Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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World
Egypt brokers Gaza talks as rocket fire continues
November 20, 2012Egyptian mediators are meeting with leaders of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Fatah and other Palestinian organizations, and with Israeli officials.
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Labor
Raley’s workers back on the job after 10-day strike
November 16, 2012After 15 months of negotiations the United Food and Commercial Workers called "highly contentious," and a ten-day strike.
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U.S.
Bringing Obamacare to life
November 14, 2012Health care reform is on track now that President Obama has been reelected, but the struggle to fully implement the ACA is heating up.
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U.S.
Election Day in California: a bad day for Republicans
November 9, 2012Nov. 6 was a very bad day to be a Republican in California.
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U.S.
Unraveling California’s $11 million mystery
November 6, 2012After days of drama, Californians now know something about the origins of a mystery $11 million political donation - the largest anonymous donation in the state's history - but much more is still hidden from view.
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Labor
Airport concession workers picket for labor rights
October 29, 2012Solidarity was in the air Oct. 26 as members of UNITE HERE! Local 2850 and other unions and community groups held an informational picket...
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U.S.
Community protests grocery chain’s cooperation with ICE
October 23, 2012Protesters also urged customers to join a boycott of all Mi Pueblo stores to protest the company's announcement that it was cooperating with the government's online E-Verify program.
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Labor
Calif. ballot measure would fund public education
October 19, 2012In a scenario possible only under California's bizarre budgeting process, the state's general services budget is now in the hands of a ballot measure to temporarily tax high personal incomes to fund education.
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