If you turn right after exiting Whisper Creek and turn right again on 78, up about a mile or two you’ll come to a small spot by the side of the road...
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By Greg Stangl
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1/31/22
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The National Housing Law Project and the National Low Income Housing Coalition applaud Human Rights Watch for its new report, “The Tenant Never Wins: Private Takeover of Public Housing Threatens Right to Housing in New York City.”
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Statement by National Housing Law Project and the National Low Income Housing Coalition
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1/31/22
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I bought a roll of stamps the other day at the post office and forgot them on the counter!
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By Elizabeth Nelson
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church | 1/31/22 |
With persistent spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 in Arizona and nationwide, some traditionally in-person activities — work, school and social interactions — will likely remain remote more often than usual for the foreseeable future.
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By Dr. Scott Edmonds, UnitedHealthcare
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1/27/22
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The fight against human trafficking demands our attention. In well-appointed homes, on farms, in factories and in restaurants in the U.S., thousands of people, even children, work long days cleaning homes, picking crops, making products, washing dishes, busing tables and serving customers.
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Letter by Paul Chang, U.S. Department of Labor, San Francisco Office
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1/20/22
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On Florida Arbor Day (Jan. 21), we pay homage to trees as work horses, not show horses.
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
By J. Scott Angle, Andra Johnson and Ed Bravo/University of Florida | 1/19/22 |
Entering the new year, Americans are increasingly divided. They clash not only over differing opinions on COVID-19 risk or abortion, but basic facts like election counts and whether vaccines work. Surveying rising political antagonism, journalist George Packer recently wondered in The Atlantic, “Are we doomed?”
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By Taylor Dotson, New Mexico Tech
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1/19/22
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Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day — On this holiday, we celebrate one of the great civil rights leaders of the 20th century. The Rev. King challenged Americans to uphold the Declaration of Independence’s promise “...that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
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By Peter C. Myers, Ashbrook Center
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1/17/22
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Sloppy Joe Crescent Cups
Ingredients
1 lb lean ground beef
¼ cup green bell pepper chopped
¼ cup onion chopped
¾ cup ketchup
2 tsp Yellow mustard
2 tsp …
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Special to the Caloosa Belle
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1/14/22
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Smoking doesn’t just ruin your health. It can also burn a nasty hole through your wallet.
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By WalletHub
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1/13/22
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One of the perks of living in Florida is sitting outside by the pool under the warm sun…in the middle of winter!
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By Elizabeth Nelson
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church | 1/13/22 |
Many people may recognize Arbor Day on a National scale to be celebrated on the last Friday in April, however...
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By Calin Ionita
Florida Forest Service | 1/13/22 |
After rejecting a plan for sending a free, at-home COVID-19 testing kit to all Americans, President Joe Biden has responded with something more modest in the face of the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant. Americans are able to request online, from a newly developed federal government website, a free COVID-19 test to be mailed to them.
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By Stuart N. Brotman, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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1/12/22
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Judge William Wallace was admitted to Raulerson Hospital Jan. 9 after a bout with COVID-19 took a turn for the worse.
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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1/10/22
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At this time of tremendous national polarization, it might seem counterintuitive to turn to religious freedom for guidance on how to overcome the deep cleavages in American society. The introduction of religion might provoke thoughts of disagreement, conflict and division, or seem like the last place we should look for solutions.
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By Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, George W. Bush Institute
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1/10/22
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Sara was a smart student with a bright future when Paul, her boyfriend of two months, suggested she tryout for a swimsuit photoshoot...
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By Linda Oberhaus
CEO, The Shelter for Abused Women & Children | 1/10/22 |
The past year and a half has most of us feeling numb, helpless, and burned out on bad news. Elaine Parke’s Habits of Unity framework...
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By Elaine Parke
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1/7/22
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I picked an even harder resolution for 2022 than in 2021, when I focused on becoming a better listener. That resolution required me to let people finish their sentences and not mentally prepare my response as they spoke. ]Nope. I quickly counted to five in my head without adding “Mississippi” after each number, and only then did I share my thoughts.
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By Jill Ebstein, InsideSources.com
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1/6/22
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Every year, scores of Arizonans make New Year’s resolutions, especially to improve their health and wealth. In fact, 55% of Americans plan to make health-related New Year’s resolutions this year, while 53% have vowed to improve their financial well-being, according to a recent UnitedHealthcare survey.
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By Dr. Donna O’Shea, UnitedHealthcare
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1/6/22
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A new year has begun. We’ve lived through another year of COVID and we are still standing ...
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By Elizabeth Nelson
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church | 1/6/22 |