Cisco and OneCommunity Implement Smart+Connected Communities Pilot Programs to Revitalize Northern Ohio

CLEVELAND, OH and SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – 07/21/10) – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO – News ) today announced that it has joined with OneCommunity, a leader in incubating public-private partnerships and a nonprofit broadband service provider supporting northern Ohio, to transform the region with dynamic citizen and government programs. The pilot programs, which are part of Cisco’s global Smart …

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Today’s OpEds: Health Reform And The Constitution; Fixing The Medicare ‘Doc Fix;’ End-Of-Life Care

The Republicans And The Constitution The New York Times The most urgent current test of government power is now slowly making its way through the legal system to the Supreme Court. Twenty states have joined lawsuits saying the national health care law is unconstitutional, particularly the provision requiring health insurance. Lawmakers, anticipating the challenge, explicitly inserted a line in …

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Deal reached to end construction strike

A strike that shut down Chicago area construction projects for nearly three weeks came to an end Monday night, with tentative agreements between contractors and labor unions.The deal was struck after more than nine hours of talks between an association representing contractors and union officials for 15,000 heavy equipment operators and road construction laborers. The deal will also affect …

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