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Sign up for home heating help NOW in Michiana
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterTuesday marks the first day that low-income residents can seek help with their heating bills from the government's Energy Assistance Program, but there's a catch. Millions of dollars in cuts proposed by Congress and President Obama mean that there likely...Tags: United Way , Social Issues, Personal Income, Wages and Pensions, The Salvation Army
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Proud to be Americans
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - Sometimes we forget what it means to be an American. But for the 136 people holding U.S. flags Friday in the University of Notre Dame’s Washington Hall, the knowledge of the rights and obligations of an American citizen were clear....Tags: Veterans Day, Immigration, Entertainment, Colleges and Universities, Music
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Buttigieg unveils transition team
SOUTH BEND — Mayor-elect Pete Buttigieg announced today the formation of a seven-member transition team that will help implement his vision and guide the process leading to his January 1 swearing in.
“One week ago, South Bend decided that...Tags: Local Government
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Local organizations work to get A.J. Wright layoffs back on their feet
SOUTH BEND — About 700 workers laid off from South Bend's A.J. Wright distribution center are looking ahead, and local organizations are leading the push to help them.
Mountains of snow hid the dozen or so cars in the parking lot outside A.J....Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Human Interest, Local Government, Career and Workplace, Elections
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Indiana's proposed immigration law protested
SOUTH BEND — Community leaders gathered Saturday at La Casa de Amistad to protest Senate Bill 590, a proposed Arizona-style immigration law making its way through the Indiana General Assembly.
"We gather today as concerned members of the Michiana...Tags: Racism, Church and State Relations, U.S. Supreme Court, South Bend (St. Joseph, Indiana), Local Government
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Immigration conference to be held Saturday
SOUTH BEND -- Two local groups are planning to speak out against a proposed immigration enforcement bill in Indiana Saturday. La Casa de Amistad and Transforming Action both oppose Senate Bill 590. The groups say the legislation is a distraction from...Tags: Immigration, Politics, Elections
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College financial aid help sessions available in Michiana
Help is available for area students and their parents in completing financial aid forms for college and other post-secondary schooling.
The University of Notre Dame’s Trio programs office will offer free help from 9 a.m. to noon each Saturday...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Colleges and Universities, Education, University of Notre Dame, Interior Policy
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Educators, hospital helpers win King Day honor
This morning, as hundreds gathered for a breakfast for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, two educators and four people who serve hospitals received honors for being — in King’s words — "drum majors" for community service. South Bend Mayor...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, South Bend (St. Joseph, Indiana), Human Interest, Colleges and Universities, Medical Services
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British Press says actor Pete Postlethwaite dies
LONDON (AP) — Britain's Press Association is reporting that decorated film actor Pete Postlethwaite has died at the age of 64. It quotes longtime friend Andrew Richardson as saying Monday that Postlethwaite died in hospital in Shropshire,...Tags: Celebrities and Health Issues, United Kingdom, Pete Postlethwaite, Steven Spielberg, London (England)
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