Hall announces new funds for veterans benefits
Hall announces new funds
GOSHEN – U.S. Rep. John Hall (D-Dover) and Orange County Veterans Service Agency Director Tony Zippo announced major new funds for the VA that will help clear the growing claims backlog at regional VA offices in New York.
The president’s budget makes a 27 percent increase...
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Hall Announces new funds for veterans benefits
Joshua Tabor Accused of Waterboarding Young Daughter – ABC News
Joshua Tabor Accused of Waterboarding Young Daughter
By EMILY FRIEDMAN
Feb. 8, 2010
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An Army sergeant who served in Iraq for 15 months has been restricted to his Washington military base after being accused of waterboarding his 4-year-old daughter because she refused to recite her ABCs.
Joshua Ryan Tabor,...
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Town of Kent Town Board Meeting/Workshop
TOWN OF KENT
Town Board Meeting/Workshop
February 8, 2010 / 6:00 PM
Meeting
Executive Session – Personnel 6:00 p.m.
Workshop
Traveling Baseball Team
Permission to purchase uniform for Court Attendant
Highway
Backhoe
Sander
Recreation
Send request for price quotes to purchase baseball-softball
Permission ...
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News That Matters – February 8,2010
2010 is going to be an interesting year for politics in Putnam County. The sides are lining up for a couple of Legislative seats and the race for the County Executive's seat. On the legislative side the Republican machine is gunning to shoot down...
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Melanie Shouse fought to her death for health care reform – STLtoday.com
Melanie Shouse fought to her death for health care reform
BY MICHAEL D. SORKIN
02/04/2010
When Melanie Shouse began feeling ill, eventually finding a lump in her breast, she couldn't afford a doctor. She and her partner had just used their savings to open a business.
A year...
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FAIR Blog » Blog Archive » When Is a Terrorist Not a Terrorist?
When Is a Terrorist Not a Terrorist?
02/01/2010 by Jim Naureckas
FAIR has long complained (Extra!, 7-8/95; Extra Update!, 12/98) about corporate media's avoidance of the word “terrorism” to describe the murder of doctors who perform abortions, even though it meets the standard definition: the use...
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AgriBusiness gets boost at Tech City
AgriBusiness gets boost at Tech City
Luc Roel, left, of Farm to Table Co-Packers, and Congressman
Maurice Hinchey, tour the kitchen facilities at Tech City.
KINGSTON – The former IBM facility here built mainframe computers, but its workers were still fed 7,500 meals-a-day.
Now the facility, known as...
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News That Matters – February 5, 2010 – Things To Do Edition
7PM - The Truth about the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save Humanity. Renowned climatologist Dr. James Hansen will be presenting his new book, Storms of My Grandchildren: The Truth about the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save...
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Poll: New Yorkers are high on legalizing marijuana | LoHud.com | The Journal News
Poll: New Yorkers are high on legalizing marijuana | LoHud.com
Seventy-one percent of New Yorkers support making medical marijuana legal in the state, while voters have fizzled on a plan to tax soda and sugary drinks, a Quinnipiac Poll found Thursday.
Fourteen states have legalized marijuana...
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Personal Health – Food Rules From Michael Pollan Worth Following – NYTimes.com
Personal Health – Food Rules From Michael Pollan Worth Following
In the more than four decades that I have been reading and writing about the findings of nutritional science, I have come across nothing more intelligent, sensible and simple to follow than the 64 principles...
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Troopers allege town highway superintendent stole gas and equipment, among other charges
Town highway superintendent charged with stealing gas and equipment, among other charges
Williams: Official
misconduct
BREWSTER – Patterson Town Highway Superintendent Charles Williams, Jr. has been arrested by State Police and charged with a number of crimes alleging that he stole gas for personal vehicles and tools,...
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Alistair Hulett Has Died
On our last tour, so recently, he was meeting new friends and renewing old friendships every single day, so very full of life. Among the friendships he was renewing was that with his elderly parents, who came to our show in Brisbane, a...
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