Emptying Nests

Apple Harvest Yields Conflict Between Workers, Farmers and Feds

There just aren't enough people to pick apples in Wayne County, New York - or at least people who are documented. So Latino immigrants, some here legally, some not, pick the apples instead. Those who support the migrant workers say the population is being harassed, even stalked, by Border Patrol ...

Obama engages on healthcare with high approval, policy doubts

Less than eight months into Barack Obama’s presidency, it is far too soon to contemplate his chances at reelection. But at this early date, there seems to be one noticeable trait: dissonance between voters’ feelings about the president and feelings about his policies – or at least his party.

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Scraping By In Manufacturing-heavy Sheboygan, Wis.

Sheboygan, Wis., an Empyting Nest community in Patchwork Nation, is a great place to retire, with its beach along Lake Michigan, the nationally known John Michael Kohler Arts Center, and a major championship golf course at Whistling Straits. Like other Empyting Nest locales, its economy has a larger-than-average share of ...

Obama’s difficult sell on healthcare reform

Just as the healthcare debate begins in earnest on Capitol Hill, a parade of lawmakers appeared on the Sunday talk shows to announce it was in jeopardy.

President Obama may not have the votes in the Senate to pass a plan – at least not right now – Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D ...