Recent data from the Census Bureau this week reveals Maryland as being the richest state in the country.
According to the data, Marylanders have a median household income of about $71,000.
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Saturday, October 05, 2013
Maryland Is Richest State, Census Data Reveals
Recent data from the Census Bureau this week reveals Maryland as being the richest state in the country.
According to the data, Marylanders have a median household income of about $71,000.
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Cost Of Installing Residential Fire Sprinklers Averages $1.35 Per Square Foot
New Fire Protection Research Foundation report assesses costs
The cost to install home fire sprinklers in 51 homes in 17 communities averaged $1.35 per sprinklered square foot, down from the $1.61 average in 2008, according to a report conducted by Newport Partners (Newport) and released by the Fire Protection Research Foundation(the Foundation) an affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association. (Sprinklered square feet is a measure of total area of spaces with sprinklers.) The new report, Home Fire Sprinkler Cost Assessment – 5 Year Update, provides a national perspective on the cost of installing home fire sprinklers.
The primary purpose of the 2013 study was to review current home fire sprinkler costs against a 2008 benchmark study, Home Fire Sprinkler Cost Assessment, also commissioned by the Foundation and conducted by Newport, to better understand the relationship between adoptions, various elements of cost such as installation and materials, how efficiency in design or installation may be introduced and more.
In 2008, sprinklers were becoming more common in one- and two-family homes but adoption was not widespread. Fire sprinklers in homes have steadily increased in recent years, driven in large part by building codes, outreach and education. Two states - California and Maryland - have sprinkler requirements in place for all new one- and two-family homes with numerous other jurisdictions in the process of partial or full adoption of the provision.
The current study examines 51 homes in 17 communities throughout the U.S. selected on the basis of geography, regulations, housing types, sprinkler systems and materials, and water supply situations. The 2008 study examined 30 homes in 10 U.S. communities.
“There is concrete data that shows home fire sprinklers save lives and reduce losses from fire,” said Kathleen Almand, executive director of the Fire Protection Research Foundation. “However, objective cost information is difficult to find. Our latest research project provides these costs based on actual data.”
The cost to install home fire sprinklers in 51 homes in 17 communities averaged $1.35 per sprinklered square foot, down from the $1.61 average in 2008, according to a report conducted by Newport Partners (Newport) and released by the Fire Protection Research Foundation(the Foundation) an affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association. (Sprinklered square feet is a measure of total area of spaces with sprinklers.) The new report, Home Fire Sprinkler Cost Assessment – 5 Year Update, provides a national perspective on the cost of installing home fire sprinklers.
The primary purpose of the 2013 study was to review current home fire sprinkler costs against a 2008 benchmark study, Home Fire Sprinkler Cost Assessment, also commissioned by the Foundation and conducted by Newport, to better understand the relationship between adoptions, various elements of cost such as installation and materials, how efficiency in design or installation may be introduced and more.
In 2008, sprinklers were becoming more common in one- and two-family homes but adoption was not widespread. Fire sprinklers in homes have steadily increased in recent years, driven in large part by building codes, outreach and education. Two states - California and Maryland - have sprinkler requirements in place for all new one- and two-family homes with numerous other jurisdictions in the process of partial or full adoption of the provision.
The current study examines 51 homes in 17 communities throughout the U.S. selected on the basis of geography, regulations, housing types, sprinkler systems and materials, and water supply situations. The 2008 study examined 30 homes in 10 U.S. communities.
“There is concrete data that shows home fire sprinklers save lives and reduce losses from fire,” said Kathleen Almand, executive director of the Fire Protection Research Foundation. “However, objective cost information is difficult to find. Our latest research project provides these costs based on actual data.”
Ice Cream Recalled Due To Possible Metal Shavings
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If you have any of these types of ice cream products, you're asked to return them to the store for a full refund:
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Fall Bike Swap @ Evo
Evolution Craft Brewing Company - Public House is the place to be this Sunday, October 6th! Starting with the Fall Bike Swap, presented by BIKE-SBY! It takes place in the parking lot from 9:00am until noon. Come check out the great deals!
Stick around for lunch - Open at 11:30am - Happy Hour All Day!
Enjoy a delicious burger for only $5!
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David Craig Announces Plan To Jump-Start Maryland’s Manufacturing Sector
“Nationally, manufacturing is on the rebound, and Maryland needs to be a part of this,” said Craig. “With the federal government shutdown and ongoing fiscal emergencies, it’s clear that our state can no longer rely on our proximity to Washington D.C. to increase jobs, and we must diversify our economy.”
As Governor, Craig would institute three broad areas of reform - reducing taxes, reviewing regulations and taking advantage of the natural gas energy boom that is boosting manufacturing in other states. Reducing the individual income tax is a priority because of the importance of start-up and early stage companies that are often organized as pass-through entities. Regulations are often conflicting and duplicative among federal, state and local governments and will be the initial focus of a broader effort to overhaul the process. Craig said it is also time to stop studying fracking and enable natural gas extraction to take place in Western Maryland in an environmentally-responsible manner.
As evidence of the systemic challenges documented in the annual “National Logistics and Manufacturing Report,” in which Maryland earned a “D,” Craig outlined metrics that illustrate the state is a regional laggard in manufacturing. Manufacturing’s share of gross state product in Maryland, at 6.5%, is the lowest of any surrounding states and well below the national average. The number of manufacturing jobs dropped from 133,000 in 2007 to 107,000 in 2013, a loss of 26,000 jobs and a 20% decline which is higher than Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
“Manufacturing supports high-paying jobs that Marylanders need,“ said Craig. “We need to reverse the damage of the O’Malley-Brown years and actually grow jobs that meet the needs of people across various education attainment levels and in all parts of the state.”
The O’Malley-Brown Administration has raised taxes, fees and tolls 40 times that remove an additional $3.1 billion out of the private sector economy per year.
SFD Calls For Service 10-4-13
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 23:01:13 Nature: Sick Subject City: Salisbury
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 22:28:19 Nature: Sick Subject City: Salisbury
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 21:53:17 Nature: Injury City: Salisbury
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 20:28:37 Nature: Sick Subject City: Salisbury
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 19:17:15 Nature: Abdominal Pain City: Salisbury
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 17:59:11 Nature: Subject Fallen City: Salisbury
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 17:43:07 Nature: Pi Accident Address: Roger St and prince St Salisbury, MD 21801
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 17:43:01 Nature: Pi Accident City: Salisbury
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 17:35:25 Nature: Automatic Alarm Address: 200 Civic Ave Salisbury, MD 21801
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 15:36:36 Nature: Subject Locked In A Vehicle Address: 2300 N Salisbury Blvd Salisbury, MD 21801
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 14:44:32 Nature: Sick Subject City: Salisbury
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 14:09:03 Nature: Pi Accident Address: N Salisbury Blvd and e North Pointe Dr Salisbury, MD 21801
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 13:42:04 Nature: Sick Subject City: Salisbury
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 13:27:54 Nature: Sick Subject City: Salisbury
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 13:17:20 Nature: Difficulty Breathing City: Salisbury
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 12:53:54 Nature: Pi Accident Address: Ocean Gw Salisbury, MD 21802
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 12:53:50 Nature: Pi Accident City: Salisbury
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 12:51:27 Nature: Emergency Unknown City: Salisbury
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 10:56:21 Nature: Sick Subject City: Salisbury
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 08:51:04 Nature: Difficulty Breathing City: Salisbury
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 08:14:42 Nature: Sick Subject City: Salisbury
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 07:55:14 Nature: Transformer Fire Address: Greenmount Ave and sylvia St Salisbury, MD 21801
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 07:38:49 Nature: Subject Fallen City: Salisbury
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 07:19:49 Nature: Pro Qa Ems City: Salisbury
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 02:56:40 Nature: Pi Accident Address: Mt Hermon Rd and tilghman Rd Salisbury, MD 21802
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 02:54:39 Nature: Pi Accident City: Salisbury
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 01:10:27 Nature: Pro Qa Ems City: Salisbury
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 00:39:20 Nature: Automatic Alarm Address: 1013 Fairground Dr Salisbury, MD 21801
- Friday October, 4 2013 @ 00:39:16 Nature: Automatic Alarm Address: 1013 Fairground Dr Salisbury, MD 21801
The True Story Behind Edward Snowden’s Email Service Provider Lavabit
A month ago, the tech world was abuzz with news that Ladar Levison decided to shutter his encrypted email service Lavabit, rather than betray the trust of his clients by selling out their privacy to the U.S. government. The writing was on the wall, and shortly thereafter another encrypted email service, Silent Circle, made a similar decision to shutdown.
Well two months later we finally have some more information about what went down behind the scenes, all of which demonstrate the true American hero that Mr. Levison really is. He can now talk about the events leading up to the shut down of Lavabit and redacted versions of the court pleadings are available online. Yesterday, Wired published an article detailing some of what we have learned. Kevin Poulsen writes:
U.S. Magistrate Judge Theresa Buchanan immediately ordered Lavabit to comply, threatening Levison with criminal contempt — which could have potentially put him in jail.
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Well two months later we finally have some more information about what went down behind the scenes, all of which demonstrate the true American hero that Mr. Levison really is. He can now talk about the events leading up to the shut down of Lavabit and redacted versions of the court pleadings are available online. Yesterday, Wired published an article detailing some of what we have learned. Kevin Poulsen writes:
U.S. Magistrate Judge Theresa Buchanan immediately ordered Lavabit to comply, threatening Levison with criminal contempt — which could have potentially put him in jail.
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Friday, October 04, 2013
Open For Business: Gov't to Erect $98,670 Outhouse
The purchase includes a single-vault Romtec 1011 "Aspen Single" prefabricated waterless toilet and its installation at the parking area for the trail head.
KJ Mushovic of the BLM tells CNSNews.com, “Almost half of it (contract expense) is for the cost of the toilet.”
The Oregon based company Romtec lists the "Aspen Single" model on its website for “as low as $9,999”, but the BLM says the price they paid likely includes shipping to Alaska.
“And the cost of all the materials that will have to be taken to the site, Mushovic said. “There will be earthwork that’ll have to be done.”
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Marriage Group To Sue IRS Over Donor Leak, Says List Went To Political Enemies
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Organization for Marriage will sue the IRS on Thursday, saying it has evidence that someone within the agency leaked the organization’s private donor list to its political enemies in 2012 but that nobody has been held responsible.
Release of confidential taxpayer information is a felony, but the organization’s leaders say the Internal Revenue Service and its internal auditor, the Treasury inspector general for tax administration, have stonewalled their efforts to learn who was responsible.
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Organization for Marriage will sue the IRS on Thursday, saying it has evidence that someone within the agency leaked the organization’s private donor list to its political enemies in 2012 but that nobody has been held responsible.Release of confidential taxpayer information is a felony, but the organization’s leaders say the Internal Revenue Service and its internal auditor, the Treasury inspector general for tax administration, have stonewalled their efforts to learn who was responsible.
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REID ON SAVING ONE CHILD THROUGH FUNDING COMPROMISE: 'WHY WOULD WE WANT TO DO THAT?'
During a Wednesday afternoon press briefing, CNN's Dana Bash asked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid about agreeing to fund the National Institutes of Health, as the GOP is proposing to do with no strings attached. Bash mentioned the fact that due to the shutdown, children with cancer are being turned away from clinical trials at the NIH and that the GOP will pass a bill today funding the NIH.
Reid and Democrats, however, are insisting they will vote against or table the limited CR. President Obama has already threatened a veto.
After Reid danced around the question, Bash drilled down and Reid's response was quite revealing and a little chilling:
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Reid and Democrats, however, are insisting they will vote against or table the limited CR. President Obama has already threatened a veto.
After Reid danced around the question, Bash drilled down and Reid's response was quite revealing and a little chilling:
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PUBLIC NOTICE 10-4-13
THE SALISBURY CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET AT 4:15 P.M. ON MONDAY,
OCTOBER 7, 2013 TO ENTERTAIN A VOTE TO CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL TO OBTAIN LEGAL ADVICE AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND SECTIONS 10-508(a)(7).
THE SESSION WILL BE HELD IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, ROOM 301 OF THE GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING (125 N. DIVISION STREET) AT WHICH TIME THE PUBLIC CAN OBSERVE THE MOTION, ANY DISCUSSION AND THE VOTE TO CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION AS NOTED ABOVE.
OCTOBER 7, 2013 TO ENTERTAIN A VOTE TO CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL TO OBTAIN LEGAL ADVICE AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND SECTIONS 10-508(a)(7).
THE SESSION WILL BE HELD IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, ROOM 301 OF THE GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING (125 N. DIVISION STREET) AT WHICH TIME THE PUBLIC CAN OBSERVE THE MOTION, ANY DISCUSSION AND THE VOTE TO CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION AS NOTED ABOVE.
Why Lawyers In America Drink So Much
Editor's note: The following is an answer to the question posted on Quora, "Why do lawyers drink so much?" We have reprinted the answer with permission from the author.
A threshold question: Do they? Yes. This is clear anecdotally among lawyers and law students I know, and it's also borne out empirically.
Well, why? The short version: Practicing law sucks enough to drive anyone to drink. Plus, even if you are a (rare) happy lawyer, three years of booze-soaked law school have probably turned you into a lush.
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A threshold question: Do they? Yes. This is clear anecdotally among lawyers and law students I know, and it's also borne out empirically.
Well, why? The short version: Practicing law sucks enough to drive anyone to drink. Plus, even if you are a (rare) happy lawyer, three years of booze-soaked law school have probably turned you into a lush.
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Obama - "I Need A Lever"
As a long time watcher of Social Security I was shocked (yes, shocked) at the recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report on America's largest entitlement program. CBO concluded that the long term outlook for SS deteriorated substantially over the last twelve month. (CBO link)
CBO revised its assumptions regarding mortality. This is a huge variables for SS. With people living longer, they will receive more checks; this eats into the solvency of SS over a long-term period.
CBO concluded that one option to 'balance' the solvency of SS required an "Immediately and Permanent" payroll tax increase of 3.4% (Wow!). A year earlier, CBO stated that a payroll tax increase of 1.9% was required to balance SS. The change in the tax increase required is 70% higher than that reported just a year ago!
SS's taxable payroll is equal to 36.3% of GDP. That comes to $5.8 Trillion for 2013. A 3.4% tax increase translates to approximately $200 Bn! A tax increase of this magnitude would absolutely sink the economy. There is no chance in hell that anything like that could (or should) happen. However, there are a variety of other alternatives to tweak SS that would not have the negative consequences of such a big tax increase.
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CBO revised its assumptions regarding mortality. This is a huge variables for SS. With people living longer, they will receive more checks; this eats into the solvency of SS over a long-term period.
CBO concluded that one option to 'balance' the solvency of SS required an "Immediately and Permanent" payroll tax increase of 3.4% (Wow!). A year earlier, CBO stated that a payroll tax increase of 1.9% was required to balance SS. The change in the tax increase required is 70% higher than that reported just a year ago!
SS's taxable payroll is equal to 36.3% of GDP. That comes to $5.8 Trillion for 2013. A 3.4% tax increase translates to approximately $200 Bn! A tax increase of this magnitude would absolutely sink the economy. There is no chance in hell that anything like that could (or should) happen. However, there are a variety of other alternatives to tweak SS that would not have the negative consequences of such a big tax increase.
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Why You'll Soon Be Paying Rent To The Chinese
When you borrow money, you eventually have to pay it back – plus interest.
That’s all you need to know to understand the financial crisis and the terrible consequences we face if we don’t stop borrowing money from foreign creditors.
Before the financial crisis of 2008/2009, America was caught up in a huge debt-financed spending boom. Our trade deficits were soaring out of control simply because we continued to consume more than we produced. The debt to finance this consumption piled up in the form of mortgages and the federal deficit. It enabled the housing boom, which in turn created the structured-finance debacle that wrecked AIG and wiped out Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers.
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Some In GOP Not Heeding Old Big Business Allies
Having failed to persuade their traditional Republican allies in Congress to avert a government shutdown, business leaders fear bigger problems ahead, and they're taking sides with a Democratic president whose health care and regulatory agenda they have vigorously opposed.
President Barack Obama is embracing the business outreach, eager to employ groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Wall Street CEOs to portray House Republicans as out of touch even with their long-established corporate and financial patrons.
Yet, the partial closing of the government and the looming confrontation over the nation's borrowing limit highlight the remarkable drop in the business community's influence among House Republicans, who increasingly respond more to tea party conservatives than to the Chamber of Commerce.
On Wednesday, Obama is hosting chief executives from the nation's 19 biggest financial firms. Moreover, the Chamber of Commerce has sent a letter to Congress signed by about 250 business groups urging no shutdown and warning against a debt ceiling crisis that they say could lead to an economically disastrous default.
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President Barack Obama is embracing the business outreach, eager to employ groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Wall Street CEOs to portray House Republicans as out of touch even with their long-established corporate and financial patrons.
Yet, the partial closing of the government and the looming confrontation over the nation's borrowing limit highlight the remarkable drop in the business community's influence among House Republicans, who increasingly respond more to tea party conservatives than to the Chamber of Commerce.
On Wednesday, Obama is hosting chief executives from the nation's 19 biggest financial firms. Moreover, the Chamber of Commerce has sent a letter to Congress signed by about 250 business groups urging no shutdown and warning against a debt ceiling crisis that they say could lead to an economically disastrous default.
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Prime Hook, Bombay Hook refuges closed
Gates are up preventing access to the main entrances of The Coastal Delaware National Wildlife Refuge Complex – Prime Hook and Bombay Hook. While a lapse in funding remains in effect, public access to National Fish and Wildlife Service areas will be prohibited and fish and wildlife management activities and programs will be canceled, said spokesman Al Rizzo. This includes the youth wildfowl hunt scheduled at the refuges on Saturday, Oct. 5.
At Prime Hook, the visitor's center at the end of Turkle Pond Road and several trails are closed, but views of the refuge are still available along Prime Hook and Broadkill roads.
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Tea Party Has Unmoored GOP From Big Business
The Associated Press says the Tea Party's growing power and influence has unmoored Republican politicians from their traditional alliance with Wall Street in favor of grassroots conservative activists.
AP reporters Charles Babington and Jim Kuhnhenn cited the "corporate community's waning clout" and "the remarkable drop in the business community's influence among House Republicans, who increasingly respond more to Tea Party conservatives than to the Chamber of Commerce."
The shift comes as grassroots activists have re-framed the GOP's old "pro-business" stance into a "pro-free markets" positioning that eschews the kinds of corporate welfare and taxpayer-funded crony capitalism found in big government giveaways to industries that make hefty political contributions.
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AP reporters Charles Babington and Jim Kuhnhenn cited the "corporate community's waning clout" and "the remarkable drop in the business community's influence among House Republicans, who increasingly respond more to Tea Party conservatives than to the Chamber of Commerce."
The shift comes as grassroots activists have re-framed the GOP's old "pro-business" stance into a "pro-free markets" positioning that eschews the kinds of corporate welfare and taxpayer-funded crony capitalism found in big government giveaways to industries that make hefty political contributions.
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Frontier Town To Host 3rd Farm Day
BERLIN — Frontier Town Western Theme Park will be hosting Upper Room Studio’s 3rd Annual Farm Day on Oct. 5, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
The event will highlight farm activities, fiber arts and music complete with shearing of fiber animals by United States National Champion Shearer Emily Chamelin, who will be shearing two breeds of sheep and angora goats while Upper Room Studio demonstrates the art of processing fiber, from skirting the fleece to spinning and weaving it into beautiful and useful works of art.
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The event will highlight farm activities, fiber arts and music complete with shearing of fiber animals by United States National Champion Shearer Emily Chamelin, who will be shearing two breeds of sheep and angora goats while Upper Room Studio demonstrates the art of processing fiber, from skirting the fleece to spinning and weaving it into beautiful and useful works of art.
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The Dissolution Of The Black Family
The 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, and of the Reverend Martin Luther King’s memorable “I have a dream” speech, is a time for reflections — some inspiring, and some painful and ominous.
At the core of Dr. King’s speech was his dream of a world in which people would not be judged by the color of their skin, but by “the content of their character.”
Judging individuals by their individual character is at the opposite pole from judging how groups are statistically represented among employees, college students or political figures.
Yet many — if not most — of those who celebrate the “I have a dream” speech today promote the directly opposite approach of group preferences, especially those based on skin color.
How consistent Martin Luther King himself was as he confronted the various issues of his time is a question that can be left for historians. His legacy to us is the “I have a dream” speech.
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At the core of Dr. King’s speech was his dream of a world in which people would not be judged by the color of their skin, but by “the content of their character.”
Judging individuals by their individual character is at the opposite pole from judging how groups are statistically represented among employees, college students or political figures.
Yet many — if not most — of those who celebrate the “I have a dream” speech today promote the directly opposite approach of group preferences, especially those based on skin color.
How consistent Martin Luther King himself was as he confronted the various issues of his time is a question that can be left for historians. His legacy to us is the “I have a dream” speech.
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Shutdown Forces Lockheed Martin to Furlough 3,000 Employees
As the shutdown continues, the company said it expects to increase that amount.
The company said it includes workers who are unable to work because the government facility where they perform their work is closed, or their work requires a government inspection that cannot be completed, or we've received a stop work order.
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