...Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Nursing Homes
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Florida officials announce details to halt public-assistance fraud
Florida officials are cracking down on those who rip off taxpayers by defrauding public-assistance programs — a crime estimated to cost the state as much as $1.35 billion last year. On Tuesday, leaders from the Department of Children and Families...
Tags: Medicaid, Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Media Industry
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Still adrift after the storm
First Hurricane Katrina took John Hoffmann Jr.'s home, which flooded, then exploded, and then burned. Next the storm took Hoffmann's job of 23 years washing dishes at Antoine's Restaurant, a position that vanished when the heavily damaged New Orleans...Tags: Bodies of Water, Natural Disasters, Religion and Belief, Oceans, Rentals
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Debate over amnesty looms over efforts to reform immigration laws
In 1986, lawmakers decided the problem of illegal immigration had to be dealt with. More than 3 million people were living in the United States after crossing the border illegally or overstaying their visas. A new law signed by President Ronald Reagan...
Tags: Employment, Barack Obama, Labor Legislation, Elections, Immigration
May 19, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 18, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 17, 2013
|Column| Aberdeen News
May 16, 2013
|Story| AP Broadcast
May 17, 2013
|Resource Link| Orlando Sentinel
May 13, 2013
| Allentown Morning Call
May 15, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 14, 2013
|Story| Daily Press
May 15, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
May 14, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 8, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 12, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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