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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: Poverty, Personal Income, Wages and Pensions, Christianity, United Way
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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: University of Notre Dame, Entertainment, Music, Immigration, Veterans Day
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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: Employees, Career and Workplace, Unemployment Benefits, Layoffs and Downsizing, Labor Markets
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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: Regional Authority, Lawyers, Church and State Relations, Migration, Domestic Violence
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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: Politics, Immigration, 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: University of Notre Dame, Financial Aid, Politics, Colleges and Universities, 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: Medical Services, Teaching and Learning, Human Body, African Americans, Health
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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: Pete Postlethwaite, Celebrities, Inception (movie), England, Celebrities and Health Issues
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Greuel cites high-profile role as an executive at DreamWorks SKG
Wendy Greuel's resume is dotted with the political accomplishments of a politician on the rise. But there was an unconventional detour: her stint as an executive at DreamWorks SKG, working alongside Hollywood titans Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg...
Tags: Washington, DC, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Lobbying, Entertainment, Wendy Greuel
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Applications being accepted for camp
SOUTH BEND -- The University of Notre Dame will partner with several local organizations to host the second annual Innovative-Thinkers Camp, a two-week summer experience designed for youths in grades seven through nine. The camp will run from 9 a.m....Tags: Science and Technology, The Salvation Army
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READER SUBMITTED: Local Letter Carriers Help Stamp Out Hunger
FarmingtonOn Saturday, May 11, Campbell Soup Company will join forces with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) to help Stamp Out Hunger in Farmington and Unionville. Now in its 21st year, the annual food drive has grown from a regional to a...Tags: Campbell Soup Company, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Human Interest
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