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Local agency joins push to help older foster children
“Success Beyond 18” was kicked off last week on Capitol Hill. The national campaign aims to create a better path for young people transitioning from foster care to adulthood. The Jim Casey Youth Opportunities
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Festival explores links between blacks and Native Americans
Hashim Saleh has dedicated much of his life to the celebration of African culture through his Otesha Creative Arts Ensemble, the state’s oldest African American drumming and dance troupe. The Bronx, N.Y. native knows
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‘What Have You Done for Me Lately?’
Those of you who are still election weary from last year may not be pleased that another round of contests will be decided this year. Unfortunately, many don’t hold municipal elections in the same
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Mortgage servicers’ settlement
Submitted by Charlene Crowell: The recent joint announcement by two key federal regulators of a negotiated agreement with 10 mortgage servicing firms would help more than 3.8 million consumers who were wrongfully foreclosed during
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