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A warning has been issued that vulnerable people living in rural isolation in Norfolk could have their made lives worse if vital services end up being the victim of council cuts. … “If you have a row of picturesque cottages, then in one you can have …

Child care programs similar to Mayor Castro's pre-K program in San Antonio are necessary to give children a strong educational foundation and give women easier access to the workforce. Pelosi emphasized the need for child care providers to be "educated …

It is no secret that medical care in the United States is overpriced. But as the tale of the humble IV bag shows all too clearly, it is secrecy that helps keep prices high: hidden in the underbrush of transactions among multiple buyers and sellers, and …

But a heavy price is also paid by less wealthy citizens, he adds. That price is late detection of serious diseases, shorter life expectancies, and lack of access to “good preventive primary-care services,” because they are often uninsured or under-insured.

Lincoln's target buyers — hipper, more affluent, better educated and more female than its current customers — are a mystery to many dealerships, some of which have been selling Lincolns since the 1930s. When a …. Service appointments are growing.

Bob Gregg, a professor in the religion department at Oklahoma Christian University, bows his head as he leads the audience in prayer during the memorial service for 22-year-old Australian collegiate baseball player Christopher Lane, pictured at right …

The house is now managed by the National Park Service and a ranger shows us the dinner table laid with the best china, where ML – as his family called him – listened to debates about civil rights from early childhood. The King family was middle class …

“I thought they would probably appreciate it more, they're less likely to be from affluent families who wouldn't really care about a scholarship,” Ousley said. After graduating at Hostos, some of the contest participants will go on to study at the City …