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Labor Secretary: Cleaning the environment will boost economy
June 10, 2016Cleaning up the environment is "an economic tool" to provide good jobs for U.S. workers, he says.
Read moreGay PW writer wins the wine at Yale reunion storyfest
June 9, 2016"This story," I said, "goes a little beyond quirky. Maybe kinky is the more appropriate word." I set the scene in the dark shadows of AIDS in mid-80s NYC.
Read moreCompany halts bee-killing chemicals as activists stir up a hornet’s nest
May 18, 2016The movement to save the bees recently got a shot - or perhaps a sting - in the arm.
Read moreAdmitting defeat, Oklahoma Republicans to request Obamacare Medicaid money
May 17, 2016With an economy in crisis, Governor Mary Fallin and Sooner State Republicans are engaged in a dramatic about-face on Obamacare and Medicaid expansion.
Read moreResearchers call for more study of Agent Orange effects on vets and their kids
May 16, 2016Researchers are urging Congress to fund a new center for the study of veterans' exposure to toxic substances.
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