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Getting more loans into the hands of the underserved
As Regional Administrator for Region IV of the U.S. Small Business Administration it’s my job, and the job of the agency, to try to help …
Black Wall Street: Early black accomplishments
After writing three works of fiction, anchored in contemporary themes, it was time to for me to write a novel that placed great emphasis on …
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Statistics: Heroin overdose deaths down in three Kentucky counties
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) _ New statistics indicate heroin-related overdose deaths declined in 2014 in three northern Kentucky counties hard hit by the drug epidemic. Citing …
Clarksburg board halts use of fluoride in water supply
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) _ Members of Clarksburg’s water board say health concerns were behind their vote to stop using fluoride in the city’s water supply. …
2 babies die, 29 sickened from bad vaccines in south Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) _ Mexico’s public health system has suspended infant vaccines and mounted an investigation after two babies died and 29 were sickened in …
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Groundbreaking set on new University of Charleston gym
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) _ The University of Charleston is breaking ground on a replacement for its gymnasium this week. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for …
Michelle Obama to speak at Tuskegee University commencement
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Michelle Obama will deliver the commencement address at Tuskegee University, a historically black university in Alabama. The May 9 event is one …
Florida school districts halt testing amid new problems
By GARY FINEOUT Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida school districts across the state were forced Monday to halt the latest round of state …