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When you stay at Miami Airport Marriott in Miami, you'll be near the airport and close to Grapeland Water Park and Miracle Mile.
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Make yourself at home in one of the 362 air-conditioned rooms featuring plasma televisions. Cable programming provides entertainment, and wired and wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
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Featured amenities include a business center, limo/town car service, and express check-in. Planning an event in Miami? This hotel has facilities measuring 12492 square feet (1161 square meters), including conference/meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary during limited hours.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Miami Airport Marriott Amenities
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In addition to an outdoor pool and a children's pool, Miami Airport Marriott provides a spa tub and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 3.5-star property consist of a business center and limo/town car service. Event facilities measuring 12492 square feet (1161 square meters) include conference/meeting rooms. This eco-friendly hotel also offers an arcade/game room, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands. A roundtrip airport shuttle during limited hours and an area shuttle are complimentary for guests. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
Miami Airport Marriott is a smoke-free property.
- Number of buildings/towers - 3
- Conference space
- Children's pool
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Conference space size (meters) - 1161
- Number of meeting rooms - 13
- Conference space size (feet) - 12492
- Limo or Town Car service available
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- Arcade/game room
- Total number of rooms - 362
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- Number of floors - 9
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- Restaurant
- Room service (limited hours)
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Smoke-free property
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- Outdoor pool
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
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Available in all rooms: Wireless Internet access (surcharge) , Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
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- Parking
Self parking (surcharge)
- Room Amenities
- Private bathroom
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
- Premium bedding
- Desk
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Air conditioning
- Complimentary newspaper
- Climate control
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Daily housekeeping
- Cable TV service
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- In-room safe
- Plasma TV
- Wireless Internet access (surcharge)
- Dining
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
Cane Fire Grille - This restaurant specializes in regional cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and brunch. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
Starbucks - This coffee shop serves breakfast, lunch, and light fare.
Champions Sports Bar - This gastropub specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
- Recreation
An outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Braille or raised signage
- Roll-in shower
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
Miami Airport Marriott Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time ends at 5:30 AM
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Check-out
Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: Carte Blanche, Diners Club, JCB International, American Express, MasterCard, Visa, Discover
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fees
- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Breakfast fee: USD 21 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 14.95 per day (rates may vary)
- Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): USD 14.95 per day (rates may vary)
- Self parking fee: USD 17 per day (in/out privileges)
- Additional Details
This property offers transfers from the airport. Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Awards & Affiliations
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- A Green / Sustainable Property - First Party CertifiedThis property has performed a self-assessment, also known as First Party certification, of its sustainable tourism practices through Florida Green Lodging Program thus taking steps to understand its impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy. The property's claims have not been independently verified by a second or third party certification program.


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By Carrie Lukas
Holidays are sometimes moved for the convenience of the calendar. Each year, Americans celebrate George Washington's birthday on the third Monday of February – not on his actual birthday, which is February 22 – to ensure that the public has a long weekend. Yet the logic behind declaring Tuesday, April 17, "Equal Pay Day" as the feminist movement has dubbed it, is increasingly flawed.
Equal Pay Day is supposed to represent the day that women have finally earned enough to make up for last year's wage gap. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, full-time working women earned 81 percent of what full-time working men earned in 2010 (the most recent data available), leaving a "gap" of 19 percent between the sexes. But that means to make up for that "under-payment," women would have to work through March 10. So we are celebrating Equal Pay Day more than a month late.Yet the mistaken logic of Equal Pay Day goes deeper than this simple calculation. Equal Pay Day presumes that the difference between men and women's average earnings stems from discrimination, as President Obama suggested in his official proclamation last year: "I call upon all Americans to recognize the full value of women's skills and their significant contributions to the labor force, acknowledge the injustice of wage discrimination, and join efforts to achieve equal pay."
The wage gap statistic, however, doesn't compare two similarly situated co-workers of different sexes, working in the same industry, performing the same work, for the same number of hours a day. It merely reflects the median earnings of all men and women classified as full-time workers.
The Department of Labor's Time Use Survey, for example, finds that the average full-time working man spends 8.14 hours a day on the job, compared to 7.75 hours for the full-time working woman. Employees who work more likely earn more. Men working five percent longer than women alone explains about one-quarter of the wage gap.
There are numerous other factors that affect pay. Most fundamentally, men and women tend to gravitate toward different industries. Feminists may charge that women are socialized into lower-paying sectors of the economy. But women considering the decisions they've made likely have a different view. Women tend to seek jobs with regular hours, more comfortable conditions, little travel, and greater personal fulfillment. Often times, women are willing to trade higher pay for jobs with other characteristics that they find attractive.
Men, in contrast, often take jobs with less desirable characteristics in pursuit of higher pay. They work long hours and overnight shifts. They tar roofs in the sun, drive trucks across the country, toil in sewer systems, stand watch as prison guards, and risk injury on fishing boats, in coal mines, and in production plants. Such jobs pay more than others because otherwise no one would want to do them.
Unsurprisingly, children play an important role in men and women's work-life decisions. Simply put, women who have children or plan to have children tend to be willing to trade higher pay for more kid-friendly positions. In contrast, men with children typically seek to earn more money in order to support children, sometimes taking on more hours and less attractive positions to do so.
Academics can debate why men and women make these different choices. The important takeaway, however, is that there are many reasons that men and women on average earn different amounts. It's a mistake to assume that "wage gap" statistics reflect on-the-job discrimination.
Women have many reasons to celebrate today. Women are increasingly taking on leadership roles in businesses around the world. Technology is increasingly creating more flexible work arrangements, creating new options for parents to combine work and family life. Women are excelling academically (earning far more college degrees than men). Given that the economy tends to place a premium on education, we can expect women to contribute (and earn!) more in the future.
Feminists may protest, but American women aren't the victims of a sexist economy. It's time to declare an end to the Equal Pay Day myth.
Carrie Lukas is the managing director of the Independent Women's Forum.
For most people, the largest earnings are in the last years of employment, nominally age 55-65. If a woman takes time off to raise children, she will lose out on those years, which will affect lifetime earnings disproportionately.
Since more women than men take time off when children arrive, there is a lifetime earnings deficit for individuals, and a gender deficit at any given time. Bingo – an earnings gap. 'Equal pay day' as described (BLS) is based on a mathematical fallacy.
Hi Carrie Lukas, since you've so artfully explained how there is no such thing as gender discrimination in the workforce and no such thing as pay disparity based on gender, can you please explain to me how a boss once told me, "You don't need that much money," because of my single female status. I always thought it was gender pay discrimination, but since that no longer exists, I hope you can tell me what it really was. Thanks.
That was a greedy ass boss, nothing else. Pay some attention, and you will notice that women are just as greedy, especially the corporate types.
Since you're asking SMSinTexas, that is called anecdotal evidence. There is a difference between "the wage gap is do to factors other than widespread discrimination against women" which is what the author was saying, and "no one in the entire country has ever discriminated against a woman."
bradifier – Thanks for the lesson in what anecdotal means. Here are some lessons for you. Do is a different word entirely than due. Additionally, widespread studies have proven that more than 40% of the gender wage gap is due (not do) to unexplained factors.
If your boss is making statements like that to you, then move on to a different job. If you stay in that environment, it's not the bosses fault and he's not discriminating against you: he just know he can get an employee for possibly less than she's worth. That's just business. You always try to maximize your earnings and minimize your costs (which includes wages). You're not entitled to any pay level because of gender. You're entitled to pay level because of your skills and abilities. If you have worthwhile skills, leave that company and go somewhere where they will be used. If you can't currently move on to a different job because of financial constraints, bear with it for a while and pick up some new skills on the side. Continue to expand your knowledge base and skills and then move on to a more favorable environment or occupation.
Same thing happened to me at a previous employer. I was told I didn't need as much because I was a young single man. They laid me off later and again was told they thought it would be easier for a young single man to bounce back. In this case, it was discrimination based on marriage status.
uh…what? Is that supposed to be an argument?
That could in fact be discrimination, or not. However, it has nothing to do whatsoever with the discussion of whether or not a pay gap exists, since it is nothing but a silly little anecdote that is not even explicitly sexist.
Fact: women get paid less on average for the same job title.
However, the discrepancies are explained by controling for factors such as hours worked per week, length of commute, relocation, etc. Studies that control for more of these factors invariably find the pay gap to get smaller and smaller. The burden of proof is on YOU to prove that the rest is based on discrimination.
It was your boss being a jerk. Appealing to anecdotal evidence does not make you appear clever by the by.


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And on Wednesday night, they have the first of three opportunities to clinch it outright with a home game against Olympia.
"I knew the team would get better," Cocke' said. "And they've bought in to how to grind possessions out. They have been resilient and like to get things right. That has been really important."
It has been an interesting journey for Cocke': Once he got out of the U.S. Army, he walked on to play for former coach Ron Billings at Tacoma Community College in 1987, and started two seasons there.
After graduating from Pacific Lutheran University, Cocke' bounced around as an assistant — at Stadium with Buchholz, then Pierce College and Seattle University under Dan Kriley. He joined his brother, Mike, at Foss High School.
All four of those coaches have shaped how he views basketball and honed his emphasis on defense.
"Ron was huge on denial defense and understanding one possession at a time," Cocke' said. "Dennis taught me how to coach on a daily basis — not get too high or too low; how to grind out possessions — and many of the 'perfect' offensive and defense drills I use today are from him.
"Dan was big in teaching me situational defensive drills and more opponent-specific stuff."
So it was no coincidence the first day of practice in November that Cocke' approached his team with two goals: win the 4A Narrows title and lead the league in scoring defense. They are doing both.
Brown, a 6-foot-7 do-everything forward, has been a saving grace on both ends and the favorite to take home league player of the year honors. But to push the team over the top, Cocke' needed to get contributions — anything — from a very inexperienced backcourt.
Guards Eric Tuttle, Mark Galanesi, Blake Budzisz and Ben Cottrill aren't going to score a whole lot, and none of them is a great ballhandler. But all do the one thing Cocke' values most – play defense.
Buchholz had not attended a game all season until Friday, when the Tigers upended host Gig Harbor to grab a share of the league title.
"Their play reminds me of the way we used to be at Stadium — real intense and basing things on the defensive end to be competitive," Buchholz said. "We always wanted our defense to have a wearying effect, starting in the first quarter. It never let up. When you came across midcourt, you had somebody tough on you."Todd Milles: 253-597-8442 email@example.com.


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The Raspberry Pi is the latest gadget to grab Stefan's attention, and after much tinkering and learning a great deal about the unique properties of the Pi, he launched the "PiLFS" (http://www.intestinate.com/pilfs) website, which teaches readers how to build their own GNU/Linux distribution and applications that are particularly useful on the Raspberry Pi.


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Senior Joshua Bacon lined up for the game winner. Just 4 seconds remained as the St. Anthony's kicker set up for a 42-yard field goal to decide the CHSFL Class AAA championship.
The snap was high. But holder Paul Guarino snared it and put the ball down effortlessly. Bacon, an accurate kicker with a strong leg, booted it with a thump.
Yet it never went past the line of scrimmage. Chaminade senior Danny Fowler swooped in and then leapt, his arms stretched to the sky. He blocked the kick to add an exclamation point to Chaminade's thrilling, 17-16, win over the three-time defending champion Friars Saturday night at Mitchel Athletic Complex before a crowd of 3,000.
"Two years ago I got moved up and we went 0-8," Fowler said. "We were the laughing stock of the league and the school. Last year we came back, picked it up a little bit and went 6-4. To come out to win this and beat [St. Anthony's] – it's the first time any senior has beaten them – it's an unbelievable feeling."
Bacon was bowled over in the scrum for the ball. And once the play was blown dead, the Flyers' sideline exploded in pent-up emotion decades in the making. Chaminade (10-1) broke a string of 20 straight losses to St. Anthony's dating to 1998 and in the process won the program's first title in 14 seasons.
"It was a bad snap," St. Anthony's Coach Rich Reichert said matter-of-factly.
It appeared to be another storybook finish for the St. Anthony's (8-3) football team. So many times during the program's dynastic run atop the CHSFL the Friars found a way to win in the waning moments.
Defensive stand. Clutch field goal. Field goal block. Those are the types of statements the top-seeded Friars have made in the past.
On this night, those were plays archrival and No. 3 seed Chaminade delivered in the final two minutes.
The decision Friars faithful will dissect for some time set the final frenzied finish into motion. Reichert opted to go for it on fourth-and-inches from his own 28-yard-line with 2 minutes to go, nursing a 16-14 lead.
Get the first down and the game is over.
"We're punting into the wind," Reichert said. "If we get the first down we're kneeling on the ball."
Senior running back Anthony Anderson, who finished with 90 yards on 14 carries, got the ball and barreled into the line. The Flyers pushed him back immediately, stopping the play cold.
"I thought we played hard," Reichert said. "But I'm disappointed that on third and fourth down we couldn't get a yard."
Now Chaminade took possession at the Friars' 27.
The Friars defense, so good the second half of the season, held the Flyers out of the end zone. It came down to a 33-yard field goal attempt. Chaminade senior Zane Wasp proved up to the challenge, splitting the uprights with 47.6 seconds left.
"In my head I'm thinking, 'This is against St. Anthony's,'" Wasp said. "I've been preparing for this moment since I was a freshman. It's honestly the most awesome feeling."
So many things didn't go the Friars way in the final two minutes.
And yet St. Anthony's quarterback Greg Galligan completed 4 of 8 passes to move the offense 55 yards in the final seconds, highlighted by a 4-yard out pattern to Naim Jones to set up a field goal attempt from the 25.
St. Anthony's trailed 14-7 at the half, but took its first possession of the third quarter 56 yards for a touchdown. Anderson, who broke a 26-yard run on the drive, finished it by galloping 18 yards for the equalizing score with 8:08 left in the third.
That's how it remained until 10:33 left in the game when senior linebacker Dan Carlone dropped Chaminade quarterback Sean Cerrone for a 6-yard sack and safety to put the Friars ahead, 16-14.
Cerrone, who ran for 126 yards and threw for 39 more, accounted for both Chaminade touchdowns.
St. Anthony's had an inspirational figure on the sideline for the game. Sophomore Nick Polo, who missed his junior varsity season battling a brain tumor, served as honorary captain.
The Friars have played in 19 of the last 20 CHSFL title games and won 10 times in the previous 11 seasons. The dynasty has been interrupted, but it's far from finished.
"It's over," Reichert said of the latest bull run. "We'll survive. This isn't the end of the world."
CHSFL Class AAA ChampionshipTeams 1 2 3 4 F Chaminade 7 7 0 3 17 St. Anthony's 7 0 7 2 16
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THE SCREENING ROOM: The Skivvies Play the Highline Ballroom, With Mitchell Jarvis, Leigh Ann Larkin, Alice Ripley (Video)
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Tony Award winner Alice Ripley (Next to Normal), Mitchell Jarvis and Leigh Ann Larkin were among the performers who joined the Skivvies for their Jan. 28 concert and video premiere at the Highline Ballroom.
The 8 PM concert celebrated the premiere of the Skivvies music video for their new single "Harbody Howdown." The line-up also featured Adam Kantor and Joseph Morales.
Comprising actor-musicians Lauren Molina (Sweeney Todd, Marry Me a Little) and Nick Cearley (All Shook Up), the Skivvies are known for their acoustic performances of pop songs, wearing nothing but their underwear. The duo and their guests play instruments ranging from the cello, ukulele, guitar and glockenspiel to the melodica.
The music video for "Hardbody Hoedown" was directed by "Running With Scissors" author Augusten Burroughs.
"Hardbody Hoedown" is described as a bluegrass-tinged parody mega-medley of hip-hop songs about body parts. "The mashups we've been doing at our live shows naturally led us to our parody single, 'Hardbody Hoedown,' where we give the filthiest rap the prettiest twang," Cearley said in a statement.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Harris Sherman spoke at Intermountain Resources today. Intermountain is the timber mill in Montrose that is in receivership, but is slowly picking up business. Sherman met with local government officials and timber industry workers regarding strategies he and the forest service are coming up with to keep the mill [...]


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Niagara Gazette — LOCKPORT — A Falls man accused of shooting a 2-year-old child in the face has finally found a new lawyer.
Former prosecutor Earl Key told Niagara County Court Judge Matthew J. Murphy III on Thursday that he has been hired to represent Willie "Boo" Scott.
"Welcome to the case Mr. Key," Murphy said. "We've been looking for a lawyer for months it seems."
Key will replace prominent Niagara County defense attorney Angelo Musitano who Murphy removed from the case because of a "conflict of interest." Musitano had previously represented the mother of Scott's victim in a number of criminal matters.
"Mr Scott wants me to repeat his objection to the removal of Mr. Musitano," Key told Murphy.
The judge said he understood Scott's objections, but would not revisit his ruling.
"I appreciate your undertaking this case," Murphy told Key. "There have been some delays."
Scott, 32, has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree assault, first-degree criminal use of a firearm and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in the shooting that took place in the parking lot of the Hometown Market at 17th Street and Pierce Avenue on Nov. 27.
Scott has denied any involvement in the shooting of the now 3-year-old child.
The shooting took place just after 1 p.m. Investigators have said Scott was shooting at a man sitting in the front seat of the car.
Instead of hitting his target, Scott's bullets slammed into the rear door of the vehicle, striking the child who was sitting in the rear seat.
The little girl suffered "two gun shots directly to the face." She spent more than three weeks in Women and Children's Hospital in Buffalo, undergoing at least two surgeries to remove a bullet and bullet fragments from her face.
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With our picks of the un-fair fare of Oklahoma City come indie-owned and offbeat, hand-friendly offerings from street vendors and shaded-lane shops.
1. Gale VanCampen's Hot Dog OKC tops the list with her one-of-a kind cart, parked 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 202 E. Sheridan Ave. in Bricktown.
She started modestly with a shaved ice stand in the Walmart parking lot in The Village back in 1997, moved a cart to the Bricktown Canal in 2000 and realized she needed more help getting through the winter months.
Today, money isn't a problem. She launched Hot Dog OKC in 2008, and her cart moved to its new location last year. "You can say hot dogs are recession-proof," she said, then laughed.
Her catchphrase, "Wiener up!" is now a hashtag tweeted by fans of her fare and her customers, including American Pickers television star Frank Fritz, Miami Heat owner Micky Arison and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. He tweeted, "Everyone should stop by!" and complimented VanCampen's social media prowess.
The star-power is so bright, she's revamping her Celebrity Dogs menu. Look for it soon @HotDogOKC and hotdogokc.com.
But the Casey Cornett Dog stays, she said. It's a straightforward crowd-pleaser, much like the namesake's daddy, Mayor Mick, in an election year.
At four bucks, it includes a grilled Nathan's Famous Hot Dog topped with yellow mustard, chili, cheese and jalapeños with Fritos Corn Chips sprinkled on top.
2. So much jerky, so little time. The Beef Jerky Emporium offerings may be better than bacon. Owner Mark Garvey now has three locations: 9346 N. May Ave., 4405 SW Third St. and 810 W. Danforth Road in Edmond. Beef, fish, game and turkey jerky sit next to pork rinds, habañero pralines and cheeses. Low-sodium jerky is $7.95.
3. Hand-breaded, fried, juicy tendergroin. That's right, lamb fries start at $8.95. Cattlemen's Steakhouse, 1309 S. Agnew Ave., is famous for 'em. The dish was featured on The Travel Channel's Man v. Food. Owner Dick Stubbs runs possibly the oldest eatery in the city, open since 1910.
4. Hot, hot, hot. There's nothing quite like wrapping one's big mouth around the Flaming Lips taco, loaded with hickory-smoked tongue, fresh pico de gallo, sliced avocado and queso fresco. It's $3.35 at Big Truck Tacos (it's a brick-and-mortar), 530 NW 23rd St., owned by Chris Lower. Follow on Twitter to learn more about drive-bys of its actual food truck, @bigtrucktacos.
5. Be a champ. Find out what your friends on social media are talking about when they post pics of hot, fresh-pressed, hand-crafted "deconstructed waffle" sandwiches. An applewood bacon, free-range egg and cheddar sandwich is $8.
Waffle Champion began as a food truck and grew into a restaurant, owned by OKC resident Todd Woodruff, at 1212 N. Walker Ave.


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WASHINGTON — Although it wasn't a total win for homeowners and sellers, the patchwork legislation that emerged from the "fiscal cliff" fracas on Capitol Hill came pretty close. In fact, it even reached back and resuscitated two key tax benefits for housing that had expired more than a year ago. Now homeowners will be able to take deductions on their 2012 tax returns that they assumed were no longer available.
Here's a quick tally sheet on what the new legislation could mean for you as a buyer, seller or owner.
• Do you, like millions of Americans, pay mortgage insurance premiums or guarantee fees on an FHA, VA, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Rural Housing loan? The American Taxpayer Relief Act — the fiscal cliff compromise bill — allows you to write off the insurance premiums you paid during 2012 along with your mortgage interest, provided your household income does not exceed $110,000. Legal authorization for this deduction expired at the end of 2011. But the new bill retroactively permits write-offs for 2012 and 2013 for qualified borrowers.


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GERMANTOWN, MD. — Mr. Jack O. Collins, 82, of Germantown, Md., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at his home, with his loving family by his side.
Married July 16, 1952, he was the husband of June (Obsorne) Collins for more than 60 years.
Born Jan. 23, 1931, in Lyon Mountain, N.Y., he was the son of the late Raymond Collins and Dorothy (Revor) Collins.
Jack and June graduated from Lyon Mountain High School in June of 1951. Jack enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1951 and served 20 years, retiring as an E-7. He ran multiple NCO Clubs throughout his career and served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. After his retirement from the Army, he worked for Lockheed Martin Corporation in Bethesda, Md., and retired after 28 years. He served as an administrative assistant to three presidents and CEOs of the corporation. After retiring, he and June spent numerous years traveling to and from Hawaii, which they loved, and spending time with their children and grandchildren.
Jack is survived by his wife June and their three children, Melinda Guenzi of Virginia Beach, Va., Jackie (Walt) McCorkill of Chesapeake, Va., and Mark (Susie) Collins of Monrovia, Md. He leaves behind six grandchildren, Jordynn Collins, Taylor McCorkill, Nikki Collins, Mary McCorkill, Brady Collins and Brooke Collins. He also leaves behind his sister, Bonnie (Carl) LaDuke of North Syracuse, N.Y., and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at St. Paul Catholic Church, 9240 Damascus Rd., Damascus, MD 20872 on Friday, March 22. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 12 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to Montgomery Hospice, 1355 Piccard Dr., Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850. The family would like to extend their heartfelt appreciation to Maria and her team for the loving care of their husband and father.


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By Amy Kent Herald Staff Writer
The Clinton Herald
---- — FULTON, Ill. -- Development discussions for the 112 acres of land purchased by the city of Fulton last month has begun.
The city council met Monday to review a presentation from SB Friedman Senior Project Manager Geoff Dickenson for a new potential TIF district.
A TIF is an economic development tool used by municipalities to redirect incremental tax revenues to fund eligible redevelopment costs within a specified geographic area according to Dickenson's presentation.
This potential new TIF district designation would create the city's second TIF district.
In a proposal developed by SB Friedman, the company will work with city staff to conduct a full TIF designation process.
The process will include a TIF eligibility study, preparation of a redevelopment project area plan and report, preparation of required notices and mailings, and a complete public approval process.
During Dickenson's presentation, Mayor Larry Russell commented that a TIF is basically a "vehicle to leverage debt."
Dickenson made it very clear to the council that if the city decides to approve the new TIF district there will be no money going out until development plans start getting put to action.
"If the city doesn't make a move with the TIF district within seven years of approval, the money will be given back and the TIF will be resolved," Dickenson said.
The contract for the new TIF district will be in place for a maximum of 23 years but the city is not required to go the full term.
"We don't have to go that long; none of us want to go that long," Russell said.
Although the state of Illinois is very limiting in terms of TIF development, the city can benefit from TIF revenues for both private and public redevelopment.
According to the designation proposal, the TIF Eligibility Study and Redevelopment plan and the noticing and public approval process will take approximately 180 days and cost an estimated $28,350 to $38,210.


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Verna Percilla Owen, 80, of 1114 Seventh Street, Altavista died Thursday, June 13, 2013, at her home.
She was born May 25, 1933 in Altavista, a daughter of the late Cabel Peyton Owen and Sterling Gilliand Owen. She loved traveling, was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Woodmen of the World, and retired from BGF with over 40 years of service.
She is survived by her brother-in-law, Billy Stevens of Altavista; two nephews, Jimmy Robertson and his wife, Patricia, and their daughter, Greta Atkins, and her husband, Mike, and their child, Mason, and Lynnwood Robertson and his wife, Carol, and their daughters, Kara Robertson and Katie Pruitt, and her husband, Desmond, and children Blake and Nora Pruitt; cousins Charlene Saunders, Melisie Hill, Louis Saunders, Earl Saunders, Fred and his son, Freddie; and special friends, Dale and Peggy Saunders and Chuck and Dalphine Waller.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Alice Robertson and Jeanette Elizabeth Owen Stevens; and a cousin, Marie Gilliand.
A funeral service was conducted Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Finch and Finch Chapel, Altavista by the Rev. Billy Robertson with interment to follow in Altavista Memorial Park.
The family received friends Friday at Finch and Finch Funeral Service, Altavista and other times at the residence.
The family suggests that those wishing to make memorials consider the Altavista EMS, P.O. Box 1, Altavista, VA 24517 or St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 1010 Broad St., Altavista, VA 24517.
Visit the online tribute at www.finchandfinchfuneralservice.com to share a memory or send a condolence to the family.


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An Air Force veteran of the the Persian Gulf War from Loveland and a Reading nun who served in the Navy during World War II are being inducted today into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame.
They are part of a 2012 class of 15 veterans from around Ohio being inducted today in ceremonies at the Museum of National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton.
Sister Mary McHugh of Reading, who entered the Sisters of Notre Dame order in 1954, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was instrumental in reviving the first American Legion Post in Ohio for female veterans.
A poetry reading by Gerry Grubbs.
Local poet Gerry Grubbs shares his poem, This Day.
Local poet Gerry Grubbs joins Barbara Gray to discuss, and read from, his new book Palaces of the Night.


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For minotaurs, clan is as much about thought as blood. Each minotaur clan is made up of a number of extended families that can all trace their ancestry to a particular individual for whom the clan is named. Each clan has its own unique symbol made up of joined lines that form a maze. This article describes key elements of minotaur clan society, presents four different clans you can select from as background for your minotaur character, and a minotaur-specific paragon path, Scion of Leng.
Your clan traces its history back to the founding of the Labyrinth City of Leng. Thavok chose as his battleground the confusing volcanic landscape of canyons where Leng would be built, and his victory there over a force that outnumbered his a hundredfold would make the site hallowed ground for centuries. Eventually, doom came to Leng, and your clan was powerless to stop it because the enemy was within and knew the labyrinth as well as any in the clan.
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Matthew Sernett is a writer and game designer for Wizards of the Coast who splits his time between Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering. Recent credits include Player's Handbook Races: Tieflings, The Plane Above: Secrets of the Astral Sea, and Magic the Gathering: Zendikar. When he's not making monsters or building worlds, he's watching bad fantasy movies you don't realize exist and shouldn't bother to learn about.


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Kids Can Pick Which SAT Scores a College Sees
The new policy very likely will be popular with students, but what do admissions officers think?
Attention, high school juniors: Starting next spring, you can determine which of your SAT scores a college gets to see. The College Board's current policy is that if you send one score to a school, that college also can see the scores from every time you've taken the test. But starting in March 2009, students will be able to hide SAT-taking blemishes like a low score or maybe the fact that they took the test half a dozen times.
"We found was this was a good way to make the test more comfortable and less stressful for students, while maintaining the integrity of the SAT test," says Laurence Bunin, senior vice president of the SAT. "Students really wanted to be able to have more flexibility over controlling their scores."
The score-reporting change is the latest shake-up to the standardized test that has been a college admissions staple for decades. Test makers revamped the SAT in 2005—with the addition of a writing section, among other things—aiming to improve the test's ability to predict college success. But just last week, the College Board released new validity studies, and though board members declared the changes a success, the findings also showed that the 2005 overhaul "did not substantially change how well the test predicts first-year college performance." Meanwhile, the ACT has become increasingly popular with students, in part because of the score-choice policy that the SAT now appears to be emulating.
"It's clearly a marketing move to try to fend off the growing perception that the ACT is a more consumer-friendly product," says Robert Schaeffer, public education director of the group FairTest, an organization that monitors standardized tests for signs of bias. Schaeffer says that while kids may be relieved to know that one bad testing day will not create an albatross for them forever, the change could create a different sort of stress. Students may now wonder if they should just keep retaking the test since an admissions office won't necessarily see their lower scores.
Some counselors also have raised concerns that the new choice in SAT score reporting will give a boost to kids who can afford to take the $45 test multiple times and to sign up for tutoring sessions. Bob Bardwell, a school counselor and director of guidance and student support services at Monson High School in Monson, Mass., says, "We all like choices in our life, but I think the students who will benefit from this the most are students who are not in the group that I'm most concerned about getting assistance for—first-generation and low-income students."
The College Board says such criticisms are unfounded, noting that the average score gain on the first SAT retake is 40 points and that "there's no advantage to taking the SAT more than twice, and our fee waivers let low-income students take the test [free] twice."
But if there's really no advantage to taking the SAT more than twice, then why make it possible for kids with money to do so? Ned Johnson of PrepMatters Inc., a test preparatory and educational counseling firm in Bethesda, Md., explains that the student has "everything to gain and nothing to lose." He adds that while some families will surely go to excess and sign students up to take the test a dozen if not two dozen times, he thinks such cases will be rare.
The new policy raises other questions, too. If colleges are prevented from seeing a student's score history, it will keep them from understanding the way in which students earned their scores. For example, Johnson notes that a student who earns a 750 on her math test the first time out is very different from a student who earns a 750 on her math test the 10th time out: One has talent, the other perseverance (and, perhaps, coaching). Both are valuable qualities—does it matter that colleges won't be able to distinguish one from the other?
Some colleges say yes. Timothy Brunold, director of undergraduate admissions at the University of Southern California, told the Los Angeles Times that USC opposes the new option—because it obscures the context in which students earned their scores—and may still require applicants to submit all SAT attempts. Schaeffer notes that if roughly 3 percent of the 1.5 million students who take the test annually took it just one additional time—so 50,000 tests at $45 apiece—that would mean an extra $2.25 million for the College Board.


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Minimum Wage
News about Minimum Wage, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Jul. 28, 2014
About 1,200 fast-food workers from around the country gather in Illinois at an event largely underwritten by the Service Employees International Union, to pursue goal of creating $15-an-hour wage floor for nation's four-million fast-food employees; United States Chamber of Commerce is dubious of the union's intentions. MORE
Jul. 8, 2014
Editorial notes Germany, in voting to set minimum wage of 8.5 euros an hour, joins other European countries in having higher minimum wages than United States; holds vote sets solid wage floor that is not dependent on collective bargaining between unions and employers, and will aid in stabilizing nation economically and socially; holds Germany's move offer US important lessons. MORE
Jun. 27, 2014
Massachusetts Gov Deval Patrick signs into law a measure raising the minimum wage to the highest of any state, $11 per hour, by 2017. MORE
Jun. 26, 2014
Ikea plans to adopt wage structure that it says will raise average hourly minimum wage at its 38 stores in United States to $10.76 an hour, 17 percent increase. MORE
Jun. 11, 2014
Jim Dwyer About New York column; New York State audit finds as of August 2013, total of 17,191 cases involving wage theft claims are being handled by state's Labor Department, increase of about 150 percent from 2008; minimum wage case of Solomon Perez of Manhattan is discussed. MORE
Jun. 10, 2014
Vermont Gov Peter Shumlin signs law that will raise the state's minimum wage, now $8.73 an hour, to $10.50 by 2018. MORE
Jun. 9, 2014
Editorial contends Congress should raise federal minimum wage; maintains failure to do so affects estimated 27.8 million people, hardest hit of which are the roughly 3.3 million Americans who work for tips; calls for at least raising the tipped minimum wage, since that has not changed since 1991. MORE
Jun. 7, 2014
Editorial applauds Seattle's approval of $15-an-hour minimum wage; contends that wage, nation's highest minimum, changes terms of minimum wage debate and expands realm of possibilities in setting new minimums; holds that questions remain as to whether such actions by other cities and states will prompt Congress to follow suit. MORE
Jun. 5, 2014
Gov Andrew M Cuomo reverses position on minimum wage in New York, saying he will support demand of Working Families Party that municipalities with higher costs of living be allowed to set higher minimum wage; endorses statewide increase to $10.10 an hour and minimum wage as much as 30 percent higher in places such as New York City, Westchester County and Nassau County. MORE
Jun. 3, 2014
Seattle City Council unanimously approves minimum wage increase to $15 an hour, more than double the federal minimum; vote guarantees workers there the highest big-city minimum in the nation. MORE
May. 29, 2014
Michigan's Republican-controlled Legislature approves gradual increase in state's minimum wage, to $9.25 an hour; change reflects national conversation about income inequality, worker pay and economic growth that is bumping up against the reality of practical politics. MORE
May. 28, 2014
Michigan Gov Rick Snyder signs legislation gradually raising state's minimum wage to $9.25 an hour by 2018 to preclude ballot initiative to increase minimum to $10.10; current rate is $7.40. MORE
May. 24, 2014
Hawaiian Gov Neil Abercrombie approves a gradual increase in state's minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. MORE
May. 22, 2014
More than 100 protesters are arrested outside McDonald's headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill, during demonstrations about the low pay earned by fast-food workers; actions come ahead of company's annual shareholders' meeting; protesters demand minimum wage of $15 per hour and right to unionize. MORE
May. 19, 2014
Swiss voters resoundingly reject proposed minimum wage that would have been the world's highest, at $24.65 per hour; move is widely seen as reflecting aversion to state intervention in the liberal economic policies that are the bedrock of country's prosperity. MORE
May. 17, 2014
Editorial opposes effort by National Association of Medicaid Directors to delay enactment of federal rule requiring home care workers be paid at least minimum wage and time and a half for overtime; urges Labor Sec Thomas Perez to deny group's request for further study; holds that delay would further exploitation of home care workers and set negative precedent for fast-growing occupation. MORE
May. 17, 2014
Swiss are going to polls to weigh in on raising national hourly minimum wage in Switzerland to 22 Swiss francs, or $24.65 an hour; if passed, would become highest minimum wage worldwide, by more than double that of any other country, adding latest twist to global debate on causes and extent of income inequality. MORE
May. 2, 2014
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray presents what he describes as imperfect but workable plan to increase city's minimum wage to $15 an hour, more than twice federal minimum wage and one of highest anywhere in nation. MORE
May. 1, 2014
Economists say while electronics and other factory-made goods are now within reach of poor Americans, crucial services like education, health care and child care remain unattainable; hold that federal programs and falling prices account for much of the change in poor families' consumption over the past generation; starkly different views on poverty and inequality emerge again as Senate Republicans filibuster proposal to raise national minimum wage. MORE
May. 1, 2014
Senate Democrats condemn Republican-led filibuster of proposal to raise federal minimum wage to $10.10, framing vote as indicator of moral gulf between parties and differing views of economic fairness; Republicans hold that raising minimum wage would damage economy. MORE
Apr. 25, 2014
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray says his effort to build consensus behind raising city minimum wage to $15, more than twice the federal rate, has faltered amid continuing differences between business leaders and labor unions; says he is committed as ever to $15 minimum wage. MORE
Apr. 25, 2014
Louisiana state senators reject proposal that could have allowed voters to decide on whether to increase the minimum wage in state to $9.50. MORE
Apr. 23, 2014
Five former Buffalo Bills cheerleaders sue team over pay system that they say has them wrongly classified as independent contractors, subjecting them to policies that violate New York State's minimum wage law. MORE
Apr. 17, 2014
Group of Democratic lawmakers from New York City announce new push to raise minimum wage for many low-paid workers, calling for $15-an-hour 'fair wage' for employees of businesses with yearly sales of $50 million or more; State Sen Daniel L Squadron's bill would also apply to chain stores and restaurants with at least 11 locations nationwide, and businesses involved with transportation. MORE
Apr. 15, 2014
Minnesota Gov Mark Dayton signs new minimum wage law that will give raises to tens of thousands of workers in the state. MORE
Apr. 11, 2014
Political Memo; Pres Obama's three predecessors signed increase in federal minimum wage by forging agreement with a Congress controlled by opposing party; indispensable ingredient that Obama so far lacks in accomplishing feat is Republican leader strongly motivated to make deal over party's philosophical objections. MORE
Apr. 11, 2014
Minnesota lawmakers vote to raise minimum wage from $6.15 to $9.50 an hour by 2016 for large employers; becomes fifth state to raise base wages in 2014. MORE
Apr. 8, 2014
Maryland lawmakers vote to raise minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, giving Gov Martin O'Malley a victory on his top priority in his last year in office. MORE
Apr. 7, 2014
Cities across United States are considering proposals to fight back against rising income inequality, including raising the minimum wage and bolstering programs for public education, transportation and affordable housing; economists warn that local governments have little control over the policy tools that could make the biggest impact. MORE
Apr. 3, 2014
Pres Obama's visit to University of Michigan is part of a push to generate political pressure for raising the federal minimum wage; seven states and the District of Columbia have raised their own minimum wages since Obama called for a wage increase in his 2013 State of the Union address; 34 states have begun legislative debates on the matter. MORE
Apr. 2, 2014
Editorial Keeping Track column offers updates on Arizona's abortion law, the need for stronger labor-law enforcement with the introduction of $10.10 per hour minimum wage for federal contractors, and Congress's reluctance to fix flawed payment formula for Medicare doctors' fees. MORE
Mar. 28, 2014
Connecticut Gov Dannel P Malloy signs bill that will raise the state's minimum wage to $10.10 starting in 2017; state's future rate will be the highest of all state rates that are now on the books. MORE
Mar. 27, 2014
Connecticut lawmakers become first in country to pass legislation increasing state minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by 2017; rate is at same level Pres Obama wants for federal minimum wage. MORE
Mar. 26, 2014
White House and congressional Democrats are preparing to step up attacks on Republicans over pocketbook issues like minimum wage, gender pay gaps and tax loopholes in most aggressive and coordinated move yet to reverse Republican momentum that threatens their control of Senate in final two years of Obama presidency. MORE
Mar. 19, 2014
Jim Dwyer About New York column notes many restaurants treat their workers fairly, whether out of a sense of decency or the self-interest of having a loyal work force and willingly pay minimum wage; says yet so many immigrants are willing to do this work that it is not hard for unscrupulous businesses to find people desperate enough to do it for less than what the law requires. MORE
Mar. 16, 2014
National Restaurant Assn says Obama administration's proposal to increase minimum wage to $10.10 an hour would prompt price increases or force layoffs; statement's release coincides with Senate hearing on proposed increase, which business groups oppose. MORE
Mar. 12, 2014
Pres Obama, in whirlwind visit to New York City, headlines two big-dollar fund-raisers for Democrats at Manhattan homes of two prominent investors; makes photo-friendly stop at a Gap store for some shopping; visit is reward for Gap, which is raising its minimum pay for employees to $10.10 an hour. MORE
Mar. 10, 2014
Rachel L Swarns The Working Life column notes that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had vowed to create a city minimum wage, but has since moved campaign to backburner in order to focus on education goals like universal prekindergarten; describes experience of Roberto Guzman, Harlem resident who is barely able to feed his family on his minimum wage salary of $8 an hour. MORE
Mar. 6, 2014
Pres Obama takes his campaign for a higher federal minimum wage to New Britain, Conn, saying that a higher minimum wage would lift millions out of poverty and stimulate the broader economy; policy proposal could help Democrats hold on to seats in Congress in a difficult midterm election year. MORE
Feb. 28, 2014
Alaska Lt Gov Mead Treadwell certifies initiative that proposes to raise state's minimum wage, along with one to legalize recreational use of marijuana. MORE
Feb. 28, 2014
Editorial contends that scholarly studies and the experience of businesses themselves show that higher minimum wage helps lower turnover and improve productivity; maintains argument that a higher minimum wage would hurt business is old and tired. MORE
Feb. 21, 2014
Labor Department says Chickie's & Pete's, popular chain of sports bars in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, has agreed to pay $6.8 million in back wages and damages for improperly taking tips from waiters and bartenders, and for violating minimum wage and overtime laws. MORE
Feb. 20, 2014
Editorial criticizes Republican focus on Congressional Budget Office prediction that Pres Obama's proposed raise in minimum wage, from $7.25 an hour to $10.10, will result in loss of jobs; holds Republicans are ignoring fact that most of budget office's report is positive; notes estimated 500,000 job loss has been disputed by number of nonpartisan economists. MORE
Feb. 20, 2014
Gap Inc, in surprising move, informs its employees it will set $9 as minimum hourly rate for its United States work force in 2014 and then establish minimum of $10 in 2015; says move will ultimately raise pay for 65,000 of its 90,000 American employees. MORE
Feb. 19, 2014
Congressional Budget Office report shows that popular Democratic proposal to raise minimum wage to $10.10 an hour could reduce total employment by 500,000 workers by end of 2016, but would also lift 900,000 families out of poverty and increase incomes of 16.5 million low-wage workers in an average week; mixed conclusion provides instant fuel for both supporters and critics of raising federal minimum wage. MORE
Feb. 16, 2014
Cross-section of minimum wage migrants are traveling from homes in Idaho to jobs in Oregon, where minimum wage is $1.85 higher; situation provides testing ground for observing how minimum wage works in daily life and how differences in rate can affect local economy in unexpected ways. MORE
Feb. 12, 2014
New York Gov Andrew M Cuomo quickly spurns Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposal to ask permission from the State Legislature for New York City to set a higher minimum wage. MORE
Feb. 11, 2014
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio charts robust liberal agenda in his first State of the City address; pledges to bypass Washington to address economic and social disparities by expanding benefits for illegal immigrants including identification cards and pressing for higher local minimum wage; is hoping to follow in steps of other local leaders who have brought about liberal reforms in face of congressional gridlock. MORE
Feb. 11, 2014
Editorial reviews New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's first State of the City address, noting promising proposals related to increasing city's minimum wage, establishing living wage rules and government-issued ID cards; holds that speech nonetheless favored high-flown rhetoric over policy detail. MORE
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Labor Ruling on McDonald's Has Business Worried
Industry trade groups quickly signaled their intention to ask the federal courts to overturn a ruling that holds McDonald's liable for the actions of its franchisees.
July 31, 2014, Thursday
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Fast-Food Workers Intensify Fight for $15 an Hour
About 1,200 workers from around the country gathered in Illinois at an event largely underwritten by the Service Employees International Union, but the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is dubious of the union's intentions.
July 28, 2014, Monday
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The New Instability
The rules of marriage have changed, for rich and poor.
July 27, 2014, Sunday
MORE ON MINIMUM WAGE AND: Marriages , Families and Family Life , Men and Boys , Divorce, Separations and Annulments , Income , Social Conditions and Trends , Women and Girls , Income Inequality , Minimum Wage , Wages and Salaries
Germany and the Minimum Wage
The country's move to establish a national minimum wage offers the United States important lessons, if only lawmakers in Washington would learn.
July 8, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON MINIMUM WAGE AND: United States , Germany , Editorials , Minimum Wage , Wages and Salaries
German Parliament Advances a National Minimum Wage
The lower house overwhelmingly approved a minimum wage of 8.50 euros (about $11.60) an hour, and the upper house is expected to follow next week.
July 4, 2014, Friday
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Rhode Island: Minimum Wage Will Rise to $9 an Hour
Gov. Lincoln Chafee, a Democrat, signed a bill with the increase his office said Thursday.
July 4, 2014, Friday
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Pushback on Home Care
A lawsuit against a new wage protection rule is the latest move in a misguided campaign by some states and groups representing home care agencies.
June 30, 2014, Monday
MORE ON MINIMUM WAGE AND: Suits and Litigation (Civil) , Wages and Salaries , Editorials , Home Health Care , Minimum Wage
Despite High Unemployment, Portugal Looks Far Afield for Workers
A low minimum wage and relatively generous unemployment benefits make tough agricultural labor a hard sell, so companies import workers from as far away as Thailand.
June 29, 2014, Sunday
MORE ON MINIMUM WAGE AND: Wages and Salaries , Lopez, Eduardo , European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ) , Unemployment , Labor and Jobs , Europe , Portugal , Thailand , Foreign Workers , European Union , Agriculture and Farming , Minimum Wage
A Minimum Wage That Makes More Sense
Accounting for regional price differences is sound strategy when setting state or local minimum wages.
June 28, 2014, Saturday
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In a Diner With Obama, a Serving of Ordinary Life
The president visited with a woman who had written to him about her struggles as part of a White House effort to reach ordinary Americans.
June 27, 2014, Friday
MORE ON MINIMUM WAGE AND: Minimum Wage , Elections, House of Representatives , United States , Midterm Elections (2014) , Elections, Senate , Obama, Barack , Minneapolis (Minn) , United States Politics and Government
Times Minute | Minimum Wage Politics
Today on the Minute, the minimum wage is at the heart of debate between Democrats and Republicans.
State Actions on the Minimum Wage
President Obama's proposal to increase the federal minimum wage to $10.10 from $7.25 is unlikely to pass through Congress, but several states have been tackling the issue on their own.
Obama touts policy for working families
President Barack Obama touts policies designed to improve economic opportunity for women and working families, including raising the minimum wage, equal pay for women and workplace family leave.
Times Minute | Reactions to Michael Sam
Also on the Minute, the unseen minimum wage battle and the future of Wikipedia.
Can You Live on the Minimum Wage?
More than 4.8 million workers now earn the lowest legal pay. This calculator shows the hard choices that have to be made living on the smallest paychecks.
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Happy Sunday!
We're back home and real happy about church at Destiny Family Center this morning! Wow, I have really missed everyone! (photo: Mr. Peelz says goodbye to the beach)
Todays message is sure to ENCOURAGE and INSPIRE… gonna continue the message I started a few weeks ago: I Still Have a Dream Today!
More than the message, is the LOVE and FAITH I feel in my heart this morning… it's so large! I just want to HUG everyone, and let them know how much I appreciate journeying with them!
Romans 1:10-12 One of the things I always pray for is the opportunity, God willing, to come at last to SEE YOU. For I long to VISIT YOU so I can BRING YOU some spiritual gift that will HELP YOU grow strong in the Lord. WHEN WE GET TOGETHER, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours.
This is how I feel today… like having a MUTUAL EXCHANGE of ENCOURAGEMENT!
I LOVE the people I lead at church and over the internet. My family SINCERELY LOVES the people we do life with. We thank God for all the beautiful people here in our hometown and scattered throughout the world who value our leadership… for the people who admire and share our BIG DREAMS… for all the Joshua's and Caleb's who without hesitation, they run to the promises with FAITH in every step!
Numbers 13:30 But Caleb tried to quiet the people as they stood before Moses. "Let's go at once to take the land," he said. "We can certainly conquer it!"
Yes we can! Yes we are! Yes we will!
I hope todays blog rouses up some FAITH in you guys today! Maybe you're down at the moment… but this is only TEMPORARY… because you and I were BORN TO TAST THE GRAPES OF PROMISE! We're doing something historical with our lives… yes we are!
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Herald Staff Writer
---- — FULTON, Ill. — The City of Fulton has officially accepted the donation of property that could allow for the expansion of services at Heritage Canyon.
An ordinance authorizing the city to accept a parcel of real estate property at 409 N. Fourth St. was approved by the city council Tuesday night. Harold Andresen is donating the estate of his brother, the late Arliss Andresen.
The city has discussed using the property, which is adjacent to Heritage Canyon, as an educational center. The house would be utilized for classrooms, with the remaining property used for recreational trails, parking and nature preservation.
Tuesday night City attorney Bill Shirk told the council that the State's Attorney's Office looked at the ordinance, accepting it. He added that the property has been checked for any liens, easements and other problems.
"It's squeaky clean," Shirk said.
Fulton Tourism Director Heather Bennett and City Works Director Dan Clark are interviewing for caretakers for the property. City Administrator Randy Balk expects them to come back to the council in a few weeks with recommendations for the land.
"We're making progress. Things are moving along," Balk said."But this (passing the ordinance) finalizes it, the land transaction. It will be ours."