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Tag Archives: unemployment benefits
Excuse Me If I Don’t Feel Sorry For Those Whose Jobless Benefits Have Run Out
I can’t believe some people collected 99 weeks of unemployment benefits. Sweet! I’m self-employed. There’s no bailout nation for me. I have to make my own way in the world. So I don’t feel sorry for those whose generous nearly … Continue reading
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Tagged bailout, jobless benefits, pigs, public trough, unemployment benefits
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Fired Mashgiach Robert Frank Says He Was Told To Declare Himself Nuts
Over the past nine months, I’ve told the story of mashgiach Robert Frank who lost his job in a conflict with the Orthodox Union. After his firing, Frank and his wife found it difficult to get work as mashgiachim. After … Continue reading
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Tagged career counselor, metropolitan council, Orthodox Union, social welfare agency, tuesday morning, unemployment benefits
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Jewish Las Vegas
Arthur J. Bloberger, the former editor of the Las Vegas Jewish Reporter, emails me: Hi Luke. I just wanted to give you an update on what’s been happening lately twixt the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas and myself, it’s former … Continue reading
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Tagged chief development officer, Jewish Federation, nevada detr, religious discrimination, reporter editor, unemployment benefits
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What Really Killed ‘The Las Vegas Jewish Reporter’?
According to JTA: Apparently a casualty of the recession, the 33-year-old Las Vegas Jewish Reporter is shuttering in the wake of low donations, the Las Vegas Sun reported. This week
Posted in Jewish Federation, Jewish Journalism, Las Vegas
Tagged character assassination, charry, fat cats, financial trouble, hank greenspun, Jewish Federation, unemployment benefits, united jewish community, vegas sun
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