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The Indianapolis 500: Worth It or Worthless
Let me start out by saying I am a race fan, but for reasons that are way too long to explain here, I have never attended an Indianapolis 500 race. It does not mean that I DON’T want to go; it just means that I haven’t had the opportunity to...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Memorial Day, Holidays, Facebook, Indianapolis 500
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Democrats, losing ground in Wisconsin, play down recall election
WASHINGTON — Recent polls have pointed toward a victory for Republican Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin’s June 5 recall election. But here’s the clearest evidence to date that national Democratic party officials believe their side is...
Tags: Scott Walker, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Local Elections, Executive Branch, Tom Barrett
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Can the Sturgis tragedy teach us to do better?
The transcript of Terry Sturgis' trial should be textbook reading for the Indiana Department of Child Services Study Committee. The facts and figures of DCS' involvement in abuse cases throughout the state will be important for the legislative...Tags: Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Abusive Behavior
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It's summertime and the reading's easy
Illustration by Steven SalernoAs life seems to slow to a snail’s pace during summer’s languorous days, it’s the perfect time to indulge in reading. Thrillers and spooky tales provide a particular chill on a torpid evening. Light and breezy reads are the perfect...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Recipes, Afghanistan, Sports, Barack Obama
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Guest worker idea stuck in web of politics
DELANO, Calif. — "You'd think agriculture would have Republican politicians on our side, but on this issue we don't," Kevin Andrew was saying as we toured some grape fields north of Bakersfield, where farmworkers were thinning vines.
Come harvest...Tags: Mexico, Immigration, Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times Columnists, Kevin McCarthy
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Elizabeth Warren's cheekbones
The contretemps over whether Elizabeth Warren is really an American Indian has gone from the ridiculous to the ridiculous. Warren is the blond, blue-eyed, ultra-liberal Harvard law professor running for Republican Sen. Scott Brown's seat in Massachusetts....
Tags: Teachers, Colleges and Universities, Minority Groups, Recipes, The Seminole Tribe
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Searching for job that's your calling can be a hang-up
Introspection is kind of a drag. It requires unpleasant acts like "thinking" and "talking about emotions," and it can rarely be done while watching TV.
But like it or not, more and more workers are taking time to reflect on what they do for a living,...Tags: Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), Career and Workplace, Chicago Tribune Columnists, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Rex Huppke
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Pressure on the picket line
Almost every day for nearly three weeks, Jon Butler rallied with fellow union strikers on the picket line.
Butler was among roughly 800 union members who walked out of the Caterpillar Inc. plant in Joliet on May 1, rejecting a proposed six-year...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Employment, Asthma, Health, Protest
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They fought the same for everyone
You can be sure that when they were in foxholes or landing ships or an F-22 Raptor fighter jet, they didn't care at all how you felt about gay marriage or abortion. They didn't care at all if you were from a red state or a blue state, or whatever state...Tags: Radio, National Rifle Association of America, Human Interest, Rush Limbaugh, Entertainment
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Seniors grow old under debt
Norman Harvel is growing old under a mountain of debt.
At 60, Harvel faces medical and credit card bills topping $80,000. Yet Harvel is unable to work, having been injured at a job site more a decade ago. The former building maintenance worker now...Tags: Diabetes, Health, Social Security, Alzheimer's Disease, Credit and Debt
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South Florida helping state's economic recovery, economist says
Florida's economy has gained momentum in the past year, with Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties helping the state on its slow trek to recovering from the devastating Great Recession, according to an analysis released Friday by the Wells Fargo...Tags: Homes, Palm Beach County, Florida International University, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Career and Workplace
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Chicago architect designs a beacon for health care in Haiti
MIREBALAIS, HAITI — Under a blinding Caribbean sun, far from the sleek Chicago residences she usually designs, architect Ann Clark saw well-laid plans turn to improvisation, yet again.
Overhead, a 2,850-pound ventilation system dangled from a...Tags: Human Interest, Social Issues, Haiti, Television Industry, Building Material
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