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New short comic books provide tips for Oregonians who are dealing with debt collection while highlighting the state’s recent gains in consumer rights. With the passage of last year’s Family Financial Protection Act, Oregonians are more protected from unfair debt collection practices, including wage garnishment. Michelle Luedtke, communications and engagement director for...
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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media Los consumidores estadounidenses están sintiendo el peso del plan de aranceles globales del presidente Donald Trump, tanto en la caja como en el mercado laboral. “Los aranceles son un impuesto sobre los bienes de consumo, y en particular para bienes como la ropa, la...
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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media American consumers are feeling the burden of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs plan, both at the checkout counter and in the labor market. “Tariffs are a tax on consumer goods, and in particular for goods like clothing, electronics, coffee, furniture, and toys,” said Dr....
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Un nuevo estudio muestra que las emisiones de los vehículos de la zona de Los Ángeles están degradando la calidad del aire en los parques nacionales cercanos, pero los planes para echar por tierra la normativa de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental para reducir las emisiones de carbono podrían...
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A new study showed vehicle emissions from the Los Angeles area are degrading air quality in nearby national parks but plans to scuttle Environmental Protection Agency regulations to reduce carbon emissions could make the air quality even worse. Called “Driving Dirty Air,” the study identified the Los Angeles and Southern California...
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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media A medida que aumentan las tasas de suicidio juvenil y se agrava la depresión en Estados Unidos, los expertos en salud mental presionan para que se tomen medidas centradas tanto en el tratamiento basado en pruebas como en la pertenencia cultural. En una reciente...
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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media As youth suicide rates climb and depression deepens across the United States, mental health experts are pushing for action that centers both evidence-based treatment and cultural belonging. At a recent news briefing hosted by American Community Media, speakers noted that effective care remains out...
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“We are artists,” Alec Ozawa says, “but we don’t create art for ourselves.” He and his fiancée, Ash Stewack, make art for others: for businesses, passersby, and neighborhoods. And most of the time, you won’t even find their signature at the bottom right of the piece. The Chicago-based sign...
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Massachusetts educators are praising federal legislation to ensure public schoolteachers make a minimum of $60,000 a year. Supporters say the Pay Teachers Act would help fill the more than 4,000 teacher vacancies statewide and ensure fully certified teachers are staffing schools. Cory O’Hayer, a social studies teacher for Boston...