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1) Sicko
Publisher
Weinstein Company Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Michael Moore interviews Americans who have been denied treatment by U.S. health care insurance companies, companies who sacrifice essential health services in order to maximize profits. Sheds light on how complicated it can become for communities and individuals, and the sacrifices they have made when they are denied health care coverage.
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Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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"[The author] takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families on the edge. Arleen is a single mother trying to raise her two sons on the 20 dollars a month she has left after paying for their rundown apartment. Scott is a gentle nurse consumed by a heroin addiction. Lamar, a man with no legs and a neighborhood full of boys to look after, tries to work his way out of debt. Vanetta participates in a botched stickup...
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English
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The executive director of a social advocacy group that has helped relieve condemned prisoners explains why justice and mercy must go hand-in-hand through the story of Walter McMillian, a man condemned to death row for a murder he didn't commit.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In American while black, Carter argues that immigration, both historically and in the contemporary moment, has served as a reminder of the limited inclusion of African Americans in the body politic. Carter draws on original interview material and empirical data on African American political opinion to offer the first theory of black public opinion toward immigration. Carter contends that blacks use the issue of immigration as a way to understand...
Publisher
Colorado State University
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Results of a survey of Colorado residents conducted in 2001 to determine public attitudes towards such issues as food prices, food safety, pesticide use, environmental practices, wildlife and agriculture, animal welfare, land use, population growth, and agricultural land preservation. The study also looked for differences in attitudes among Coloradans that may be based on geographic location, length of residence, or other characteristics.
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Technical publication volume no. 62
Publisher
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Continued geographic expansion of known chronic wasting disease (CWD) distribution and the growing severity of infection rates in some affected cervid populations has renewed calls for sustainable intervention strategies. The vast majority of effective management actions currently rely on hunting participation and modifications to license setting to reduce infection rates in affected cervid populations.
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English
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This book demonstrates how introverted people are misunderstood and undervalued in modern culture, charting the rise of extrovert ideology while sharing anecdotal examples of how to use introvert talents to adapt to various situations. At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over...
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English
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"An unassailable case that, in the eyes of history, Barack Obama will be viewed as one of America's best and most accomplished presidents. Over the course of eight years, Barack Obama has amassed an array of outstanding achievements. His administration saved the American economy from collapse, expanded health insurance to millions who previously could not afford it, negotiated an historic nuclear deal with Iran, helped craft a groundbreaking international...
Publisher
Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration, Office of the State Controller
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
The intent behind implementation of a statewide-centralized system is improved ability to track and manage contracts and streamline the overall contracting process. All contracts entered into after July 1, 2009 which meet the requirements of the Statute, will be entered into the new Contract Management System and summarized on this website. Contracts pre-dating July 1, 2009 will not appear in the new system and consequently will not be summarized...