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ID card snags spur congestion for port workers
Truckers, longshoremen and other workers waited for hours Monday as they attempted to secure a federal identification card without which they cannot get to their jobs in the port of Baltimore. A top port official said the problem stemmed in part from a...Tags: Dundalk
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AP Exclusive: DCFS suspends job seeker drug tests
AP Political WriterIllinois' child-welfare agency, looking for savings amid a budget crunch, has stopped a 10-month-old employee drug testing program officials say kept five dozen substance users from jobs that could have put them in contact with the state's most vulnerable...Tags: National Government, Defense Equipment, Child Abuse, Employees, State Budgets
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Snakes, gators and red tape: FEMA criticized over handling of Hurricane Ike cleanup in Texas
Associated Press WriterSMITH POINT, Texas (AP) _ A 30-mile scar of debris along the Texas coast stands as a festering testament to what state and local officials say is FEMA's sluggish response to the 2008 hurricane season. Two and a half months after Hurricane Ike blasted the...Tags: Labor Day, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Judges, Natural Disasters, Government
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Developer accused of violations in New Haven
A federal agency has cited a New York developer for 18 alleged violations of health and safety standards at a building site in New Haven. State Assets LLC of Brooklyn faces $48,100 in proposed fines following an inspection by the Occupational Safety and...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Employees, Fires
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Signs at Florida's Turnpike and Lyons Road construction are adequate, official says
THE PROBLEM Barbara Meyer, of Coral Springs, contacted the Sun Sentinel about a possible safety hazard near a construction project on the Florida's Turnpike underpass on Lyons Road between Atlantic Boulevard and McNab Road in Coconut Creek. THE BACK...Tags: Coral Springs, Florida's Turnpike, Transportation, Coconut Creek, Road Transportation
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We need to do more to help the unemployed
No longer is unemployment somebody else's problem. Chances are you know someone who has lost a job recently. Or you know somebody who knows somebody who has become unemployed through no fault of their own. Amid all the hustle and bustle to fix the...Tags: Bankruptcy, Insurance, Automotive Equipment, Employees, General Motors Corp.
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Computer technology can cut into personalized patient care
Special To The SentinelIt has been correctly said, "To err is human, but to really mess up requires a computer." Another saying goes: "If it wasn't documented, it wasn't done." Gone are the days of business on a handshake. Discussing computers and documentation in a medical...Tags: Medicine, Medical Specialization, Medical Services, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Staff
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At Mall, A Dark Cave Of Underwear
Outside, two seniors from a local high school stand one to each side of the narrow portal. They are the official greeters, but are too busy conversing and tossing their long and thick shampooed tresses to notice or greet anyone. Those who do approach find...Tags: Abercrombie & Fitch Company, Caves and Caverns, Gloria Steinem, West Hartford, Censorship
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Labor Department rushes to complete rule Obama assails
The New York TimesThe Labor Department is racing to complete a new rule, opposed by president-elect Barack Obama, that would make it much harder for the government to regulate toxic substances and hazardous chemicals to which workers are exposed on the job. The rule,...Tags: Heads of State, AFL-CIO, National Government, Employees, George Bush
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Stores need to better plan for crowds, police say
matthew.chayes@newsday.comAs police brass dissect what happened when a stampeded of shoppers outside a Valley Stream Wal-Mart left a seasonal worker dead, they may lean on the stores themselves to better plan for events like Black Friday, a department spokesman said yesterday....Tags: Black Friday (shopping), Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Kevin Smith
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Federal officials investigate quarry death
Authorities say federal mine safety officials are investigating a death earlier this month at a quarry near Hedrick in southeastern Iowa. The Keokuk County sheriff's office says 67-year-old Robert Gire of Douds was killed in the accident Nov. 17 at... -
2nd suit filed in hotel death and sicknesses
Of The Morning CallThe Maryland man woke up in his Upper Macungie Township hotel room to his pounding heart and clouded mind. Jason Hannah paced around the room about 6:15 a.m., feeling sick, unaware that some other guests were even worse off. Falling deeper into a haze,...Tags: Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Prosecution, Metal and Mineral, Allentown, Macungie
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