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On Super Bowl Sunday next week, some of our larger and faster union brothers—members of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA)—will be battling it out in Glendale, Ariz., at Super Bowl XLIX (49 for those of us who are shaky on Roman numerals). While the Super Bowl carries a union label, from players to broadcast crews to stadium workers—your Super Bowl party spread can, too, with union-made in America food and drinks.
Check out these union-made Super Bowl party products, compiled by our friends at Labor 411, the union business directory from the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor. Food and drinks are brought to you by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM), the UAW, Machinists (IAM), the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) and the Teamsters (IBT).
Beck's, Budweiser, Busch. Goose Island, Hoegaarden, Land Shark Lager, Leffe Blond, Michelob, Natural, O'Doul's (non alcoholic), Shock Top, Stella Artois, Iron City, Rolling Rock, Red Stripe, Kirin, Labatt Blue, Stegmaier, Lionshead, Steelhead, Butte Creek, Red Tail Ale, Blue Moon, Henry Weinhard's, Killian's, Mickey's, Molson Canadian, Olde English 800,
Steel Reserve, Miller, Keystone Light, 1845 Pils, Bass Pale Ale, Moosehead, Schlitz, Pabst,
Sam Adams, Hamm's and Kingfisher Premium Lager.
Alexander & Hornung, Always Tender, Ball Park, Banquet, Butterball, Dearborn Sausage Co., Farmer John, Farmland, Hebrew National, Hormel, Omaha Steaks, Oscar Meyer, Thumann's and Tyson.
Snack Food
Act II Popcorn, Bagel Bites, Lay's, Cheetos, Cheez-It, Chex Mix, Chips Ahoy, Doritos, Fig Newtons, Fritos, Rice Krispies Treats, Rold Gold Pretzels, Ruffle, Triscuit and Wheat Thins.
Chips and Salsa
Mission Chips, Old El Paso Chips, Dips and Salsa, Pace Salsa, Stacy's Pita Chips, Sun Chips
Tostitos Chips and Salsa.
A recent Reddit thread discussed experiences people had while experiencing poverty, with a particular focus on those things that people are forced to buy or do that people who aren't poor never have to think about, much less worry about. In thousands of comments, people recounted hundreds upon hundreds of stories of trying to find ways to maintain a minimal lifestyle in the face of extreme poverty. One of the things that labor unions were created to do, and a key focus of the AFL-CIO's Raising Wages campaign, was to prevent workers from having to suffer through these hardships and in states where union density is higher, wages for both union and nonunion workers are higher, meaning fewer people have to live through such experiences.
Here are 23 examples of things that people in the discussion described having to worry about that wealthier Americans never even have to think about. These are some of the key things that working families and labor unions are fighting to reduce.
1. Staying in an extended stay housing, a motel, or a hotel (and paying the higher rate) because you can't qualify to get an apartment because you don't have proof of income.
2. Digging through the trash to find uneaten food.
3. Scavenging the ground for change to buy a meal.
4. Searching everywhere for coupons to make necessities affordable.
5. Stealing products like toilet paper from public restrooms so you can actually have them at home.
6. Selling plasma in order to afford groceries or pay rent.
7. Buying clothes on layaway.
8. Driving on tires so bald they could cause an accident at any moment.
9. Pulling your own tooth rather than pay for a dental visit.
10. Doing laundry in the sink with dish soap.
11. Buying antibiotics and other medicines meant for animals because you couldn't afford the pharmacy.
12. Learning when things like meat, fish and bread get marked down in price because they are going to spoil soon, so they are reduced for quicker sale.
13. Living in pain because you can't afford prescriptions.
14. Paying hundreds of extra dollars to obtain furniture through rent-to-own stores.
15. Buying cheap plastic toys at the dollar store so your children have birthday presents.
16. Stretching peanut butter or other staples by diluting them.
17. Washing and re-using plastic spoons, forks, knives and storage bags.
18. Visiting a store or public building to get a few minutes of air conditioning in the summer or heat in the winter.
19. Enduring the seemingly never-ending cycle of payday loans with exhorbitant interest rates that are hard to repay.
20. Dropping out of school to help your family pay the bills.
21. Using candles to keep electricity bills low.
22. Splitting two-ply toilet paper to make two rolls.
23. Buying lottery tickets to have some hope of a better future.
]]>Laborers (LIUNA) Local 300 member LeDaya Epps said:
The skills training I received through my union has done more than teach me a trade. It's renewed my life. It has been a lifeline to a career I am proud of and allowed me to provide for myself and my three children.
Epps was unemployed a year ago, but with the help of the Los Angeles Black Worker Center, an affiliate of the UCLA Labor Center, enrolled in an apprenticeship-readiness program sponsored by the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building Trades Council. After completing that training, she entered Local 300's apprenticeship program.
The Compton, Calif., native is currently working on a project to expand the light rail train line for the LA Metro to Los Angeles International Airport.
During his address, President Barack Obama spoke forcefully about how job training and paid apprenticeships, such as the one that has opened doors for Epps, are "opportunities that give workers the chance to earn higher-paying jobs even if they don't have a higher education."
He also called for laws that "that strengthen rather than weaken unions, and give American workers a voice [and]…that make sure a woman is paid the same as a man for doing the same work."
Read more about Epps and her journey from jobless to a family-supporting union job from LIUNA, the North America's Building Trades Unions and the U.S. Department of Labor.
Also sitting with Mrs. Obama was Tiairris Woodward of UAW Local 7 in Detroit. She works at Chrysler's Jefferson North Assembly Plant. Chrysler has emerged from its 2009 bankruptcy and now, like the entire American automobile industry, is making big contributions to the nation's economy.
Woodward, a 43-year-old mom from Harrison, Mich., took on a second full-time job at Chrysler in 2010 after she found that she couldn't support herself and her three children. After working 17-hour days across two jobs for some time, Tiairris was able to move solely to her Chrysler assembly line position. Within a year, she'd saved enough to buy a car and rent a new apartment and is attending college.
Earlier this month, Woodward wrote the White House thanking Obama for his actions that helped Chrysler survive bankruptcy and revived the auto industry. Read more on Woodward from the Detroit News.
]]>Some 18,000 California registered nurses, members of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU), who work at 86 Kaiser Permanente hospitals and clinics are voting this week on a new contract. The agreement, reached after months of negotiations, will give the RNs a stronger voice on patient care and provides breakthrough improvements in workplace protections.
The union also called off a scheduled two-day strike this week against Kaiser Permanente.
CNA/NNU Executive Director RoseAnn DeMoro praised "the unity of Kaiser RNs and their devotion to assuring the highest level of quality care for patients as well as protections for the nurses who deliver that care."
The unions said a key to the settlement was the agreement by Kaiser to establish a new committee of direct care RNs and nurse practitioners who will work with management to address the concerns RNs have about care standards in Kaiser facilities. Zenei Cortez, RN, co-president of the CNA, said:
We have an agreement that will strengthen the ability of Kaiser RNs to provide the optimal level of care our patients deserve, while establishing additional security for nurses.
In addition to the new patient care and workplace protection improvements, Kaiser has committed to hiring hundreds of new RNs and to providing training and employment opportunities for new RN graduates. The agreement also provides significant economic gains and additional retirement security.
]]>The president's focus on raising wages through collective bargaining, better paying jobs, a fairer tax code, fair overtime rules, and expanded access to education and earned leave sent the right message at the right time.
Read the rest of the statement below:
]]>So did his embrace of union apprentices and immigrants who want to achieve the American Dream. The president has again demonstrated his strong commitment to creating an economy that truly works for all working people.
Fighting income inequality is one of the biggest challenges of our time. As Oxfam recently reminded us, the world's wealth continues to be increasingly concentrated in the hands of a very few. If we are serious about solving this monumental challenge, the size of the solutions must meet the scale of the problem. We must have a similarly vigorous response to the barriers to raising wages: our opposition to fast-tracked trade deals that are giant giveaways to big corporations must be resolute. We can't face the competitive challenge of China with a trade deal that fails to adequately address currency manipulation, climate change or that gives corporations rights that people don't have.
Now is the time for politicians to champion a Raising Wages agenda that ties all the pieces of economic and social justice together. America has now heard what the president thinks about this agenda. We thank the president for his passion and his advocacy. We are ready to see what he and Congress will do about it. That is the ultimate standard of accountability.
Who did the Republican Party choose to respond to President Obama's State of the Union tonight? Someone who represents the anti-worker, corporate-influenced, Koch-dominated wing of their party: newly-elected Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA).
The network of organizations affiliated with oil billionaires David and Charles Koch spent about $300 million on the 2014 elections. This network includes Americans for Prosperity, Freedom Partners, Donors Trust, and a dizzying array of think tanks and astroturf organizations.
The Kochs also heavily fund ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, the "Match.com" nonprofit that brings together state legislators and corporate lobbyists to write "model bills" which are then distributed to pass in state houses. ALEC "model bills" that became law include Arizona's anti-immigrant SB 1070, Michigan's union-busting "right to work" law, and Florida's infamous "Stand Your Ground" gun law.
Ernst was one of those state legislators who joined ALEC after her election to the Iowa Senate in 2011. In June 2014, Ernst told a group of Koch-affiliated donors at a closed-door meeting in California: "the exposure to this group and to this network and the opportunity to meet so many of you, that really started my trajectory."
She wasn't wrong. Ernst was enormous beneficiary of the Koch network from day one of her campaign, as PR Watch reports:
In her campaign for Iowa's open U.S. Senate seat, Ernst was the underdog early in the crowded Republican primary, but soon became the darling of outside spending groups, maintaining a $12 million lead in outside spending over her Democratic opponent into the final weeks of the race, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. A few days after Ernst's appearance at the Dana Point summit, Charles Koch and his wife, son, and daughter-in-law maxed-out on donations to Ernst, and much of the outside spending supporting Ernst or attacking her opponent came from Koch-tied groups like the 60 Plus Association, American Future Fund, Freedom Partners Action Fund, the National Federation of Independent Business, and Americans for Prosperity.
During the campaign, Ernst's spokeswoman was Gretchen Hamel, who led the Koch-backed group Public Notice. Once elected, Ernst hired as her Chief of Staff Lisa Goes, a former VP at the Koch-backed National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), a group which, not coincidentally, ran radio and online ads on behalf of Ernst during the campaign.
So what do the Kochs and their network get for all this support? As a candidate, Joni Ernst opposed raising the minimum wage, and said she considered privatizing Social Security an "option." She also signed the pledge from super-lobbyist Grover Norquist saying that she would oppose the elimination of tax breaks, including those for companies that ship jobs overseas. In fact, we found it difficult to identify a single policy difference between her campaign rhetoric and the ideas advanced by the Koch brothers' network.
The selection of Senator Ernst to respond to President Obama on behalf of the Republican Party comes at a time when the Koch network's political operation is beginning to rival that of the GOP itself. Americans tuning in tonight would be fair in questioning whether Ernst will be representing an opposition political party or the network of donors that, by her own admission, propelled her into the U.S. Senate.
Learn more about the Koch network, aka "The Kochtopus.
Learn more about ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council.
]]>After a 13-day strike, followed by two meetings with a federal mediator, trash haulers employed by Unity Disposal in Montgomery and Howard counties in Maryland have ratified a new four-year collective bargaining agreement.
The new contract provides immediate pay raises for all Unity drivers and helpers, increases overall paid time off, ensures employees who work extra routes will now get paid more for that extra work, and provides a grievance procedure that puts into writing a fair disciplinary policy. Unity helper Francisco Fuentes said:
We stood up and we insisted that we all be treated with respect and paid fairly. We stuck together, we kept our eyes on the finish line, and we now have a new contract that recognizes the value of the work we do, and allows us to better support our families.
Unity Disposal contracts with Montgomery and Howard counties to provide trash pick-up service to more than 60,000 households.
]]>Before digging into the details, it's important to note a few things. First off, wage stagnation is not a small problem, it's something that affects 90% of all workers. As one of the authors of these reports, Lawrence Mishel, says: "Since the late 1970s, wages for the bottom 70 percent of earners have been essentially stagnant, and between 2009 and 2013, real wages fell for the entire bottom 90 percent of the wage distribution." Second, while the Great Recession made things worse, the problem goes back 35 years. And third, and most importantly, wage stagnation is a matter of choice, not necessity.
Here are five real reasons why wages have stagnated in the United States.
1. The abandonment of full employment: For a variety of reasons, policy makers largely have focused on keeping inflation rates low, even if that meant high unemployment. A large pool of unemployed workers means companies are under less pressure to offer good wages or benefits in order to attract workers. Since the Great Recession, austerity measures at all levels of government have made this problem worse. EPI says excessive unemployment "has been a key cause of wage inequality, since research shows that high rates of unemployment dampen wage growth more for workers at the bottom of the wage ladder than at the middle, and more at the middle than at the top."
2. Declining union density: As extreme pro-business interests have pushed policies that lower union membership, the wages of low- and middle-wage workers have stagnated. Higher unionization leads to higher wages, and the decrease in unionization has led to the opposite effect. The decline in the density of workers covered by collective bargaining agreements not only has weakened the ability of unionized workers to fight for their own wages and benefits, but also their ability to set higher standards for nonunion workers. EPI notes: "The decline of unions can explain about a third of the entire growth of wage inequality among men and around a fifth of the growth among women from 1973 to 2007." Read much more about the connection between the decline of collective bargaining and wage stagnation.
3. Changes in labor market policies and business practices: EPI argues: "A range of changes in what we call labor market policies and business practices have weakened wage growth in recent decades." Among the numerous changes they describe include: the lowering of the inflation-adjusted value of the federal minimum wage, the decrease in overtime eligibility for workers, increasing wage theft (particularly affecting immigrant workers), misclassification of workers as independent contractors, and declining budgets and staff for government agencies that enforce labor standards.
4. Deregulation of the finance industry and the unleashing of CEOs: The deregulation of finance has contributed to lower wages in several ways, including the shifting of compensation toward the upper end of the spectrum, the use of the financial sector's political power to favor low inflation over low unemployment as a policy goal, and the deregulation of international capital flows, which has kept policy makers from addressing imbalances, such as the U.S. trade deficit. EPI adds: "Falling top tax rates, preferential tax treatment of stock options and bonuses, failures in corporate governance, and the deregulation of finance all combined to increase the incentive and the ability of well-placed economic actors to claim larger incomes over the past generation."
5. Globalization policies: Decades spent in pursuit of policies that prioritized corporate interests over worker interests led to lowering of wages for middle- and lower-income workers in the United States. EPI concludes: "International trade has been a clear factor suppressing wages in the middle of the wage structure while providing a mild boost to the top, particularly since 1995."
EPI has also provided nine charts that lay out the picture of U.S. wage stagnation very clearly.
]]>There is a loophole in the rules that govern Wall Street brokers and financial firms that provide retirement investment advice that can drain away thousands, or even tens of thousands, of dollars of hard-earned savings from a single retirement account. Today, a coalition of senior, union and consumer groups launched a new website—SaveOurRetirement.org—to mobilize support to close the "Retirement Advice Loophole" through a new rule the U.S. Department of Labor is trying to adopt.
The way workers save for retirement has changed dramatically over the past decades. With the decline in traditional pensions, more and more workers depend on 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs), and they frequently seek investment advice from financial professionals. But the rule governing when that advice must be solely in the worker's interest, free from conflicts of interest, has not been changed since 1975—and many loopholes exist.
The "Retirement Advice Loophole" allows Wall Street brokers and financial firms with major conflicts of interest to provide investment advice that serves their own interests instead of what's best for their clients.
For example, they can sell financial products that pay large commissions but hurt their clients with unnecessary fees, poor returns or excessive risks. Millions of Americans are affected by this loophole every year without even knowing it, and it is draining away their retirement savings.
Right now, some advisers are required to put their customers' interests first while others are not—and it is often extremely difficult for workers and retirees to know which type of adviser they are dealing with.
The Labor Department rule has been under development for some time but has not been released yet. However, it is expected to require that investment advisers have no conflict of interest that might, for example, cause them to steer their clients toward investments that earn the adviser high fees but might not be in the client's best interest. The rule should require anyone who gives retirement investment advice to act solely in their client's best interest—a common sense standard known as the fiduciary duty.
Of course, Wall Street and the financial industry are adamantly opposed to reforming the rules. Two years ago they lobbied hard for a House bill aimed at derailing any new Labor Department investment advice rule, and surely they will be spending big money to do the same thing in 2015.
Be sure to visit SaveOurRetirement.org to learn more and find out how you can help close the "Retirement Advice Loophole."
The groups in the coalition are the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AARP, Americans for Financial Reform, Better Markets, Consumer Federation of America and the Pension Rights Center.
]]>The following post was written by Amy Lynn Smith and was originally posted on Eclectablog
The clock is ticking on 2015 open enrollment for health insurance. With the February 15th deadline approaching fast, the time to act is now if you're not already covered. But getting health insurance is only the beginning. Then you have to put your benefits to good use.
Working America has got your back. The Working America Health Care program is designed to provide all the support you need before, during and after the process of buying insurance. Plus, when you enroll through the program, you'll be eligible for a wide variety of additional benefits not available anywhere else — at no extra cost.
According to Tony Cheng, assistant director of Working America, the goal of the program is not only to help people sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but to make sure they have a great experience with whatever plan they sign up for.
We're going at the intent of the law, which isn't just helping people sign up but helping people lead healthier lives.
We want to be there to help people understand what health care reform really means, helping them sign up for whichever insurance plan meets their needs, and helping them use their benefits after they sign up. We'll make sure they always have someone on their side.
Working America Health Care is a joint partnership between Working America, the community affiliate of the AFL-CIO, and Union Plus, which was created by the AFL-CIO to develop consumer benefits, discounts, and services for more than 13 million current and retired union members.
You do NOT have to be the member of any union to take advantage of Working America Health Care, but you'll automatically become a Working America member if you sign up for coverage through the program.
Through Working America Health Care, consumers are guided through the insurance shopping process by a licensed professional with GoHealth, one of the country's largest online brokers.
"The reason they're so good is that they aren't working on commission, so there's no pressure to sign up for a particular plan," says Roland Leggett, Michigan program director for Working America. "They're only there to make sure you get the best plan for you and your family. It empowers people who need insurance."
Leggett says it only takes about 30 minutes to go through the enrollment process, although you can take time to weigh your options before completing your enrollment. Every step of the way, you'll have expert guidance to help you navigate the sometimes confusing process of buying health insurance.
"We want to help people understand what the ACA means, what to look for when they sign up — how to keep their doctor if they want to, or the additional costs involved in each plan, such as co-pays and deductibles," says Cheng. "We want to help folks understand the big picture."
Once enrollment is complete, Working America provides access to an independent, personal health care advocate who can help you coordinate your care, resolve claims and answer questions about coverage.
Leggett explains:
Especially if you've never had insurance before, you may need help navigating the system. Your health advocate can answer questions about coverage and claims, and help you negotiate medical bills. There's even a union nurse available by phone to help you decide what kind of care you need if you're sick.
Working America Health Care also provides vision and dental discounts, which are a great resource if you don't purchase vision or dental coverage — but the discounts apply even if you do. These discounts can save you up to 60 percent on dental care and up to 35 percent on vision exams and glasses.
What's more, through Union Plus you'll be eligible for a wide range of other discounts on everything from health club memberships to mortgage assistance, and much more.
You'll also become part of the Working America family, which connects you to the work they're doing to lift up the middle class through efforts such as raising the minimum wage, funding education and holding politicians accountable. As Leggett says, "We're empowering folks to be part of the political process."
Right now, Working America Health Care has an on-the-ground presence in 17 cities, including Detroit, where it goes out into communities through a variety of events and partnerships, reaching out to union members, small businesses and individuals. Assistance is also available by phone or online nationwide.
After open enrollment concludes on February 15th, Working America Health Care will continue assisting people who are eligible for a special enrollment period due to a life change such as getting married or changing jobs.
"We can help people see if choosing a plan through the ACA might make more sense than using COBRA coverage to address a gap in coverage," says Cheng. "And we're talking all the time to early retirees who aren't yet eligible for Medicare, and young people when they turn 26 and are no longer eligible for coverage on their parents' plan."
Both Cheng and Leggett urge anyone who still needs to enroll in coverage to do it now. Rather than waiting until the last minute, give yourself plenty of time to make the best decision for yourself and your family, says Cheng.
Our goal is first to make sure people know what's available, and then to make sure they know how to use their health care after they sign up.
But we also want to make sure we're moving forward in terms of health reform. Health care is a basic right and it's under attack. If we don't use it we lose it. We want to make sure people understand what's at stake and are signing up.
Get started with Working America Health Care today! Call 855-698-2479 or visit the Working America Health Care website. Remember: 2015 open enrollment ends February 15th.
]]>We all worked incredibly hard to pass health care reform in 2009 and 2010, and we're proud to now see millions of Americans accessing high quality, affordable health insurance–many of them for the first time.
But some things haven't changed. For many Americans, navigating their health insurance is just as complex and frustrating as it was before the Affordable Care Act went into effect. At Working America, we wanted to make sure that information and support before, during, and after enrollment was available to out more than 3 million members–and anyone else who needed it.
That's why we created Working America Health Care.
By enrolling through Working America Health Care, you have access to licensed professionals that can connect you to almost all the health plan options on the Health Insurance Marketplace (aka Healthcare.gov). But for no additional cost, you also have access to hundreds of benefits available through our partners at Union Plus, including dental and vision discounts.
Most importantly, when you enroll in the Marketplace through Working America Health Care, you have access to a personal Health Advocate: a real person you can call to help navigate the complexities of your health insurance. For no additional cost.
Enrolling through us also makes you a member of Working America, the community affiliate of the AFL-CIO and the fastest growing organization for working families. Since our creation in 2003, we've successfully helped raised the wages of millions of workers, passed paid sick days laws and other worker protections, and helped elect dozens of pro-worker local, state, and federal candidates like Elizabeth Warren, Sherrod Brown, Al Franken, Mark Dayton, and Jeff Merkley.
And yes, this program is open to anyone who does not have a union on the job. That includes folks who are freelancers, unemployed, and retired too.
Want to find out more? Visit our website at workingamericahealthcare.org or call 855-698-2479. We'll also answer as many questions as possible in the comments.
Bonus: Check out Amy Lynn Smith's great coverage of Working America Health Care on Eclectablog!
]]>Nearly 12,000 Delta Air Lines flight attendants have signed authorization cards seeking union representation by the Machinists (IAM). More than two dozen Delta flight attendants hand-delivered those cards Tuesday to the National Mediation Board's (NMB's) headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Once the NMB validates those signatures—expected in about four to six weeks—the agency will set an election date for the airline's 20,000 flight attendants.
Delta Air Lines flight attendant Gabe Perez, who has been with the airline for 35 years, said:
We are the reason Delta is the world's most profitable carrier and leads the industry in almost every financial and operational measure. Yet, we lag the industry in wages, benefits and work rules. That will change once we win our election and negotiate the industry-best contract we deserve.
IAM President R. Thomas Buffenbarger, who accompanied the flight attendants to the NMB, called it "an historic day for these courageous flight attendants."
IAM General Vice President Sito Pantoja called the flight attendants:
an inspiration to the entire labor movement. The IAM will make every effort to ensure that they achieve their goal of negotiating an industry-leading contract.
For more information, visit www.iamdelta.net.
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) supports the Delta flight attendants campaign to win a voice with the IAM and says a victory would lift standards for all flight attendants. AFA-CWA and Delta flight attendants were unsuccessful in a previous election that was held under different NMB rules.
]]>We told you how Republican House members last week went after Social Security on their very first day at work. Some 11 million people who receive Social Security disability benefits could see their benefits cut by 20% in 2016 and cuts to Social Security retirement benefits for everyone could also be in store. Here's what some other folks have to say about that and other attacks Republicans may launch against Social Security.
The coalition Social Security Works says last week's action barring transfer of funds from the Social Security Retirement Trust Funds to the Social Security disability program—known as reallocation—unless taxes are raised or benefits are cut is "stealth attack on America's working families."
Like other stealth attacks against the American people's Social Security, the groundwork is being laid in advance. It will suddenly explode sometime in the next two years. The rule change would prohibit a simple reallocation! It will require more significant and complex changes to Social Security. In other words, the Republican rule will allow Social Security to be held hostage….Hostage-taking to force changes that the American people do not want to a vital program like Social Security is no way to run the United States of America.
Kathy Ruffing of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says:
By barring the House from approving a "clean" reallocation in 2016, the rule will strengthen the hand of lawmakers who seek to attach harsh conditions (such as sharp cuts in eligibility or benefit amounts) to such a measure.
Max Richtman, president of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, said:
It is hard to believe that there is any purpose to this unprecedented change to House rules, other than to cut benefits for Americans who have worked hard all their lives, paid into Social Security and rely on their Social Security benefits, including Disability Insurance, in order to survive.
Richard Eskow of the Campaign for America's Future asks on Huffington Post, "Why are they doing this?"
Undoubtedly, one reason is to please campaign contributors. Wealthy individuals, like conservative billionaire hedge-funder Pete Peterson, are committed to gutting the program. Many defense contractors and Wall Street firms are involved in the campaign to cut Social Security through a group called 'Fix the Debt,' despite the fact that Social Security doesn't contribute to the federal debt. (Ironically, all of these firms have benefited greatly from public expenditures.) What's their motivation? Among other things, Social Security cuts would ensure that they're not asked to pay more in taxes.
And then there's this scary reminder from Eric Laursen at AlterNet, "Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is now chair of the House Ways and Means Committee."
This makes him an even bigger force on Social Security policy than he was as Budget Committee chair, when he repeatedly called for hobbling the program….With Ryan heading up their response, the Republicans are more likely to insist on drastic changes to the entire program.
Looks like they've already started.
]]>Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) unveiled a new plan today to address the large and growing problem of income inequality that he says, "attacks the chronic problem of stagnant middle-class incomes from both directions: it promotes bigger paychecks and lets workers keep more of what they earn."
His plan would create or expand tax breaks for child care, apprenticeship programs, middle-class working couples, those who save for retirement and companies that raise workers' wages, while at the same time scaling back the tax break corporations currently claim for CEO bonuses. Van Hollen said his proposals are fully paid for with a "high-rollers fee" on Wall Street.
We can pay for these new tax benefits for working Americans by changing the ways our current tax code is rigged in favor of those who make money off of money and against those who make money from work.
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka praised Van Hollen for "showing the kind of leadership that has become far too rare in Washington, D.C., today. Many of the policy prescriptions he outlined today are part of the blueprint to seriously addressing income inequality." He also said:
A modest Wall Street speculation tax, or 'high-roller fee' as Rep. Van Hollen has proposed, will help curb harmful Wall Street practices and raise billions of dollars annually. These are critical funds that could pay for infrastructure and education to lay the foundation for long-term productivity growth. Additionally, Rep. Van Hollen is absolutely right to deny tax breaks for ridiculous, out of control CEO pay—they don't need any more handouts.
Read more about the Van Hollen plan from Alice Ollstein at Think Progress.
]]>At the AFL-CIO's National Summit on Raising Wages last week, President Richard Trumka announced two important new parts of the labor federation's agenda. This spring, the federation will sponsor Raising Wages summits in four key states. Additionally, the AFL-CIO will organize projects in seven cities to focus on raising wages in those locales.
Trumka explained the reason for the stepped-up efforts:
American workers are beginning to say "enough." We are beginning to rise up, to come together, to reject the idea that there is nothing we can do about falling wages. We are tired of people talking about inequality as if nothing can be done. The answer is simple—raise the wages of the 90% of Americans whose wages are lower today than they were in 1997. Families don't need to hear more about income inequality—they need more income.
AFL-CIO's state labor federations in the first four presidential primary states—Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina will take place in the spring. These summits will bring together diverse voices to lay out the entire raising wages platform and establish state-based standards of accountability. Trumka talked about the significance of those states: "Raising wages is the single standard by which leadership will be judged. That means accountability, and it starts with something we all understand—presidential politics."
After working with affiliates and community partners, the AFL-CIO identified the 10 cities for raising wages campaigns where they could have the most significant impact. The cities include Atlanta, Columbus, District of Columbia (Metro), St. Louis, Philadelphia, Minneapolis & St. Paul, Houston, Miami, Dallas and San Diego. In each city, the labor movement will stand together with those already at work and bring important energy, ideas and resources to critical battles.
These new campaigns are the beginning of the federation's efforts to expand the raising wages agenda.


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Lifestyle & Belief How Sufi Music Helps Patients in Turkey PRI's The World April 25, 2012 Sufi music is being used in Turkish hospitals to calm patients. Reporter Matthew Brunwasser tells us that studies suggest that using music can cut stress quite significantly.
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RTR3TDRG.jpg Conflict & Justice Where are Islamic militants in Iraq getting their weapons? The answer surprised us PRI's The World June 17, 2014 We've all seen the pictures of the ISIS militants who have taken over a large part of northern and western Iraq in the last week. They usually have assault weapons and wear strings of ammo or are standing by mounted guns. Which got us wondering, who's their supplier?
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Lifestyle & Belief Slideshow: Bosnian Muslim Walking to Mecca for the Hajj PRI's The World March 12, 2012 A 47-year-old Bosnian Muslim is making a 3,600 miles pilgrimage from Bosnia to Mecca on foot. Each year millions of Muslims make the annual pilgrimage to the Saudi city for the Hajj.
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Ryan Tannehill: Whole offense is frustrated
James WalkerDAVIE, Fla. -- The word of the week for the Miami Dolphins' offense is "frustration." Miami's offensive players have not been happy all week following a 27-13 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Miami's defense (14 points) scored more than its ...
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Berry should be careful with bounty talk
James WalkerBounties are a very sensitive subject in the NFL. Pretty much the mention of the word from any pro football player is sure to capture headlines. That was the case with Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry. He injured his knee in Week 1 and was los...
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AFC East mired in mediocrity
James WalkerMIAMI -- Welcome to the AFC Least. It's a place where the first-place team has the NFL's worst defense and the last-place team is the hottest in the division. The two middle teams, well ... let's just say they personify the word "pretender." Ju...
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Knowshon Moreno right mix for Miami RBs
James WalkerThe Miami Dolphins played coy with the running back question all offseason. "We like our running backs," Miami general manager Dennis Hickey said Tuesday at the NFL owners meetings. But actions speak louder than words in the NFL. The Dolphins r...
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Morning take: Mike Pouncey suspension?
James WalkerHere are the most interesting Miami Dolphins stories Thursday from around the Web: Adam Beasley of the Miami Herald writes the Dolphins are awaiting word on Mike Pouncey's suspension. Morning take: Pouncey will undergo a mental evaluation befo...
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Dolphins, GM Hickey make statement
James WalkerThe Miami Dolphins finally announced the hiring of new general manager Dennis Hickey this evening. Word got out on the hire earlier this morning after two candidates -- Nick Caserio of New England and Lake Dawson of Tennessee -- turned down the job i...
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Locker Room Buzz: Miami Dolphins
James WalkerMIAMI -- Observed in the locker room after the Miami Dolphins' 23-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills: "Frustrating": That was a common word used by several Dolphins players after the game. Miami had a very sullen locker room after losing its third strai...
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Dannell Ellerbe ready for former team
James WalkerDAVIE, Fla. -- If you trust the words of Miami Dolphins linebacker Dannell Ellerbe, Sunday's matchup against his former team -- the Baltimore Ravens -- is just another game. But deep down there has to be a little extra within Ellerbe this week. He...
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Hate aside, does Belichick 'like' Tim Tebow?
James WalkerI completely believe New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick when he says he doesn't "hate" Tim Tebow. Hate is a strong word to use about anybody, especially with a person as nice and grounded as the former New York Jets and Denver Broncos qua...
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Bills' rookies can turn around misfortune
James WalkerLongtime readers of the AFC East blog know I detest grading drafts before rookies play their first NFL game. But there is nothing wrong with examining potential. The "P" word is exactly what I see when I look at the Buffalo Bills' 2013 draft. I se...
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Gronkowski's actions must match words
James WalkerNew England Patriots Pro Bowl tight end Rob Gronkowski made the media rounds at ESPN on Wednesday. Gronkowski said all the right things about his partying reputation and rehabbing his broken arm, which has been operated on three times in the past sev...
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Final Word: Ravens at Patriots
James WalkerFive nuggets of knowledge about Sunday's AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium: One last time: This will mark the final matchup between two future Hall of Famers -- quarterback Tom Brady of the Patriots and linebacker Ray Lewis of Baltimore. L...
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Final Word: Texans at Patriots
James WalkerFive nuggets of knowledge about Sunday's Houston Texans-New England Patriots divisional-round playoff game at Gillette Stadium: Guarding against overconfidence: The New England Patriots are heavily favored against the Texans. New England trounced ...
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Mike Westhoff: Tebow situation 'a mess'
James WalkerFormer New York Jets special-teams coach Mike Westhoff has never been one to mince words. But now that Westhoff is retired, the gloves are completely off on all that went wrong in New York (6-10) last season. Westhoff made an appearance on WQAM in...
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Jets' Tony Sparano still standing
James Walker"Black Monday" has claimed plenty of head coaches, assistants and general managers around the NFL. But we have yet to hear word on New York Jets offensive coordinator Tony Sparano. What's the holdup? Sparano reportedly will be one-and-done afte...
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Morning take: Welcome to Black Monday
James WalkerHere are the most interesting stories Monday in the AFC East: The Buffalo Bills finished 6-10 and will await further word from team owner Ralph Wilson. Morning take: A decision can happen as early as today. We will have full coverage in the AF...
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Next Round: Should Tiger Woods just retire?
ESPNWith all of his injuries, should Tiger Woods retire? Scoop Jackson sits down with San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates and professor Dr. Todd Boyd to discuss....
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Antonio Gates, more talk Peyton Manning's value
ESPNHow much is Peyton Manning worth? Standout San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates and professor Dr. Todd Boyd break down his value with Scoop Jackson in the latest "The Next Round."...
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Smith and Carlos were a product of their times
Todd BoydAs courageous as Tommie Smith and John Carlos were in 1968, remember that they were also a product of a time of protests.
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Lack of leadership damaging to major sports
Todd BoydUnlike true leaders, David Stern, Bud Selig and Roger Goodell are hiding from ugly truths.
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Esquire covers commemorate boxing's prime
Todd BoydThe covers of George Lois on Esquire magazine commemorated boxing's heyday.
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When voting for the NBA's MVP, shouldn't the postseason count?
Todd BoydYou can't determine the true NBA MVP if you can't count the postseason in your assessment, writes Todd Boyd.
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The NBA needs to expand beyond the U.S.
Todd BoydCreating a five-team NBA European division could make basketball the most popular sport in the world, writes Todd Boyd.
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The General truly was one of a kind
Todd BoydBob Knight's time had passed, but he still will be missed, writes Todd Boyd. Because he was an American original.
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The holy grail of basketball shoes
Todd BoydAir Jordans are more than a shoe -- they're a cultural phenomenon. And now that phenomenon may be coming to an end.
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A more sophisticated look at steroids in baseball
Todd BoydInstead of condemning those named in the Mitchell report, it's time for MLB to adapt to the presence of performance-enhancing drugs.
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Double standards from David Stern
Todd BoydHow can David Stern come down so hard on his players, yet so soft on his referees? Todd Boyd doesn't understand.
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Don't forget how far USC has come
Todd BoydSome fans might be down on USC, but don't forget what Pete Carroll has done, and don't count the Trojans out this season.
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Why the McNabb backlash?
Todd BoydDonovan McNabb was ripped for comments about race. Why doesn't this happen to white athletes?
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Interracial relationships remain taboo to some
Todd BoydIf you think uproars and threats over interracial couples are things of the past, think again, writes Page 2's Todd Boyd.
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Stop the hatin', Hank
Todd BoydDoes Hank Aaron have issues with the hip-hop generation? Stop hatin', Hank, and go watch Barry break your record.
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I can't stop rooting for this miserable team
Todd BoydThe Lions are one miserable, terrible franchise, but Todd Boyd can't stop rooting for them.
Story | Conversation | July 24, 2007


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Barack Obama, our next President
"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep," Obama cautioned. Young and charismatic but with little experience on the national level, Obama smashed through racial barriers and easily defeated ...
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Firearms instructor hired as school guard leaves handgun in student bathroom
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Jan 18, 2013
Nope crazy one. That person is not me. I'm home and not in Florida today, nutcase. You liberals sure are a strange bunch of animals. It's no wonder this country is so flocked up. |
Jan 18, 2013
You know how to stop abortion? Require that each one occur with a gun.
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Jan 18, 2013
The picture I have is that you are a phreakkin dumschit.... |
Jan 18, 2013
Meth-ring priest enjoyed cross dressing,bizarre sex toys in his rectory
In CT! Where else! http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/18/meth-ri... |
Jan 18, 2013
lowlifebottomfeederobamaworshi pperfckfaceforsure say what? LOL |
Jan 18, 2013
All the religious phony Democrats up there are sick like you libs here lily. Connecticut is a true blue state. No surprises here. |
Jan 18, 2013
Morning dem, peace be with you. |
Jan 18, 2013
Didn't Obama tell us Al Queda was on the run?
Sure doesn't look that way after Benghazi & now Algeria where a bunch of people are missing after the hostage crisis. Up to ten Americans are still being held hostage. Romney warned us about North Africa. It's all playing out now - no wonder Obama & the corrupt media tried to bury the Benghazi story. Our leadership in the USA is a joke. The people that voted for Obama are idiots. |
Jan 18, 2013
That's another thing that should bother you. He won by running one of the nastiest campaigns in presidential history. Made the lies he told about Hillary back in 2008 look like fibs. She wasn't all too happy about his vicious lying tactics either. Is that the kind of president you want? Win at all costs? No matter how many lies you spread about your opponent? There's a difference between proving your opponent an unworthy candidate and out-and-out lies. This president crossed the line twice - in both elections. |
Jan 18, 2013
A Virginia state lawmaker brandished an AK-47 on the floor of the state House of Delegates Thursday.
Virginia Del. Joe Morrissey, a Democrat hailing from the Richmond area, showed off the weapon while pushing for tighter gun-control laws, The Washington Examiner reported. "A lot of people don't know that in many locations in the commonwealth, you can take this gun, you can walk in the middle of Main Street loaded and not be in violation of the law," Morrissey said on the floor, according to the Examiner, assuring other lawmakers that the gun was not loaded. A subcommittee voted Thursday night to kill a bill Morrissey introduced that would have tightened gun controls in the state, The Roanoke Times reported. That bill would have banned the sale of so-called assault rifles and high-capacity magazines. http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/virginia... Virginia, nuff said He should have brought Flack's bazooka. |
Jan 18, 2013
its god awful, next they'll meet in a maternity ward full of unwed minority mothers. what an insult. |
Jan 18, 2013
Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) took awhile to catch on but in the end the organization made a huge impact about how the bulk of the nations citizens view driving while impaired and drinking in general. The group met a lot of resistance but in the end the drinking age was raised, open container laws were given teeth, breath alcohol limits were reduced, judges were put on notice and bars, clubs and restaurants became partners in liability cases and sometimes criminal cases. Gun control will come on line the same way perhaps the last straw being Newtown or perhaps it will take a couple more slaughters but it's coming. We know that some gun and pawn shop owners are sleazy unscrupulous sumbitches who will stoop very low for the almighty dollar and we've learned that the gunshow loophole allows for a lot of hanky panky kinda like, "Well, I can't sell you this gun without a BG check, but if you're willing pay a little more my unlicensed friend in the next booth can do the deal for us." |
Jan 18, 2013
why not? you have a whole 6 minutes a day when you aren't here posting. |
Jan 18, 2013
LOL! Yer actin' pretty cwazy! |
Jan 18, 2013
next Obama will want photo ID to excercise your right to vote! or a means test with fingerprinting for food stamps!!! |
Jan 18, 2013
What are stupid lily? I told you that person is not me, you moron. What a dumbfk! |
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Jan 18, 2013
If that would have been William Shatner a.k.a. Denny Crane, he would have fired off a few rounds into the ceiling. Just for effect. |
Jan 18, 2013
If it's the will of the people so be it. I remember driving around drinking a beer back in the day, nowadays I won't get near the driver's seat if I have had one. |
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Online publishing appeared to be easy money a few years ago, but it has turned into a strategic, difficult market with fewer strong players that can offer unique opportunities to their advertisers.
The Internet roller-coaster ride over the past few years has been fueled, in part, by the media, which tends to hype the most impressive success stories and nitpick the most tragic failures. But most dot-com failures reported in the media to date have been business-to-consumer (B2C)-oriented e-businesses and ad-supported Web sites, with many impressive success stories having been overlooked.
A major reason the focus has been so skewed toward these sectors is that B2C stories interest larger audiences and are often easier for people to relate to. Business-to-business (B2B) stories (many of which have been impressive, to say the least) generally attract industry-specific audiences and receive less media attention to fuel the fire.
Time after time, across a number of industries, many small players strive to compete for a limited new market only to see a few dominant players and niche-focused specialists break through the clutter and survive. Convergence is an easily recognizable trend among the survivors when new industries break out of their infancy stage. Acquisitions, alliances, and sharing of resources become more and more attractive. This scenario has been prevalent among content-based Web sites. With so many players in the market, the advertising space has lost value simply because the supply far exceeds the industry's needs.
A highly noticeable trend among successful ad-supported Web properties is that the survivors often fall within one of the following three categories:
2. Publication backed by an existing, profitable company such as a newspaper, magazine, or television network
3. Hungry, niche-specific publication company running on a smaller scale that delivers an audience specific enough (e.g., cultural portals, B2B industry properties, and search-based Web sites) that it can attract advertisers even in today's market
Nevertheless, there are exceptions, however rare. The agency where I work has worked with an ad-supported client, GospelCity.com, which remains sustainable as a niche-specific content site. This company is run by individuals who are knowledgeable and passionate about what they do, and it has quietly developed into the ninth-largest African-American community on the Internet.
Although media sales have been tough for everyone, GospelCity has developed value-added opportunities for advertisers, which include record companies and cultural marketing divisions of major corporations. Some of its most successful advertisers have created custom solutions, including album-launch countdowns, and featured audio clips on their radio stations. It has developed ties within major industry supporters and contributors, and for site content generally interviews artists, reviews albums, and covers industry events.
Whereas content has been a deadly expense for many, GospelCity continues to produce a portion of its content in-house and allows credible outsiders to insert articles. The beauty of having outside contributors is that it provides knowledgeable commentary and expands the site's reach and audience interest. In-house professionals cover most artist interviews, and artists are eager to get involved since it helps boost their popularity in a music market that has a limited fan base. Without these contributions, content production costs could get out of hand.
Essentially, niche-focused sites like GospelCity continue to offer advertisers value and provide excellent models for sustainable online publishing. Essentially, publishers relying on ad revenue as their lifeline need to continue pushing their USPs -- whether it is the ability to target highly desirable audiences, provide mass-audience reach, sell performance-based advertising, or offer time-sensitive ads. Having great, knowledgeable media salespeople always helps, too.
Online publishing appeared to be easy money a few years ago, but it has turned into a strategic, difficult market with fewer strong players that can offer unique opportunities to their advertisers.
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As Simon and Garfunkel sang about going to the candidates' debate
Yes, you've been bereft of news about the Winnipeg and Louis Riel Nov. 26 school board by-elections for more than a week now, and I feel your pain.
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Away for a bit, and some education stuff
I'll be away for a week or so. Off to Upper Canada to visit child the younger, watch some university volleyball, see my Mighty Maples, bound for Stanley Cup glory, play the Florida Panthers, celebrate a significant birthday, and enjoy our traditional post-volleyball Cajun dinner at Hot Belly Mama's in Peterborough.
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One out, but still on the ballot
As you saw on our website and in today's dead trees edition, candidate Evan Thompson has withdrawn from the race for the vacant Ward 1 school board seat in Winnipeg School Division.
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Play fair, says candidate
A month to go, and the byelections are getting snippy. Or Ward 1 of Winnipeg School Division, at least.
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School board candidates galore
There's an interesting distinction between the two sets of candidates contesting school board by-elections. You'll find the list here.
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Forty years ago, in a newsroom far, far away
I started working in the daily newspaper business 40 years ago today.
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Election fever breaks out
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You won, get back to work
I've already put in a request to talk to Education Minister Nancy Allan about the NDP government's plans to implement caps on class size.
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Is this OK?
Is it OK to tout your position on a significant provincial board when endorsing a candidate for provincial office? Especially when you cite the candidate's abilities to work in the area in which you advise the government?
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Gerrard regrets glitch about GPHS invite
Liberal leader Dr. Jon Gerrard told me this morning that he regrets not taking part in a now-cancelled River Heights riding town hall at Grant Park High School.
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Wooing me as a senior-in-training
Nothing grabs me as a voter these days more than seeing the magic word senior in the party's promise.
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A doctoral grudge
I've blown a chance at a major story, and now my less-than-impeccable source is seeking out other media to shop her story.
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A candidate offers me a job
This election just keeps getting stranger and stranger.
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Encountering candidates in unexpected places
I was leaving my soccer match Saturday afternoon, walking back to my car on the street in behind Glenlawn Collegiate, when someone in a car that had pulled up alongside me started calling my name.
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Treating $1.9 billion simplistically
As impossible as it is to explain Manitoba's convoluted, complex, confusing, complicated and confounding public education funding formula at a voter's doorstep, the provincial leaders are trying to flog simplistic funding promises.
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Another university, and many soccer rants
Once again I'm off, returning to work Sept. 6, driving with child the elder to the University of Victoria, where he's starting law school.
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Daniel Mac grad now the prez
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Adventures in trusteeland
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Kids, be healthy in old age
So today I've made it to 63, the age at which my father dropped dead of a heart attack.
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A message from one medium
The recent big piece I did on the centenary of Marshall McLuhan's birth drew one of the largest positive email responses I can remember in quite a while.
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About Nick Martin
Nick Martin is the old bearded guy at the back of the newsroom, the most experienced reporter at the Winnipeg Free Press, having started his career in Ontario in 1971.
He's been covering education for the Free Press since the spring of 1997, after decades primarily covering municipal politics, including a four-year stint at the Ontario legislature for the London Free Press.
Nick moved to Manitoba in 1988 with his Winnipeg-born wife, who is a professor at the University of Manitoba. They have two kids, both of whom graduated from Grant Park High School: son Chris and daughter Gillian.
Nick has won a national journalism award from the Canadian Association of University Teachers, two Manitoba Human Rights Journalism awards, and the Ontario Reporters Association investigative award.
Nick is a long-distance runner, having finished and survived 18 marathons and 15 half-marathons and 30-kilometre races, and having (barely) survived 10 years as an outdoor and indoor soccer coach.
Nick became a soccer referee in 2007, delighting in his 60s in outrunning 16-year-olds and keeping his distance from obstreperous coaches and parents.
Nick and his wife have discovered a mutual love for kayaking at their Whiteshell cottage, and are both regulars at the Reh-Fit Centre. They hold season tickets to both the Manitoba Theatre Centre and the Warehouse, and as empty nesters, have rediscovered the joys of an active winter vacation.
A native of Jarrow-on-Tyne, England, Nick is a member of the Toon Army as a Newcastle United supporter, and a proud citizen of Leafs Nation.
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In arithmetic and number theory, the least common multiple (also called the lowest common multiple or smallest common multiple) of two integers a and b, usually denoted by LCM(a, b), is the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of both a and b.[1] It is familiar from grade-school arithmetic as the "lowest common denominator" that must be determined before two fractions can be added.
This definition may be extended to rational numbers a and b: the LCM is the smallest positive rational number that is an integer multiple of both a and b. (In fact, the definition may be extended to any two real numbers whose ratio is a rational number.)
If either a or b is 0, LCM(a, b) is defined to be zero.
The LCM of more than two integers or rational numbers is well-defined: it is the smallest number that is an integer multiple of each of them.
What is the LCM of 4 and 6?
Multiples of 4 are:
and the multiples of 6 are:
Common multiples of 4 and 6 are simply the numbers that are in both lists:
So the least common multiple of 4 and 6 is the smallest one of those: 12 = 3 × 4 = 2 × 6.
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Other films that had been short-listed for Spain's official entry were The Skin I Live In, Almodovar's first film with Banderas in more than 20 years, and La Voz Dormida (The Sleeping Voice), another film dealing with the Spanish Civil War's brutal aftermath.
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The film's title refers to low-quality bread many had to eat after the war, if they ate at all, and is seen through the eyes of Andreu, a boy whose parents were on the losing side in the conflict which stirs controversy to this day in Spain.
As well as Francesc Colomer, in the role of Andreu, the film stars Sergi Lopez, who also acted in the 2006 Oscar-nominated picture Pan's Labyrinth - in which he spoke Castillian.
Multilingual Lopez has also acted in English - in Dirty Pretty Things (2002) and French, in An Affair of Love (1999).
Pa Negre has opened in France and has plans to hit cinemas in China and Japan, as well as be re-released in Madrid and Barcelona due to renewed interest following its candidacy for the Oscars.
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Stephen hill Stephen Hill, age 80, of LaGrange, passed away on November 4, 2013, after battling Alzheimer 's for several years. Stephen was born June 28, 1933, in Springfield, Illinois to the late Roy and Daisy (Richards) Hill. Stephen, a 1951 graduate of Springfield High School, earned his undergraduate degree in commerce and law in 1955 from the
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