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Today in history: A step forward for disability rights movement
April 13, 2015On this date in 1990, exactly 25 years ago, a graphic designer named Dan Wilkins founded a firm called The Nth Degree.
Read moreDrawing on California model, nurse staffing and advocacy bill introduced
April 3, 2015"This legislation would improve patient care by establishing minimum nurse-to-patient ratios."
Read moreGMO labels on food: Chicagoans dish out activism
April 3, 2015"At the heart of this campaign is consumer rights. People deserve to know what they are eating and feeding their children."
Read moreToday in environmental history: Mojave Desert spared a nuclear waste dump
April 2, 2015Ward Valley, Calif., was decided upon in 1988 as the preferred location for a nuclear waste dump to be operated by U.S. Ecology.
Read moreChicago community fights petcoke, pile by pile
March 10, 2015For one community, the Windy City has been blowing something other than a healthy breeze.
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