Census Bureau hiring for 2010 count
The Sentinel - Sun Nov 29, 6:22 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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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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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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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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Ky. Census worker hanged himself, staged scene
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Wed Nov 25, 7:08 am ETThe Associated Press 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.
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Florence census office to have ceremony, reception
Florence Morning News - Wed Nov 25, 10:50 am ETState Rep. Phillip Lowe of Florence and other dignitaries will formally kick off the 2010 Census in Florence and five counties in South Carolina with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Florence Local Census Office.
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Authorities: Hanged Ky. census worker killed self
Crestview News Bulletin - Wed Nov 25, 9:01 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...
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U.S. Census Data Indicate Physician Workforce May Be Smaller, Younger Than Expected, Study Says
American Academy of Family Physicians - Tue Nov 24, 12:29 pm ETA recent Dartmouth College study that used U.S. Census Bureau data to make projections about the physician workforce concluded that the future physician workforce will be smaller and younger than indicated by projections that used the AMA's Physician Masterfile data. If this proves true, shortages of primary care physicians will be worse than projected, as will patients' access to primary care ...
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Local census testing drawing job-seekers
Naples Daily News - Tue Nov 24, 4:45 pm ETPassing a 28-question basic skills test could make you eligible for one of dozens of temporary, non-supervisory, part-time jobs with the U.S. Census Bureau beginning in February.The first round of testing to qualify for the jobs was held Nov. 16-22, with more than 20 sessions at eight sites in Naples and Immokalee. Sixteen of the tests were held in the Naples area and five were held in Immokalee ...
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Hudson County has the highest poverty rate in New Jersey
The Star-Ledger - Fri Nov 27, 1:52 pm ETIn today's Jersey Journal, Hudson County had the highest poverty rate among New Jersey's 21 counties in 2008, according to new Census figures - this despite unprecedented growth along the waterfront.
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Census Bureau Director and Congressman Clay to Launch Missouri's 2010 Census in Schools Program in St. Louis
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 10:55 am ET**CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY**
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Investigators: Kentucky Census Worker Killed Himself
Fox News - Tue Nov 24, 2:18 pm ETA Kentucky census worker found hanging from a tree with the word 'fed' written on his chest killed himself and staged his death to look like a murder, authorities said Tuesday.
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Cops: Kentucky census worker killed himself
New York Post - Tue Nov 24, 6:37 pm ETFRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky census worker found naked, bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree with "fed" scrawled on his chest killed himself but staged his death to make it look like a homicide, authorities said Tuesday. Bill Sparkman, 51, was...
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Police: Ky. census worker staged death as homicide
The Gainesville Sun - Wed Nov 25, 1:59 am ETThe Associated Press On the surface it all seemed like a gruesome hate crime in a rural part of Kentucky with a history of disdain for the government: a census worker found bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree, the word "fed" scrawled across his chest.
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
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Census Bureau Statement on Death of William E. Sparkman, Jr.
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Media Advisory -- Census Bureau Director to Meet with Ohio Complete Count Committee
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Tip Sheet Number 24 -- Nov. 20, 2009
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Homes With Cell Phones Nearly Double in First Half of Decade
Thu Nov 19, 11:14 am EST
