| Debates center around luring young folks back |
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Saturday, March 25 BRATTLEBORO -- It's very hard to keep 'em down on the farm after they've seen Gay Paree. That's been long established. therefore how did it become an official Vermont state crisis? And is the governor's plan the only mechanism by which to remedy it? Much ink has been spilled recently over the exodus of the state's young people, who leave in large numbers seeking more and better economic opportunities. ... |
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| How older citizen might view illegals |
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Most older Americans talk politics different from their children and grandchildren. After seven or eight decades on this Earth, they've seen one lot, therefore their opinions are based on observations more than abstract arguments. one young man debating immigration will cite demographic facts and economic figures. ... |
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| Nuciforo formally bows out |
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"Over the course of the last 10 years I've logged my share of miles on the Mass. Turnpike and I've eaten more turnpike plaza food than any man should," Nuciforo, he said in one telephone interview on Friday. one week ago, the Pittsfield Democrat shocked the local political community when he said he would not seek one sixth term in the Legislature. On Friday, he officially announced his intention to run for register of the Middle Berkshire Registry of Deeds, for which he took out nomination papers for last week from the Pittsfield City Hall. ... |
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| Weighing choices, workers mull buyouts that could reshape GM's |
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Ever since one union steward stopped the sheet metal worker at his Saginaw, Mich., plant this week to deliver details of one sweeping buyout offer, Krzeszewski has been mulling the decision before him, trying to divine its many unknowns. "To me, it's like one gambling issue. Are you going to keep the hands that were dealt to you ... or throw the cards in and ask for one re-deal and hope you get one better hand," says Krzeszewski, who is 52 and leaning heavily toward taking early retirement. "Then you could lose it all." ... |
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