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That screaming you hear? It's writers applying for NEA grants
All across America, a panic is spreading. But you won’t hear the terrified multitudes and their pleas for help, their expletives shouted at the sky. Why? Because these suffering people are mostly fiction writers. And fiction writers almost...
Tags: Politics, International Organizations
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Lipinski opens Orland Park office
Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., has opened a local office in Orland Park's Frederick T. Owens Village Hall to assist constituents with Social Security, Medicare and veterans' benefits and to help arrange visits to Washington, D.C. The space is across from...Tags: Office and Retail Spaces, Orland Park, Judy Biggert, Rentals, Local Government
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'Grandparent of the Year' essay contest winner chosen
A Toliver Elementary School student was selected as the Boyle County winner in the “2012-2013 Grandparent of the Year” essay contest sponsored by AARP Kentucky and the Kentucky Retired Teachers’ Association. Nick Price, of Danville, is...
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Orland graying faster than most suburbs
Eleanore Dispensa moved her family from Chicago to Orland Park about 50 years ago because she thought it would be a nice place to raise her six kids. "It was a good place to grow up," she said, adding that an affordable house on a half-acre lot made...
Tags: Oak Lawn, Tinley Park, Skokie, Cicero, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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Letter: Despite trends, expect rural growth
The sky is falling! The sky is falling! The population is declining! (“Rural SD quietly shrinking,” Feb. 10) This has been the mantra for decades, and for decades it has been correct. The same acreage that three family farms worked just... -
In Our Opinion: Population concerns are a real issue
There are some big numbers we need to be aware of. Minus 22. Minus 17. Minus 28. These are not recent temperatures; if only. They are the percentages of population decreases in Faulkton, Mobridge and Gettysburg as shown in U.S. Census data over... -
'I See Beauty in This Life' photo exhibit features California rural life
Geographically, California is more than 94% rural. Despite that statistic from the 2010 census, many residents consider rural California the stretch of the 5 Freeway between San Francisco and Los Angeles. That discovery was a bit disconcerting for...Tags: Arts and Culture, Photography, Arts
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Neighborhood complains about Wichita's new clean-up day payment plan
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsBudget cuts mean a change this year to the City of Wichita's annual Neighborhood Clean-up program. The city is asking some neighborhoods to help cover the cost of the clean-ups. But at least one neighborhood association says it can't afford to....Tags: Services and Shopping, Government Debt, Vehicles
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Kentucky Redistricting battle likely later than sooner
dbrock@amnews.comFRANKFORT — The Kentucky House is moving ahead with plans that could change how area voters are represented in state government, but leaders in the Senate are still content to put off legislative redistricting until 2014. Democratic House...Tags: Population and Census, Demographics, Republican Party, Tom Buford, Elections
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Kingsley Guy: County name change makes sense
"What's in a name?" inquired Shakespeare's Juliet. A good question. After all, Broward County by any other name would still be Broward County. Yet, there's a certain logic in changing Broward to Fort Lauderdale County in order to give the area greater...Tags: Career and Workplace, Broward County, Spring Training, Port of Miami, Miami Hotels
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W.Va. redistricting case dropped from U.S. court
Critics of West Virginia’s redrawn Congressional districts must petition a state court to challenge the redistricting further. U.S. Circuit Judge Robert B. King on Friday dismissed what remains of a lawsuit brought by the Jefferson County...Tags: Judges, Justice System, U.S. Supreme Court, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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New report details enrollment projects at New Trier schools
Enrollment in Wilmette School District 39, New Trier High School and New Trier Township's four other school districts is forecast to remain relatively stable with declines coming more slowly than previously anticipated, according to a new report. By...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students
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