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Group aims to solve foreclosure crisis
Foreclosure rates in Rock County have rocketed by about 1,400 percent since 2008 — a grim statistic one organization aims to reduce through its soon-to-be launched Rescue America Project. |
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Alcohol, Then Tobacco. Now Fast Food?
New York City Councilman Eric Gioia is drafting a bill that would forbid fast-food chains from opening new restaurants within one-tenth of a mile of city schools. Gioia cites a recent study's finding that when schools in California are that close to hamburgers and french fries, the student obesity rate is likely to be 5.2% higher. "Of course there's a degree of personal responsibility here," ... |
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Transcript: Ziegelbauer, HTR Q--A on county government finances
This is a transcript of a 70-minute question-and-answer session about Manitowoc County government finances. It was conducted Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at the Herald Times Reporter between County Executive Bob Ziegelbauer and Charlie Mathews, Pat Pankratz, Dylan Tomlinson and Steve Reed of the HTR. |
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South African rand weakened sharply against the dollar on Thursday as investors’ appetite for risk waned on worries that the global economy will remain weak for some time, while stocks fell on lower commodity prices. |
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