Murphysboro Health Insurance Bid Mixup Leads to Higher Cost
A city error in Murphysboro mis-added Blue Cross family coverage to employee insurance, making Blue Cross bid appear higher than Equitable. The council may keep Equitable, switch to Blue Cross, or rebid to save money, with potential extra costs of four to seven thousand dollars.
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Murphysboro
Blue Cross
City Health Insurance
Equitable Life Assurance Co
Insurance Committee
James Scuras
Scuras
Equitable
Rose Bowl fever grips Iowa as Hawkeyes head to Rose Bowl
The State of Iowa lights up with Hawkeye black and gold as U Iowa prepares for the Rose Bowl. Across the state residents brag about official Rose Bowl gear while celebrating football’s arrival as a year end ritual despite debates over academics versus athletics.
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State of Iowa
University of Iowa
Sioux City
Keokuk
Iowa
Nebraska
Alabama
Eee
California
Congress Fast Tracks Pay Rises and Perks on Capitol Hill
A Christmas rush sees the House raise income from outside speaking to 18000 and both houses grant a tax break for Washington residences. Congress then directs the Treasury to loosen deduction rules. Critics decry the stealthy move amid high living costs and heavy special interest invitations.
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Congress
House
Senate
Washington
Capitol Hill
Treasury Department
Congressional
Misses share grief over cat Tosco’s loss near Cana Church
A letter to the Southern Illinoisan laments the possible accidental death of Tosco the cat near the Cana Baptist Church on Route 166 during the December week. The writer recalls changing views on cats from dismissive to devoted, describing Tosco as a beloved, independent companion who found shelter at night.
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Southern Illinoisan
Cana Baptist Church
Route 166
Tosco
Candles in windows symbolize solidarity for Poland plea
A reader from the Southern Illinoisan laments Polish oppression and hunger, urges candles as signs of sympathy, and proposes lighting new flames for Americans sharing similar plights when one candle fades. The letter emphasizes compassion and cross nation support.
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Southern Illinoisan
Poland
Dallas Faces Sharp Job Cuts in Sun Belt Slowdown
The Dallas area suffers a workforce squeeze with General Motors Arlington laying off 900 of 4500, 2,000 furloughed earlier, American and Braniff cutting 670 jobs, and Bell Helicopter shedding 1,200. City leaders warn the long robust economy is finally cooling amid broader national weakness in housing and construction.
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California
Texas
Florida
National Association of Home Builders
Dallas
General Motors Assembly
Arlington
American
Braniff Airlines
Bell Helicopter
Hurst
S.J. Stovall
Houston family crisis tied to sun belt economic boom
Frank Viviano argues that Houston and other Sun Belt cities show a widening social breakdown amid rapid free enterprise and growth. Divorce rates soar in Houston and Dallas Fort Worth, while cities like Miami and San Diego also report high rates, challenging the Reagan era view that prosperity strengthens families.
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Frank Viviano
Pacific
Houston
Sun Belt
Leonel Castillo
Reagan
America
Kathy Whitmire
Dallas-Fort Worth
United States
Miami
Atlanta
Anaheim
Calif
Riverside- San Bernadino
San Diego
U.S
Ronald Reagan
New York City
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Sam Caldarera
Westheimer
FBI
Florida
Lone Texas Christmas for Michigan couple in Dallas
Iver Peterson narrates Bob and Pat Wahrenbrock as they trade Detroit instability for Dallas opportunities. They face homesickness and loneliness after relocation, pregnancy challenges, and a tense workplace culture yet find support from northern ties and new Texas kindness as they adjust to life in Electronic Flow Meters in Dallas.
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Iver Peterson
New York Times
Dallas
Michigan
Texas
Bob
Pat Wahrenbrock
Wahrenbrocks
Middle West
Sun Belt
Wahrenbrock
Detroit
Robert Roy Wahrenbrock Jr
Melinda Gretchen
Texas Wahrenbrock
Mindy
Electronic Flow Meters, Inc
Blue Cross
EFM
Georgia
Bob Wahrenbrock
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Tasco
Robert Walters
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Dayton
Big D
Midwest
East
San Francisco
New Orleans
Tampa
Richmond
National Association of
Ora
The
South Texas
Caldarera
UAW
United Automobile Workers Union
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