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In recession, pets go homeless in droves
Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:37 AM EST
Each day at five, staff members of the Humane Society of Elkhart County close the animal shelter and hold a meeting. And each day, like clockwork, they begin hearing a "thump, thump, thump" from outside.
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RV industry no longer running on empty
Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:37 PM EST
ELKHART, Ind. - The wheels are slowly turning again for the RV industry here, the mainstay of this region’s economy.
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Long-term unemployed face dwindling options
Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:23 PM EST
ELKHART, Ind. - At the edge of this town, at the end of a long driveway, lives Lawrie Covey, who's at the end of her rope.
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Similar counties, but stimulus impact miles apart
Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:41 AM EST
RICHLAND, Wash. - If you want to win the stimulus sweepstakes, it helps to have one of the planet's nastiest toxic waste sites in your back yard.
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One in four metro areas in recovery mode
Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:46 PM EST
For many Americans, especially the almost 16 million out of work, merely mentioning the word "recovery" can make the blood boil.
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Move over, feds, as locals try stimulus too
Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:54 AM EST
ELKHART, Ind. - In hard-hit Elkhart, Ind., there are glimmers of economic hope as some recreational vehicle makers and other companies have begun hiring again after a long downturn.
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Suicides raise worries about recession’s real cost
Mon Nov 9, 2009 8:58 AM EST
ELKHART, Ind. - Coroner John White is presiding over a sad tally in this northern Indiana county, tracking rising numbers of suicides he believes are linked to the lingering recession.
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Guardsmen now in battle to find jobs
Mon Nov 2, 2009 8:11 AM EST
ELKHART, Ind. - Finding a job in this challenging economic climate is a pitched battle, not the sort of adrenaline-fueled forays that members of the Elkhart-based Indiana National Guard’s 1538th Transportation Company grew accustomed to during 10 months in Iraq.
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U.S. stimulus buoys U.K. factory’s workers
Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:23 AM EDT
COVENTRY, U.K. - Photographs of President Barack Obama run on a constant loop in the foyer of a factory here, roughly 100 miles northwest of London.
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Stimulus targets stubborn foe — lead in homes
Thu Oct 8, 2009 10:37 AM EDT
ELKHART, Ind. - Anthony and Carolyn Hunt don’t know how many jobs a $3 million federal stimulus grant to prevent lead poisoning in young children will bring to their county, but to them that’s beside the point.
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Elkhart’s sister city — without its sibling’s woes
Tue Oct 6, 2009 8:37 AM EDT
BURTON-UPON-TRENT, England - Beer is no longer king in this English city — and it's just as well.
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Finding recession’s silver lining
Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:40 PM EDT
What’s your silver lining from the recession? Some say it's their family life, while others say it's a deeper connection to community. Tell us how the economic downturn has positively affected you.
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Retraining roulette: New skills, no new job
Fri Sep 18, 2009 6:44 PM EDT
Hundreds of thousands of laid-off American workers are undergoing federally subsidized retraining in hopes of landing a job in a new field. For some, it feels like an exercise in futility. Msnbc.com's Mike Brunker reports.
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Lawmakers get earful from wary voters
Tue Sep 8, 2009 7:19 AM EDT
The fate of President Barack Obama’s massive health care overhaul could lie in the hands of centrist Democrats like Indiana Rep. Joe Donnelly, whose constituents seem wary of doing too much, too fast.
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College kids’ parents grapple with letting go
Tue Sep 1, 2009 6:50 AM EDT
Each year, 1.8 million incoming freshmen head off to college. Many, like Alexa Sieracki of Elkhart, Ind., are energized by the new start. But for their parents, it can be a time of loss and sadness.
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Laid-off workers eye the abyss
Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:42 AM EDT
Despite repeated extensions of the unemployment compensation program, some 1.5 million people are expected to exhaust their benefits by year’s end, and many don't know how they are going to cope.
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For Amish, recession is challenge, blessing
Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:44 PM EDT
A severe downturn in the RV industry has forced hundreds of Amish people out of factory jobs, causing pain but also allowing some to take a step back to simplicity and community.
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How I was Raised
Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:33 AM EDT
Okay, so I've always been a strong woman. I've never wanted to depend on anyone to give me what I can earn for myself. This is how I was raised.
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No cash for medical bills? Bartering pays
Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:00 AM EDT
The recession has revived an old rural tradition by prompting many health care providers to offer patients the option of paying for the non-covered costs of medical and dental care through barter. Msnbc.com's JoNel Aleccia reports.
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The stimulus has landed, officials claim
Seeded on Fri Aug 7, 2009 3:29 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
President Barack Obama has barely left town, and already Elkhart leaders are trumpeting what they call the first real impact of the economic stimulus plan — the new runway at the airport.
Hoosiers’ questions for Obama
Tue Aug 4, 2009 1:46 PM EDT
Msnbc.com asked residents of Elkhart, Ind., to send us their questions for President Barack Obama, who is visiting the area Wednesday for the third time since last year’s campaign. Here is a sample.
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Obama’s promises are a work in progress
Sun Aug 2, 2009 6:50 PM EDT
AsPresident Obama returns to Elkhart CountyWednesday, msnbc.com looks at some of the promises he made on his last visit – and his progress in fulfilling them. By msnbc.com's John W. Schoen.
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Americans still yearning to RV
Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:53 PM EDT
BUENA, N.J. - Bill and Esthermay Brooks are nomads of the Interstate system. They’ve crossed the continental United States five times over the last 15 years, chalking up visits to all the lower 48 states in their national roving. They plan to steer their 35-foot-long Georgie Boy Pursuit motor home north to visit the 49th state, Alaska, in 2011.
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