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Single-Payer Reform and Rural Health in the United States: Lessons from Our Northern Neighbor Abstract Single-payer health reform has secured its place in the mainstream American health policy debate, yet its implications for particular subpopulations or sectors of care remain understudied. Amidst many unanswered questions from policymakers and political pundits, rural health has emerged as one such area. This article explores rural Canada’s five-decade-long experience with a national publicl...

Talk about pregnancy and fertility often centers on how old a woman is when she begins having children and how many she intends to have. There’s less discussion on the other end of the female reproductive cycle: the age at which a woman has her last child. Researchers at Bowling Green State University in Ohio decided to take a close look at that, given the falling fertility rate in the United States and much of the rest of the world, which has ramifications beyond an immediate household. Th...

LARGO — Pinellas County commissioners unanimously approved one resolution and two ordinance amendments Feb. 23 that address code enforcement liens as well as demolitions and condemnations. The resolution allows Code Enforcement to partially forgive existing liens on residential and commercial property to make sure compliance efforts don’t result in excessive amounts that hinder property owners from making improvements and prevent reinvestment opportunities. The county has more than 50...

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Architects rendering of CityPlace at St Paul and Cherry streets. by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine In a special meeting Tuesday night called by Mayor Miro Weinberger, the Burlington City Council voted unanimously to resolve litigation and execute the newly negotiated Amended and Restated (A&R) Development Agreement with the Developer of CityPlace Burlington. This is the next step in reconnecting St Paul and Pine streets and then rebuilding the demolished central section of the dow...

Questions and answers • During a pandemic that could likely stretch into the next fiscal year, or even the next calendar year, what are the town’s greatest challenges? Hall: Lack of child care. COVID challenged the workforce, especially mothers. This has economic consequences on working parents, businesses and taxpayers. This affects work productivity, causing demotions, reduced hours and poor job stability. Businesses could be burdened with extra hiring costs, losses in productivity ...

0 Download3 Pages / 519 Words Question: You are to watch a movie, The Founder featuring Michael Keaton and many more. With reference to the movie you had been assigned to watch, critically evaluate the moral standards that take precedence over other standards, including personal ones. Discuss also how this is different from the non-moral standards.   Moral standards in the movie Founder featuring Michael Keaton The founder is an entrepreneurship movie that gives a story of Ray Kroc who is a s...

Wineries appealing permit allowing over 80 acres of cannabis to be grown along Hwy 246 ksby and last updated 2021-02-18 02:29:57-05 An area the size of more than 60 football fields along Highway 246 near Lompoc could soon be covered in cannabis. Earlier this month the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission approved a permit for SFS Farms that would allow them to grow more than 80 acres of cannabis on their property. Neighboring wineries are now asking the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervi...

BRATTLEBORO — Eight candidates have come forward for three Select Board seats opening up in March. Board member Ian Goodnow is finishing his first one-year term and seeking a three-year term. Rikki Risatti, who ran in last year’s election, also is on the March 2 ballot for the three-year seat. “It has been a challenging but fulfilling year on the board,” Goodnow said. “I am humbled having had the opportunity to meet and work with so many dedicated individuals who are st...

In a paper published July 23 in Population and Development Review, Daphne Liu, a doctoral student in statistics at the UW, and Adrian Raftery, a UW professor of statistics and sociology, explore two nuanced questions: Is increasing contraceptive use or reducing demand more effective in family planning? And, is it the number of years girls attend school or the overall enrollment of children in school that makes education a factor in fertility? “Policymakers in countries with high fertility rat...