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Transit Strike ACT Rally by Chuck Campbell The
Twin Cities disability community raised its
voice in favor of a swift resolution to the transit strike at a rally
in Mears Park on Friday, March 26th, across the street from
Met Council chair, Peter Bell’s office. The self-advocates
of Advocating Change Together (ACT) presented Bell with a table symbolic
of their desire for negotiations with Amalgamated Transit Union {ATU)
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Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I’m
one of the many who have relied on our public transportation system
for mobility. Without it, I’m feeling a definite cut into my lifestyle.
I hope you will print this and others might be encouraged to write .
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Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, My
brother wrote this to my daughter, Sarah, for her birthday and I felt
it should be published, if you’d care to take the time. Thanks. .
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Letter to Mr. Pawlenty Dear Mr Pawlenty - I
am writing regarding the current Transit Bus Strike in the 7 county
Metro area. I am a Single taxpayer. I work
fulltime in the Mortgage Industry and last year my income
was over 30K. I do not have children and I do not own my own home.
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INCOME: A Career Development Model by Ana Alvarez-Holmberg, MA, PMP In
2002, Scott Beveridge, Sharon Heller Craddock, and James Liesener published
“INCOME: A Framework for Conceptualizing the Career Development of Persons
with Disabilities.” INCOME stands for Imagining
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Being Bullied by Patricia Bill Eleven-year-old
Brian has mild cerebral palsy and learning disabilities. Until a few
months ago, he had a “sunny” disposition and loved going to school each
morning. Recently, Brian became unhappy on school days, . .
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It's A Human Thing by Dan Wilkins Believe
in yourself, even when others do not. This is to say, especially when
others do not. You are the only one who is truly responsible for your
actions and for your future. It is absolutely okay to appear a little
“quixotic” at times.:
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Forging Ahead by Harvey Meyer You
know how grumpy you can get when you’ve spent the night tossing and
turning? Not to mention how sluggish you feel the next day? Multiply
that irritability and fatigue severalfold and you’ll begin to grasp
how miserable Danial Brewer felt pretty much every day for 15 years.
The 56-year-old Minneapolis man has sleep apnea, a condition that rouses
him dozens of times each night. .
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The State’s Supplemental Budget The
legislature will probably have a very difficult time agreeing on the
Supplemental Budget this year. The House Supplemental Budget plan
depends on an increase in gambling in the form of a ‘racino’ at Canterbury
Park, which does not seem to have support in the Senate. The Senate
plan would raise the necessary money by eliminating the politically
appointed assistant commissioners in state departments and closing
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