February 16, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
WASHINGTON Get ready for two weeks of intensifying warnings about how crucial, popular government services are about to wither. Many of the threats could come true. Continue Reading
August 15, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe
ST. PAUL Gov. Mark Dayton wants the federal Small Business Administration to make low-interest loans available to repair homes and businesses and businesses damaged by storms and flooding in June. Continue Reading
September 27, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Advocates for U.S. atomic workers sickened by radiation exposure say they’re stunned that a federal claims training manual uses fictional characters’ names, including an apparent reference to the disfigured villain of the “Nightmare on Elm Street” horror movies. Continue Reading
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September 26, 2011 in INFORUM
WASHINGTON Who would you put on a stamp? Charlie Sheen? Lady Gaga? Yourself?
Hoping to boost sagging revenue, the U.S. Postal Service on Monday abandoned its longstanding rule that stamps cannot feature people who are still alive and is asking the public for suggestions.
It’s a first that means living sports stars, writers, artists and other prominent or not-so-prominent people could take their places in postal history next to the likes of George Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. and Marilyn Monroe. Continue Reading
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September 26, 2011 in INFORUM
WATERBURY, Vt. For disaster victims rebuilding their homes, towns and lives, the anxiety is matched only by anger at Congress for entangling their future in a political battle over government spending.
A sharply divided Congress had repeatedly rejected a deal that included funding federal disaster assistance, raising fears that there would be no plan to continue aid for victims of disaster like storms Irene and Lee or the tornado in Joplin, Mo. Continue Reading
April 21, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
In the Age of the Internet, “public equals online,” as the Sunlight Foundation declares. The Senate should embrace the Public Online Information Act and the cost-effective boost in oversight, productivity and scholarship that it would bring. Continue Reading
April 6, 2011 in The Dickinson Press
WASHINGTON (AP) Time growing short, Congress’ leaders reported making headway Wednesday in talks to cut spending and avert a partial government shutdown that the White House warned would hit U.S. combat troops abroad and taxpayer refunds from the IRS at home. Continue Reading
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