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Diverse tongues map shows widespread nonEnglish speakers
The Kansas City Star highlights a Census Bureau language map showing where people speak languages other than English at home. Nationally about one in five five plus speak another language, with 8.7 percent not speaking English very well. The map aids planning for translators and language services, and underscores inclusion in communities from California to Kansas and Missouri.
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Editorial Board Roles at Carl Hearing Newsroom
The Carl Hearing Newsroom announces its editorial team with Carl Hearing as publisher and General Manager Mary Jane Grenzon overseeing operations. Editor Jeremy Pink directs the night desk while shaping policy and voice across coverage.
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Slow recovery despite rising markets and jobs
John Waelti argues the economy shows partial recovery with higher home prices employment and stock markets but wealth and income inequality hold back a stronger rebound. He notes many mortgages remain underwater wages stagnate for most workers while a small group holds the bulk of stocks and CEO pay rises far faster than typical worker pay. He blames skewed income distribution and outsourcing for the sluggish recovery.
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Swetzhane Quote on Unseen Chains
A daily quotation attributes freedom to burdens lightened by perspective. Anne Sophie Swetchine notes that restraints often weigh least when understood, urging reflection on personal limits, societal expectations, and the truism that mindset shapes perceived constraint.
Obama launches two day tour to cut college costs
President Obama begins a two day bus tour through upstate New York and northeast Pennsylvania to highlight strategies for reducing college expenses. He engages closely with students, noting shared concerns about mounting debt in their fifth year.
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Monroe water rate hike prompts 17 percent rise
Online poll in The Monroe Times invites readers to vote on a city plan to raise water rates by 17 percent, adding about 1.35 dollars monthly for the typical household. Results will be published Wednesday.
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