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S. Butler taxpayers must be told cumulative dollars of new pact
The contract dispute in the South Butler School District, now in a waiting game while the school board and teachers union await a nonbinding-arbitration decision, has focused primarily on wage-increase percentages.
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Growing evidence of lawmakers delegating lawmaking to lobbyists
Last weekend, the New York Times featured a front-page article revealing that more than two dozen lawmakers entered speeches into the Congressional Record that were written by lobbyists for the big biotechnology company Genentech.
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Breast cancer report wrong
After spending most of 2009 fighting breast cancer, I felt compelled to speak out on the recent government task force statement that women do not need to have mammograms until age 50.
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Getting welfare? No vote
There is a growing problem in our country; some have coined them "zero liability voters." This refers to voters who get back more from the federal government than they pay into the system, after tax credits.
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Not responsible for problems
In response to the statements regarding my position as assistant treasurer/secretary for Connoquenessing Township, I wish to make the following comments:
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Equal rights for fathers
Why are the laws in this state set up to give mothers all the rights and privileges regarding children while the fathers get nothing?
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You have to admire the cunning of the pharmaceutical industry.
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Break 'em up: best solution to 'too big to fail'
We are in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. More than 27 million American workers are either unemployed, underemployed or have given up looking for work. The immediate cause of this economic catastrophe is the greed, recklessness and illegal behavior of a small number of Wall Street firms that brought the financial system to the verge of collapse.
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If you're planning to get sick outside of regular business hours, you'd be well advised to do it in the Netherlands.
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Mammograms: The storm before the calm
WASHINGTON — Calm.
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