Couples split up at work events says Dear Abby
Readers share advice on handling work related social functions when spouses refuse to attend together. A problem reader suggests pairing with a coworker and claiming a girls night out. Experts note varied responses and gender bias trends in attitudes toward spousal attendance.
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Riverhead
N.Y
Betty
Easley
S.C
Ohio
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Medina
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Nursing home operator pleads guilty in Ohio nitrogen deaths
Integrated Health Services Inc. pleaded guilty to four counts of involuntary manslaughter for nitrogen-tank mix up at Carriage by the Lake in Bellbrook Ohio. Visiting Judge MacMillan ordered a three year program of changes and fined the company $60000, averting trial.
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Xenia
Ohio
Integrated Health Services Inc
Sparks
William ‘MacMillan
Greene County ‘Common Pleas
MacMillan
Carriage By the Lake Nursing Home
Bellbrook
Dayton
Fire kills five at elderly rooming house
A blaze in Mount Morris Township Michigan killed five residents of an elderly rooming house before dawn Monday. Seven others were hospitalized with at least one in critical condition. Fire officials noted overcrowding and questioned fire drills while state officials disputed licensing claims.
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Mount Morris Township
Mich
Mount Township
Benny Zappa
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Maura Campbell
State Department of Consumer and Industry Services
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South Carolina Delegation Split on Iraq War Authority
South Carolina lawmakers split along party lines over giving President Bush broad power to attack Iraq. Republicans Thurmond, Brown, Wilson, Graham, and DeMint back a White House resolution for wide latitude, while Democrats Spratt and Clyburn push alternatives, with Hollings weighing three options and Wilson framing the issue as essential to national defense.
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Iraq
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Henry Brown
Joe Wilson
Lindsey Graham
Jim DeMint
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John Spratt
Sevral
Jim Clyburn
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Ernest Fritz” Hollings
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House
Dick Gephardt
D-Mo
Middle East
Palmetto Institute Links Small Workforce to Low Incomes
A Palmetto Institute report argues South Carolina's shrinking workforce lowers per capita income and widens the wealth gap. It notes 63 percent of residents 16 and older are employed or seeking work, a ten year low, with per capita income at about $18,795 and manufacturing and real gross product lagging national levels.
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South Carolina
Palmetto Institute
Carla Moore
Drivefa
Palmetto Institute Board
Moore
Rainwaer Inc
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