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Health Care Debate Ripples Across U.S. as Hearings End
Posted: March 29th, 2012, 3:27pm EDT by By SUSAN SAULNY
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Three days of debate over the health care overhaul seemed to reinforce what many Americans believed about it, but with an extra dose of repulsion or delight.
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When Living in Limbo Avoids Living on the Street
Posted: March 3rd, 2012, 8:03pm EST by By SUSAN SAULNY
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Forced by the harsh realities of the real estate market, lenders are increasingly likely to allow defaulting owners to remain in their homes.
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South Carolina Primary Make or Break for Some Republicans
Posted: January 10th, 2012, 6:12am EST by By SUSAN SAULNY
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The South Carolina primary is fast becoming an early proving ground, and for some Republican candidates, a likely final one.
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South Carolina Primary Make or Break for Some Republicans
Posted: January 10th, 2012, 6:12am EST by By SUSAN SAULNY
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The South Carolina primary is fast becoming an early proving ground, and for some Republican candidates, a likely final one.
NYT > Health
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Perry’s Wife Influenced Stance on HPV Vaccine
Posted: September 28th, 2011, 3:39pm EDT by By SUSAN SAULNY
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Gov. Rick Perry of Texas has a close confidante with expertise in women’s health: his wife, Anita Thigpen Perry, a nurse and career-long advocate for victims of sexual assault.
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West Pittston Journal: A Choice to Bypass Levees Now Haunts a Flooded Town
Posted: September 12th, 2011, 11:38am EDT by By SUSAN SAULNY
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After recent flooding, residents of West Pittston, Pa., hope they get a chance to revisit the question of whether to build levees on the Susquehanna River.
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West Pittston Journal: A Choice to Bypass Levees Now Haunts a Flooded Town
Posted: September 12th, 2011, 11:38am EDT by By SUSAN SAULNY
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After recent flooding, residents of West Pittston, Pa., hope they get a chance to revisit the question of whether to build levees on the Susquehanna River.
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A Year Later, Gratitude in a Tornado-Torn Town
Posted: May 5th, 2011, 1:13pm EDT by By SUSAN SAULNY
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The recovery that has taken place in Yazoo City, Miss., is an example for the cities and towns damaged last week.
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Race Remixed: Black? White? Asian? More Young Americans Choose All of the Above
Posted: January 30th, 2011, 3:00am EST by By SUSAN SAULNY
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Many young adults of mixed backgrounds are rejecting color lines that have defined Americans for generations.
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Chicago Journal: Considering Daley’s Exit, With Hope and With Fear
Posted: September 9th, 2010, 10:48am EDT by By SUSAN SAULNY
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Chicago has felt conflicting emotions since Mayor Richard M. Daley said he’d leave the office he has had since 1989.
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With Cars as Meth Labs, Evidence Litters Roads
Posted: April 14th, 2010, 9:40pm EDT by By SUSAN SAULNY
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Several states are finding more “trash labs,” a possible sign of how popular mobile meth production has become.
NYT > Business
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Board’s Decision to Close 28 Kansas City Schools Follows Years of Inaction
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 1:18am EST by By SUSAN SAULNY
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The decision to shutter 28 of its 61 schools reveals the depth of dysfunction in the chaotic, almost nonfunctioning Kansas City School Board.
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Detroit Journal: Seeking a Future for a Symbol of a Grander Past
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 12:26am EST by By SUSAN SAULNY
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Despite a vote by the City Council last year to demolish Michigan Central Station, many in Detroit now want to find a new use for the 97-year-old building.
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Detroit Journal: Seeking a Future for a Symbol of a Grander Past
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 12:26am EST by By SUSAN SAULNY
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Despite a vote by the City Council last year to demolish Michigan Central Station, many in Detroit now want to find a new use for the 97-year-old building.
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Detroit Entrepreneurs Opt to Look Up
Posted: January 10th, 2010, 1:45am EST by By SUSAN SAULNY
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Torya Blanchard a former teacher, runs two crêperies. “I just wanted to do something that I loved,” she said.In a recession twist, young entrepreneurs have met with success starting new businesses in Detroit.
NYT > Business
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LED Signals Seen as Potential Hazard
Posted: January 2nd, 2010, 1:16am EST by By SUSAN SAULNY
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LED stoplights save energy but can be obscured by accumulating snow. A driver was killed last year in Oswego, Ill., because a red light was obscured.
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Treece Journal: Welcome to Our Town. Wish We Weren’t Here.
Posted: September 13th, 2009, 10:00pm EDT by By SUSAN SAULNY
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Officials in Kansas are pushing for federal buyouts for the residents of Treece, which is on contaminated land, after buyouts emptied the nearby town of Picher, Okla.
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Even to Save Cash, Don’t Try This Stuff at Home
Posted: May 16th, 2009, 8:39pm EDT by By SUSAN SAULNY
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A new class of ambitious do-it-yourselfers has learned that being thrifty can sometimes come at a high price.
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Even to Save Cash, Don’t Try This Stuff at Home
Posted: May 16th, 2009, 8:39pm EDT by By SUSAN SAULNY
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A new class of ambitious do-it-yourselfers has learned that being thrifty can sometimes come at a high price.
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Voices Reflect Rising Sense of Racial Optimism
Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 11:23am EDT by By SUSAN SAULNY
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More Americans indicated that they were feeling optimistic about race relations, yet no one claimed that racial prejudice has disappeared.
NYT > Business
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Pontiac Journal: In an Auto Industry Hometown, a Familiar Financial Road
Posted: March 5th, 2009, 1:00am EST by By SUSAN SAULNY
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The State of Michigan is expected to take over Pontiac, a city that seems to be crumbling around those who live there.
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The Caucus: Riding the Fellowship Bus to the Ceremony
Posted: January 20th, 2009, 1:07am EST by By SUSAN SAULNY
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Nine hours into the trip to Washington, passengers step forward and share their thoughts on Barack Obama.
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A Portrait of a Politician: Vengeful and Profane
Posted: December 10th, 2008, 6:11am EST by By SUSAN SAULNY
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Even the people of Illinois, familiar with political scandal, were not prepared for Tuesday’s bombshell.
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Obama-Inspired Black Voters Warm to Politics
Posted: November 2nd, 2008, 1:11am EST by By SUSAN SAULNY
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Many blacks who have been disaffected, apolitical, discouraged or just bored with politics have snapped to attention this year.
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House Bans Diverting Water From Great Lakes
Posted: September 23rd, 2008, 5:15pm EDT by By SUSAN SAULNY
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The House approved a measure that would enhance protection of the vast body of freshwater in the Great Lakes region by prohibiting almost any new diversion of the water to other places.
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Going Down the Road: Holding Out, to Last Isle, as Gulf Takes Land
Posted: August 25th, 2008, 11:45am EDT by By SUSAN SAULNY
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The southeastern Louisiana coast is sinking fast into the Gulf of Mexico, still its lifeblood but now also its nemesis.
NYT > Business
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As Oil Prices Soar, Restaurant Grease Thefts Rise
Posted: May 30th, 2008, 12:10am EDT by By SUSAN SAULNY
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The value of processed fryer oil has increased in recent months to historic highs, and there have been reports of thefts from restaurants in multiple states.
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As Oil Prices Soar, Restaurant Grease Thefts Rise
Posted: May 30th, 2008, 12:10am EDT by By SUSAN SAULNY
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The value of processed fryer oil has increased in recent months to historic highs, and there have been reports of thefts from restaurants in multiple states.
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After Killings, Escorts for Chicago Students
Posted: April 27th, 2008, 6:57am EDT by By SUSAN SAULNY
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A rash of violence against young people in Chicago has prompted some parents to escort children to school. -
Truck Rams Into Chicago Train Station, Killing 2
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 2:34am EDT by By SUSAN SAULNY
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Nearly two dozen others were injured on the street-level waiting area of the elevated train station during the evening rush hour.
NYT > Health
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In Deep-Dish Pizza Land, a Thinner Blue Line
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 12:50am EDT by By SUSAN SAULNY
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Jody P. Weis, superintendent of the Chicago police, has shocked the ranks with talk of mandatory fitness tests and maximum body-fat allowances for officers.