WEDNESDAY | MAY 22, 2013
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One Community’s Effort to Take Back its Schools
When it comes to schools and kids, progress might actually just involve a unified push from everyone in a community – no matter how hard it looks. That’s the view of Joyce Parker, an energetic and passionate resident of Greenville, Miss. She is the director of Citizens for a Better Greenville (CBG), an organization that [...] 
Environmental and community groups concerned about water quality in Kentucky rivers are asking a court to throw out an order between the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet and Frasure Creek Mining, saying they have a due process right to be part of the proceedings. Appalachian Voices of North Carolina, Waterkeeper Alliance of New York, [...]
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WASHINGTON (AP) — An analysis by the Social Security Administration says a bipartisan immigration bill pending in the Senate would boost the retirement program’s trust fund by adding millions of taxpayers to the economy. The finding comes in a letter to Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who requested the analysis, from Stephen C. Gross, chief actuary [...]
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Change might start with a small act. Then, through an organized effort, it grows into a full-fledged movement. And grassroots efforts to improve communities across the country all have a common thread – residents speak up, discuss issues, seek solutions and look for accountability. That is how change can bloom. As families celebrate Mother’s [...]
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Mom’s Name: Letti Sanchez Home City: Alamo, Texas Organization affiliation: La Union del Pueblo Entero Community participation: Education, Dream Act and legacy of Cesar Chavez Why this Person is a Community Trailblazer: “Letti, a mother of three DREAMers, works diligently, selling used clothes, cutting grass, cleaning houses and other in-between jobs to make sure her children go to [...]
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Mom’s Name: Leticia Parra Home City: Edinburg, Texas Organization affiliation: La Union del Pueblo Entero Community participation: Public streetlights and drainage Why this Person is a Community Trailblazer: “Leticia Parra, a mother of five, has dedicated herself to fighting for improvements in her Edinburg, Texas-area colonia, Curry Estates. She is most passionate about drainage improvements and streetlights, speaking [...]
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Mom’s Name: Dasia Corado Home City: Chicago Organization affiliation: Erie Neighborhood House Community participation: Child care funding Why this Person is a Community Trailblazer:“Dasia Corado is a single mother who works extremely hard to make ends meet and put food on the table. Aside from working full-time and raising three children, Dasia is extremely involved in the lives of [...]
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Mom’s Name: Xiomara Maldonado Home City: Chicago Organization affiliation: Erie Neighborhood House Community participation: Children’s education and child care funding Why this Person is a Community Trailblazer: “Xiomara is a single mom and she is her daughter’s role model. In addition to working a full time job, she recently returned to school focusing on the medical field. She’s a very [...]
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