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Mossburg misrepresents research on housing vouchers
In her April 23 column, “Forcing landlords to accept vouchers won't help the poor,” Marta H. Mossburg quoted me as saying that laws prohibiting landlords to accept Section 8 vouchers “exacerbate” the problem of finding housing...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning, Politics, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Tinley Park in dispute over Hispanic cop's discrimination claim
The Illinois Department of Human Rights has found "substantial evidence" that the Tinley Park Police Department discriminated against a Hispanic patrol officer when it passed him over for a specialty position. In a discrimination complaint filed with...
Tags: Human Rights, Minority Groups, Justice System, Freedom of Information Act, Civil Rights
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Openly gay athlete Jason Collins is what 'we've all been waiting for'
National political leaders, gay rights groups and entertainment icons on Monday spoke in support of Jason Collins, the first active professional athlete to come out as gay. The 34-year-old Los Angeles native, who helped lead Harvard-Westlake School to...
Tags: Minnesota Vikings, Human Rights Campaign, Jason Collins, Civil Rights, U.S. Supreme Court
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Tenant told to speak 'real English' may have faced discrimination
Question: I have lived in my current apartment building for three years with no problems, but recently a new manager took over. I originally came to the U.S. on a work visa; I was born and raised in China and speak Cantonese as my first language. As a...
Tags: Personal Data Collection, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Laws, Interior Policy, Politics
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AP makes 'illegals' illegal
This week the AP Stylebook, the standardized style guide for newspapers and other publications across the United States, announced that no longer, under their rules, will it be acceptable to use the term "illegal immigrant." AP Executive Editor Kathleen...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, The New York Times, Fox News Channel (tv network), Illegal Immigrants
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Hilary Koprowski dies at 96; developed oral vaccine for polio
Hilary Koprowski, a Polish-born researcher who developed the first successful oral vaccine for polio, has died. He was 96. Koprowski died of pneumonia April 11 at his Philadelphia home, said his son, Dr. Christopher Koprowski, a radiation oncologist....
Tags: Preventative Medicine, Technology, Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses, Rabies
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Legislature Considers Bill Of Rights For Homeless
The Hartford CourantA proposal to enshrine the rights of homeless people into law is moving swiftly through the General Assembly, putting Connecticut at the vanguard of a growing national movement. The legislation would establish a separate "bill of rights" for the state's...Tags: Career and Workplace, National Government, Government, Homelessness, Politics
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Rep. Chu forms caucus to address American Sikh issues
Rep. Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park) wants the American Sikh community to have their interests represented in Congress, so she launched a new, bipartisan, American-Sikh Congressional caucus on Wednesday. Chu is co-chairing the new caucus with Rep. David...Tags: Career and Workplace, Judy Chu, Google+, U.S. Congress, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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When weight is disabling
Lisa Harrison weighed 527 pounds on the day she was fired from her job at a Louisiana drug addiction treatment center. The 5-foot-2-inch Harrison, who believed her employer considered her "disabled" due to her weight, filed a discrimination charge with...
Tags: Yale University, Stranger Than Fiction, Body Mass Index, Sleep Apnea, Heart Disease
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The 17th Annual Jewish Film Festival Makes Its Way Around Area Cinemas
17th Mandell JCC Hartford Jewish Film Fest April 4-15, hjff.org. Two documentaries are the highlights at the 17th Annual Mandell JCC Hartford Jewish Film Festival, which will be bringing 21 films related to Jewish culture and history to theaters...
Tags: Movies, Politics, West Hartford, Ed Koch, Air France-KLM
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Suspicion shifts as charges dropped against ricin suspect
Paul Kevin Curtis said he didn't even know what ricin was. Certainly not a lethal poison. But jail can be a swift teacher. "I thought they said 'rice,' " Curtis said of the federal authorities who arrested him last week on charges of trying to...
Tags: Harry Reid, FBI, Paul Kevin Curtis, Justice System, Defense Intelligence Agency
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Nominations for 2013 Non-Equity Jeff Awards
Bohemian Theatre Ensemble received the most nominations in Chicago's 2013 Non-Equity Jeff Awards, the volunteer Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee announced Tuesday. Bohemian shows admired by the committee included “The Spitfire Grill” and...
Tags: Movies, Entertainment Events, Celebrities, Politics, Coriolanus (movie)
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