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After boom and bust, Sun Belt cities see glimmers again
WASHINGTON -- With their economies and housing markets gaining strength, some of the nation's biggest boom-to-bust cities in the Sun Belt are starting to become magnets again, attracting a growing number of people primarily from the northern part of the...
Tags: Brookings Institution, Demographics, Syracuse
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Census: Record 1 in 3 US counties are now dying
WASHINGTON (AP) — A record number of U.S. counties — more than 1 in 3 — are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring young adults to seek jobs and build families elsewhere. New 2012...
Tags: Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Employment, University of New Hampshire, Labor Markets, Petroleum Industry
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Baltimore's population up, following decades of loss
Baltimore, coming off six decades of population decline, grew by 1,100 residents in 12 months, according to government estimates released Thursday. "It's such amazing news. … It's huge psychologically," said Seema D. Iyer, a former research chief...
Tags: Local Government, Labor Legislation, Bernard C. Young, Inner Harbor, Immigration
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Long live 'Negro'
I let Black History Month slide by this year without writing anything about it. I am so over celebrating firsts or reprising triumphal narratives. But news from last month did suggest that we may need a black history lesson — one that goes...Tags: George Washington Carver, Social Issues, Cultural Development, New York City, African-American History Month
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What's a fair salary for city managers?
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsTempers boiled at Tuesday night's City Commission meeting in Herington. "Are you being surly?" Bart Hinkle, one of the leading protestors, asked at one point during the meeting as City Attorney Brad Jantz was explaining points of City Manager Ron...Tags: 2010 Census, Demographics, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Memorial planned for animals used in laboratory experiments
L.A. NOWMemorial for animals killed in experiments: Animal rights activists said they planned to hold a memorial Saturday evening for hundreds of animals they charge were “tortured and killed” in cruel laboratory experiments conducted at UCLA.... -
Population growth is threat to other species, poll respondents say
Nearly two-thirds of American voters believe that human population growth is driving other animal species to extinction and that if the situation gets worse, society has a "moral responsibility to address the problem," according to new national public...
Tags: Ecosystems, Elections, Polls, Conservation, Weather
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U.S. corn yields growth dependent on adoption of new production practices
ST. LOUIS - Increasing plant population density will be critical to growing yields in U.S. corn production, but increasing this density will be dependent on the economics farmers face as they seek to increase yields, according to a new report released...Tags: Demographics
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USDA issues long-term crop, livestock forecast
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicted strong growth in crop and livestock production in its 10-year forecast released on Feb. 11, but it cautioned that those projections were based on assumptions, such as a return to normal...Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, Demographics, Droughts, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Funding provided for Martinsburg Police Department due to expire in 2014
matthewu@herald-mail.comThe Martinsburg Police Department’s roster has swelled from 29 to 50 officers, and calls for their service also have increased after a voter-approved police levy went into effect in 1990, according to city records. The levy, which has provided...Tags: Elections, Homes, Demographics, Kevin Miller, Politics
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Grassy desert: Changing nature of ag production
The jury is still out as to whether the extreme drought conditions that continue to grip more than half of the country are the result of global climate change, but the majority of scientists do believe that a major shift in weather around the world is...Tags: Ecosystems, Conservation, Inorganic Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, Chemical Industry
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53 shark attacks recorded in U.S. last year, most in a decade
Shark week, step aside. This is a story about shark year. In 2012, officials recorded 53 shark attacks in the U.S., making it the year with the most attacks since 2000, according to the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File...
Tags: Demographics, Animal Attacks
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