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Storm might bring out con artists, too
247-4738The declaration of a state of emergency in Virginia means the state's anti-price gouging laws go into effect. Officials with the Virginia Attorney General's office and the Office of Consumer Affairs are ready to assist people who are hit by Hanna. The...Tags: Virginia, Disasters, Corporate Crime, Natural Disasters, Equifax Incorporated
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Hamptons charity scene sees hard times, too
dave.marcus@newsday.comHard times started to hit the Hamptons charity scene this summer. The East End's whirlwind of fundraising auctions, garden tours and cocktail parties - previously untouched by the country's economic woes - finally was pinched by the twin forces of...Tags: Wildlife, Anne Bancroft, Christie Brinkley, Jonas Brothers, NBC
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Someone to watch over them
kathleen.kerr@newsday.comRose H. had little money and found it difficult to cope with everyday tasks. The 72-year-old Nassau woman had diabetes and high blood pressure and lived with two troubled siblings. She depended on a court-appointed guardian - the Family and Children's...Tags: Health Insurance, Lawyers, Justice System, Local Authority, People
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Roosevelt landlord cited after tenant attacked
eden.laikin@newsday.comThree weeks after a man was attacked at a single-family house in Roosevelt used by Nassau County to house homeless men, Hempstead building inspectors cited the landlord for multiple violations, including using the first floor as a church and using...Tags: Roosevelt, Rooms and Sublets, Church and State Relations, Office and Retail Spaces, Melville
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Stoffa offers enlightenment about KidsPeace and the system
Some might expect the office of Northampton County Executive John Stoffa to be the last place to find a curmudgeon who has been a harsh critic of politicians in general and an even harsher critic of a system in which Stoffa has been intimately involved....Tags: Court Administration, Society, Lehigh County, Lawyers, Justice System
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Social workers still very much underpaid
Daphne McClellan and Elizabeth Clark's column "It's time for the givers to receive" (Commentary, Aug. 19) did an excellent job pointing out the need for Congress to support the Social Work Reinvestment Act. As a human resource professional in the...Tags: Society, Mental Illness, Illnesses, Employees
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Chuck chimes in to champion cheaper charity work
Spin CycleDays after Newsday reported that charities were having a hard time keeping and recruiting volunteers due in part to the rising gas prices, Sen. Charles Schumer called for tax relief for volunteers. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and John Ensign (R- NV) announced......Tags: Charity, Christianity, John Ensign, Roman Catholic
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Roosevelt cleaver attack leads to lawsuit
eden.laikin@newsday.comA man used a cleaver to attack another resident of the house where he was renting a room - a single-family Roosevelt home the Nassau Department of Social Services packed with seven tenants, according to a $2-million notice of claim the victim's attorney...Tags: Roosevelt, Rental Service, Melville, Trials, Mental Illness
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Iraqi refugees start arriving in NJ
Associated Press WriterIraqi refugees have begun arriving in New Jersey as part of a nationwide resettlement program to bring 12,000 Iraqis to the United States by the end of next month. A refugee resettlement program run by the Diocese of Camden has received five Iraqi...Tags: United Nations, Atlantic County, Roman Catholic, Migration, New Jersey
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Muslim charities are urged to get bureau accreditation
Chicago Tribune reporterMuslim charities across the nation are being urged to seek accreditation from the Better Business Bureau to help lift suspicions about their activities and wariness among potential donors. The BBB's Wise Giving Alliance and Muslim Advocates, a San...Tags: Theater, University of Chicago, Gage Park, Chicago Lawn, Charity
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We interrupt this message to bring you a success story
When there is somebody on the telephone who is pitching a fit, usually the best approach is to hang up. There was something fascinating, however, about the caller who assailed me for assailing KidsPeace, the huge and (hitherto) fabulously lucrative...Tags: California, Society, Lehigh County
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Whole city needs to protect youths
The abuse, death and subsequent cover-up of the handling of the case of young Javon Thompson are unbearable and devastating. But the response that insinuates that the tragedy could have been averted by the Department of Social Services is irresponsible ("...Tags: Society
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