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us life expectancy drops for third consecutive year due to drug use,

'Life expectancy gives us a snapshot of the nation’s overall health and these sobering statistics are a wakeup call that we are losing too many Americans, too early and too often, to conditions that are preventable,' CDC director Robert Redfield said in a statement. . ..

council approves suffolk downs redevelopment

The vote follows professional, 18-month process during which Tom O'Brien, founding partner and managing director for The HYM Investment Group, and HYM representatives held numerous public meetings with Revere officials and community groups... ... Bob O'Brien, director of strategic..

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asheville study: most of $118m in city contracts went to white men

The study drew from more than 1, Brenda Mills the director the of Minority Business Program, now neighborhood and engagement manager.. Even the study still showed those companies were underutilized for city contracts,  said Sameer Bawa, managing director of BBC Research and Consulting..

codner takes office as lacc executive director

Colin Codner, LACC executive director.. Executive Director Colin Codner may have been on the job for few days, and he is more than eager to support the local businesses through his work at LACC... ... Prior to that he was the director of finance and operations at Cohen Hillel..

few kentucky police share asset forfeiture details

Kate Miller, advocacy director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, said the lack of reporting is problematic, especially in light of police seizures becoming revenue. . ... The Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy’s executive director, Van Ingram, declined interview..

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