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AT&T, Union Reach Deal for 3,200 CT Workers
The Hartford CourantIt took thirteen months since the last contract expired, but local 1298 of the Communications Workers of America has reached a 4-year deal with AT&T giving raises totaling nearly 11 percent to 3,200 wireline and customer service workers in Connecticut....Tags: Union (Tolland, Connecticut), Career and Workplace
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Holly Wilde Edinger: Finance reform needed for Allentown and other urban school districts
Proposed changes in the Allentown School District are terrible! Honestly, as a parent of two kids at Muhlenberg Elementary School, I hear once a week how much they already miss gym, art or music. Here's the kicker: I was one of the board members who voted...Tags: Labor Legislation, Elections, Career and Workplace, Politics, Students
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Poll: The feds' selective scrutiny of tax-exempt 'patriots'
Vindicating the complaints of some "tea party" activists, a top IRS official admitted Friday that the agency had singled out such groups for scrutiny in the months leading up to the 2012 election. The revelation (accompanied by an apology from Lois...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, John Boehner, Fox News Channel (tv network), Arts and Culture, Elections
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CEOs' bottom states are actually the top
Big business and anti-tax groups have been making hay out of a story in CEO Magazine that ranked Maryland 41st in business climate. But look closely: a lot of the things that CEO Magazine says are holding states back are actually things you would want for...Tags: Productivity, Corporate Officers, Business Enterprises, Periodicals, Newspaper and Magazine
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Catholic 'Sharia' in Pittsburgh
In the post-9/11 culture wars over Islamic fundamentalism, American conservatives — properly — have condemned attempts in Muslim countries to punish blasphemy or insults to the prophet Muhammad. It will be interesting to see if they are...
Tags: Islam, Trials, Arts and Culture, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Festive Events
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Drugmakers face more scrutiny of discordant U.S. prices
Reuters(Repeats to widen readership) By Deena Beasley LOS ANGELES, May 10 (Reuters) - The world's biggest drug makers have for years enjoyed rich premiums for their medicines in the U.S. market. Those days may be coming to an end. Companies like Pfizer Inc...Tags: Private Health Care, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd., Environmental Issues, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Bevacizumab (drug)
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Obama launches health program sales campaign
ReutersBy Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama launched a campaign to promote his signature healthcare program on Friday in the face of harsh criticism from congressional Republicans who say the plan will raise costs and hurt...Tags: Mitch McConnell, Judges, Parties and Movements, Washington, DC, Elections
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State ranks third in best place to retire
The CNN Money website reports that Bankrate has ranked South Dakota as the third best state in the country for retired people. While states such as Florida are known as havens for senior citizens, other states ranked higher for quality of life. The...Tags: Bankrate Incorporated
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Grazing together: Ranch wisdom put to the test
BROOKINGS - SDSU Extension Specialists and South Dakota cattle producers are teaming up to apply research to a generations-old idea that for every cow grazing on rangeland, a ewe can be added and not have a negative impact on forage quality or...Tags: Research, Science and Technology
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McDonald's looks at tinkering with aspects of Dollar Menu
Faced with rising costs and unrelenting pressure to improve its performance, McDonald's is tinkering with aspects of its vaunted Dollar Menu, testing a price increase for its McDouble sandwich and add-on options like bacon on the McChicken sandwich for an...
Tags: McDonald's, Hamburgers, Foreign Exchange Market, Sandwiches, Bacon
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Is $1,721.75 the bill you'd expect for treating a cut?
It was your basic, run-of-the-mill accident. Kim Haselhoff's 9-year-old son got nipped in the finger by one of the family dogs. It didn't seem too serious, but there was a bit of blood. Unfortunately, the pediatrician's office had just closed, and the...Tags: Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics, Walmart, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Prices
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Many opt for high-deductible health plans despite risks
Alice Marie Francis believes it's important to have health insurance, but finding a plan that fit her budget was no easy task. "Money is tight," says the 50-year-old Burbank, Calif., mother of two, whose children are insured by their father's work-based...Tags: Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance, Medical Procedures and Tests, Healthcare Provider
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