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Opinion: Pocketfuls of Fear |
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National Appleseed
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By SuperUser Account on
5/14/2006
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If a famous baseball player who will earn $4 million this season is relying on Money Mart rather than his corner bank, we cannot fairly expect the nation's other 20 million immigrants to do it any differently.
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Lincoln couple awaits consulate appointment |
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Nebraska
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By SuperUser Account on
5/14/2006
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As the U.S. Senate tries to move toward meaningful immigration reform this week, Jacqueline Cerda and her husband, Jesus Meza, anxiously await the arrival of a long envelope from another branch of government.
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Lawmakers must strictly regulate payday lenders |
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South Carolina
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By SuperUser Account on
4/27/2006
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Many South Carolina workers, among the poorest in the nation, are being lured into multiple short-term, high-interest loans that amount to financial bondage. As they struggle from paycheck to paycheck, they often fall prey to payday lenders, who market their service as a quick and easy way to get cash for emergencies such as car repairs. The result in far too many cases is consumers getting locked into a vicious cycle of debt. State lawmakers shouldn't allow this fleecing of South Carolina to continue. If they are not going to ban payday lending, they should at least heavily regulate it.
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Neb. Taking Steps to Monitor Meatpacking |
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Nebraska
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By SuperUser Account on
4/22/2006
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With a bill of rights and a state watchdog, Nebraska has taken extra steps to monitor working conditions in the meatpacking industry. But Milo Mumgaard, executive director of the Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest, says his organization conducted a survey last summer and concluded the bill had little impact.
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