Census Bureau looks at poverty in schools
Temple Daily Telegram - 1 hour 43 minutes agoNineteen percent of the students in the Temple Independent School District live in poverty, according to just-released data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Authorities: Hanged census worker killed self
The Champaign News-Gazette - Wed Nov 25, 11:04 am ETFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – When an eastern Kentucky census worker was found naked, bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree with "fed" scrawled on his chest, suspicion fell on the hardscrabble Appalachian area where bad news seems like a way of life. Perhaps Bill Sparkman had been a victim of violent anti-government sentiment in an area known for a rampant drug trade and where "revenuer" is still ...
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Probe into Ky. census worker's death concludes
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 11:31 am ETAuthorities were set Tuesday to release findings from an investigation into the death of a census worker found hanging from a tree with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest.
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Post-Thanksgiving fun facts
The Photo News - 11 minutes agoOver the years Though many competing claims exist, the most familiar story of the first Thanksgiving took place in Plymouth Colony, in present-day Massachusetts, in 1621. More than 200 years later, President Abraham Lincoln declared the final Thursday in November as a national day of thanksgiving. Congress finally made Thanksgiving Day an official national holiday in 1941.
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Thanksgiving fun facts you might not know
The Township Journal - 20 minutes agoThough many competing claims exist, the most familiar story of the first Thanksgiving took place in Plymouth Colony, in present-day Massachusetts, in 1621. More than 200 years later, President Abraham Lincoln declared the final Thursday in November as a national day of thanksgiving. Congress finally made Thanksgiving Day an official national holiday in 1941.
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New federal data: 11 percent of Coweta school kids in poverty
The Fayette Citizen - Fri Nov 27, 3:17 pm ETThe U.S. Census Bureau Nov. 18 released the 2008 poverty estimates for every school district and county in the nation. Data for Coweta County showed 11 percent of children ages 5-17 living in families in poverty.
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China Plays Backseat Driver on Dollar Policy: Caroline Baum
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 30, 7:32 am ETNov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama got an earful from China’s leaders on his inaugural trip to Asia earlier this month. They wanted to know about the weak U.S.
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Sen. Beavers, Mayor Bragg to help kick off 2010 census in Murfreesboro ceremony
Daily News Journal - Wed Nov 25, 2:25 pm ETTennessee state Sen. Mae Beavers and other dignitaries will formally kick off the 2010 census in Murfreesboro and central Tennessee at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Murfreesboro local census office.
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City preparing for 2010 census
Marion Daily Republican - Wed Nov 25, 10:17 am ETThe City of Marion is joining municipalities around the country in preparing for the 2010 Census, which will start in just a few months.
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Retailers keep eye on state recovery
Charleston Daily Mail - 2 hours 29 minutes agoCHARLESTON, W.Va.--The states retailers are keeping a close watch on unemployment rates and housing values for clues about how this years all-important holiday shopping season will play out in West Virginia. "The retail industry has seen some signs of...
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Census Bureau looks at poverty in schools
Temple Daily Telegram - Mon Nov 30, 1:17 am ETNineteen percent of the students in the Temple Independent School District live in poverty, according to just-released data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census 2010 office opens for Boulder, Broomfield counties
Colorado Daily - Mon Nov 30, 11:19 pm ETIt will be three more months before 2010 census forms start appearing in mailboxes, but workers with the U.S. Census Bureau already are ramping up their efforts.
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Census office to open in Columbia
Columbia Daily Herald - Mon Nov 30, 4:52 pm ETJobs available with the U.S. Census Bureau will be one of the topics covered Wednesday when Maury County Mayor Jim Bailey and other dignitaries formally kick off the 2010 Census at a ceremony scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Columbia Census Office.
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Census Bureau hiring for 2010 count
The Sentinel - Sun Nov 29, 6:07 am ETWith government officials ramping up for the 2010 census, the U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting people to help count every American.
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U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for Nov. 29
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 29, 12:01 am ETWASHINGTON, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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Michigan census needs to include snowbirds
Detroit Free Press - Mon Nov 30, 3:33 am ETMichigan's snowbirds are being asked to take one more thing along with them when they're packing to head south for the winter: Tips on how to fill out the residency information on 2010 census forms.
Census Bureau News Releases
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Media Advisory -- Census Bureau Director and Congressman Clay to Launch Missouri's 2010 Census in Schools Program in St. Louis
Tue Nov 24, 12:00 pm EST -
Census Bureau Statement on Death of William E. Sparkman, Jr.
Tue Nov 24, 11:37 am EST -
Media Advisory -- Census Bureau Director to Meet with Ohio Complete Count Committee
Fri Nov 20, 6:48 pm EST -
Tip Sheet Number 24 -- Nov. 20, 2009
Fri Nov 20, 9:53 am EST -
Homes With Cell Phones Nearly Double in First Half of Decade
Thu Nov 19, 11:14 am EST
