Demographics

Moved out of storage unit, into a motel

Struggling family gets a hand from friends, strangers Tribune update: Life is much more comfortable for the family that lived in a Streamwood storage facility, thanks to the generosity of friends, family and a wide swath of...

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Asia Lackluster; Miners Rise

By COLIN NG SINGAPORE -- In Australia, James Hardie Industries was in the limelight after it posted stronger-than-expected results. Regional markets were shrugging off the mild losses on Wall Street Friday, as most Asian...

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Robert J. Samuelson on the health bill's burdens for the young

One of our long-running political stories is the economic assault on the young by the old. Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid (programs wholly or primarily dedicated to the elderly) totaled $1.3 trillion, 43 percent of...

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Real estate agents see return of foreign buyers

Dollar’s plunge coupled with faith in eventual economic recovery helps sales Sand castles Open House: A look at some properties for sale around the country with an ocean view. While foreign real estate investment in the first...

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Adult Smokers on the Rise According to CDC

Submitted by Ramona Bates MD on Nov 22nd, 2009 After declining from 24.1% in 1998 to 19.8% in 2007, the proportion of U.S. adults who are cigarette smokers has risen to 20.6% in 2008 according to the Center for Disease Control...

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Businesses face rising unemployment insurance taxes as job market struggles to recover

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER , Associated Press Minnesota business by the numbers See Minnesota's top earning companies, CEOs and non-profits WASHINGTON - It's forcing higher state taxes on companies to pay for unemployment...

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Law firm stood up for powerless workers

Richard Sennott, Star Tribune RICHARD SENNOTT� sennorc@startribune.com Babbitt, MN. Thursday 10/13/2005 Lois Jenson at home with an autographed movie poster given to her by the cast of North Country Sprenger and Lang, which has...

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Surprising Signs You Could Live To 100 (Yahoo!7)

What are the chances you'll live well, well, well into your 90s? "Our research shows that sitting for long periods of time is linked to weight gain, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes," says Paul Gardiner, a PhD...

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Declare independence

Violet finds an amazing article in the Guardian; turns out men broke everything and now women are taking the lead in fixing it all ( haw ; and haw ) I'm going to cut to the chase on values, and then give the background. On...

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Zimbabwe: I Ate Human Flesh - Woman

THE arrogance Gugulethu Mayuni exuded on her first visit to the newsroom had vanished and in its place a remorseful and troubled countenance had set in when she walked in for the second time recently.

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