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City schools chief Alonso resigns
Baltimore schools CEO Andrés Alonso tearfully announced his resignation Monday, ending a six-year tenure marked by bold yet often divisive reforms and casting uncertainty on the future of the long-troubled school system. Under Alonso's leadership, city...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Economy, Business and Finance, Students, University of Maryland, College Park, Corporate Officers
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Bangladesh fire kills eight as collapse toll hits 930
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A fire in an 11-story garment factory in Bangladesh killed eight people, including a ruling party politician and a top official in the country's powerful clothing manufacturers' trade group, as the death toll from the...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, European Union, Consumer Goods Industries, Heavy Engineering, Bangladesh
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Lebron James is underpaid, says cabletv.com
According to research on NBA salaries by cabletv.com LeBron James is the most underpaid athlete in the NBA. - LeBron James is the 13th highest paid player in the NBA. Players ahead of him include Gilbert Arenas, Brandon Roy, and Elton Brand. - The year...Tags: Brandon Roy, Miami Heat, LeBron James, National Basketball Association, Career and Workplace
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Restaurant, retail jobs at issue in immigration legislation
The bustling fast-food restaurant on Chicago's Far South Side where Maria Torres works is the type of business that could be a proving ground for immigration reforms being considered in Congress. Torres, 52, who cooks and cleans at the restaurant, said...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Justice and Rights, Interior Policy, University of Southern California
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After impasse with IBEW, Glendale City Council imposes pay cut on utility workers
More than 200 Glendale Water & Power employees and their union comrades packed City Hall Tuesday night to protest a contract that cuts their pay by 1.75%. Despite the showing, the City Council — unable to reach a deal with the International...
Tags: Unions, Public Officials, Interior Policy, Employees, Health and Safety at Work
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Ron Kaye: Standing up to the town bully
The sparse front page of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 18 website expresses exactly the message Brian D'Arcy wants his members to get: Rotating photos of protesting workers waving "A DEAL IS A DEAL" signs. It also features...
Tags: Unions, Robert J. Lopez, Blackmail and Extortion, Wage Contract Issues, Employees
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Some push for Edwards to be permanent schools CEO
Education observers were split Tuesday on whether the city's school board should launch a nationwide search to replace schools CEO Andrés Alonso or give the job of taking on the district's daunting challenges to his hand-picked successor. Some, such as...
Tags: Mary Pat Clarke, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Local Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Bernard C. Young
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DWP average pay rose 15%, despite flagging economy
Average employee pay at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power rose 15% over the last five years, despite an economic slump that ravaged the city's budget, records released Tuesday show. DWP workers received significantly more generous pay...
Tags: Elections, Labor Legislation, Wage Contract Issues, Government, Public Employees
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Stained-glass window fix at courthouse estimated to cost $50,000
A large, stained-glass window at the Brown County Courthouse is set to be restored next year, a project that could cost $50,000. The window, on the second story of the courthouse, is visible from Lincoln Street. It has not been re-leaded since the...
Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Auto Racing, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Natural Resources
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Voice of the People, May. 03
Terror of randomness There are reports of Boston Marathon runners who lost their legs in the terror attack. In addition there are reports of the lessons we can learn. The biggest is that we need to accept the reality the rest of the world has: We...Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Public Employees, Government, Chicago Tribune, Freedom of Information Act
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City schools budget includes new academic endeavors
Baltimore school officials unveiled a $1.174 billion budget plan Tuesday, which they said focuses on academics with a new science team to implement curriculum, programs for advanced students and a shifting of staff in the central office. Enrollment is...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Conservation, Budgets and Budgeting, Environmental Issues, Financial Aid
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Pittsylvania County teachers to get new dress code
WDBJ7 ReporterWhen you go to work are you dressing appropriately? One superintendent in Southern Virginia says his employees aren't. Teachers, staff and volunteers in the Pittsylvania County school system have been told a new dress code is in the works for next...Tags: Teachers, Pittsylvania County, Education, Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace
May 6, 2013
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May 9, 2013
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May 5, 2013
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May 7, 2013
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May 4, 2013
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May 8, 2013
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May 7, 2013
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May 7, 2013
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May 3, 2013
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Apr 23, 2013
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Apr 19, 2013
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