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Survey: Many plan to delay retirement - voluntarily
Source: The Associated Press
by David Pitt For medical office manager Sue Stein, working past the typical retirement age was a choice she made because she's still having fun at her job and likes the lively banter with the young medical students around her. Stein, 69, is among the…
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Music for a good Cause
Source: Irish Voice
From the Hob by Paul Keating ONE of the enduring objectives of folk music is its ability to remind us of our common humanity and bonds that should unite us rather than divide us. Sometimes, though, the harsher side of life informs and inspires us…
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Study reveals children's risk of poverty
Source: Irish Examiner
CHILDREN who grow up in households where their parents are poorly educated or not in the labour force are at greater risk of poverty, a report has shown. The study, published today by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), also indicates that lone parents…
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Employers learning gray matters
Source: The Arizona Republic
by Betty Beard More employers now realize they need to recruit and retrain older workers -- especially Baby Boomers. But many aren't sure how to go about that. And at the same time, mature applicants are seeking jobs in drastically changed workplaces that have gone…
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Plan to integrate key public services for poorer families
Source: Irish Examiner
by Niall Murray EDUCATION, health and welfare services may be more closely linked to provide an integrated service for poorer families under plans being considered by Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe. However, he has ruled out any merging of health and education agencies, even though the…
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Americans of All Ages Are Ready for Citizen Service: Are Politicians Ready to Lead Them?
Source: Gara LaMarche
This morning Senators John McCain and Barack Obama suspended their intense competition for the Presidency to visit Ground Zero in lower Manhattan, in tribute to those who lost their lives on a brilliantly sunny New York morning seven years ago today. And tonight they will…
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Spec. Ed. Is Funding Early Help
Source: Education Week
by Christina A. Samuels Bit by bit, the U.S. Department of Education is trying to pull down the walls that have traditionally separated general and special education. One facet of the plan is the department's support of response to intervention, or RTI, an educational technique…
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IRA army council 'redundant'
Source: The Irish Times
by DAN KEENAN THE IRA army council is neither functional nor operational and poses no threat to constitutional politics now or in the future, the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC) has reported. However, the DUP is pushing for further assurances before accepting that devolution of justice…
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SA officials gear up for HIV tests
Source: Independent Online
Johannesburg - South African government officials and celebrities will take part in voluntary HIV counselling and testing session at the Germiston Civic Centre on Friday, the Ekurhuleni municipality said. This was in line with the launch of "Knowing My HIV Status Kuyaphilisa (Keeps Me Alive)"…
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Prices of patented drugs set to decline
Source: The Star (South Africa)
by Slindile Khanyile Durban Half of the originator medicines available in South Africa should be cheaper by February, which is the deadline for complying with interim international benchmarking prices. Anban Pillay, the head of pricing at the department of health, said yesterday that half of…
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