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It's Crazy Time at the US DOL - Pay Home Health Care Workers Less Than $7.25/hr
July 23, 2025 - There is crazy and there is cruel, and both themes are running rampant at the U.S. Department of Labor these days. For cruelty, the Labor Department has just proposed eliminating some safety standards at factories and mines, as well as to limit the government’s ability to penalize employers if workers are injured or killed in certain…...
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Glen Rose is a very small town of under 3,000 people in north central Texas, just west of Dallas. This town features a relaxed lifestyle. The presence of dinosaur footprints in the area makes it a popular tourist center. Photo of downtown courtesy of Wikipedia and Renelibrary, photo of Barnard statue by Pete unseth; Both photos Licensed under CC BY-SA…...
A college town with 40,000 students, Bloomington is located in south central Indiana. It's a typical Midwestern university city, bustling with frequent festivals, sporting events and concerts. The flagship campus of Indiana University is here, which is unusually beautiful. With a lower cost of living, plenty of art galleries, and a music arts center, there's plenty to like about Bloomington. …...
York, Pennsylvania is one of the most inexpensive places in the USA to live in. Homes cost on average less than $100,000. The area obviously had some rust-belt type setbacks, but is now actively looking for economic growth. York is on Pennsylvania's southern border, closer to Baltimore (48 miles) than Philadelphia (108 miles). Photo of the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center…...
Gainesville is the home of the University of Florida, one of the 10 largest universities in the U.S. (enrollment 52,000). The town has many attractions for active adults; in fact it was named as one of the “Top Ten Value Towns” of 2007 for active adults 55+. It has a reputation for being medium sized (population 104,000) inexpensive, a lively…...
