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City Gives Nonprofit $546,000 Grant - SJR (May 7)

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City Gives Nonprofit $546,000 Grant - SJR (May 7)

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In the article I read, the united states government gave a large sum of money to a nonprofit organization that helps build houses and sets up a good life for homeless female veterans and their families. It is a set of many apartments that are to house one -two female veterans families in order to help get them back on their feet after coming home from the military. This deals with economics because the government grant was given because the government wants this organization in business longer and the money shows their support for the idea. I completely support this and love that the government has taken action in order to help. (114 words)

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Small nonprofit strives to make a big impact in female, veteran homelssness

ASHEVILLE - Female veteran Alyce Knaflich has been out of the military for decades, yet she says her marching orders now are stronger than ever.

Knaflich, of Asheville, runs Aura Home, a nonprofit organization set up to serve women coming out of the military and to end homelessness among female veterans.

The small charity, which has no paid staff, launched its first major capital campaign in June to purchase property in Hendersonville to house homeless, female veterans. The group is eyeing a former nursing home in Henderson County that could accommodate 30 women and children.

"Women are falling through the cracks," said Knaflich, who suffered from homelessness after her time in the service and was later diagnosed with PTSD. "They are the left out and forgotten," she said.

Aura Home needs to raise $75,000 to purchase its proposed center and has set up a fundraising website to engage the public. On Friday, it had raised $1,370.

"I want them to have a place where they can center themselves and have veteran-centered programming, a place where someone is always there to advocate for them," she said.

Asheville is already home to Steadfast House, a homeless shelter for women and children that has beds reserved for female veterans.

The large charity Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry operates the shelter and plans to replace it with an even larger facility next year.

Large organizations can't provide as much one-on-one assistance, said Knaflich. "I want this house to be community owned."

Aura Home currently has an office in the United Way building on French Broad Avenue. The majority of its funding comes from military service organizations, private donations and Knaflich's pet-sitting business. Its work has been primarily focused on individual veteran support.

Knaflich and a small volunteer board of six have helped nearly 50 homeless, female veterans navigate bureaucratic systems to secure housing and health care since the nonprofit's founding in 2014.

They have collected furniture and household items to be donated when people are housed, and provided other social-emotional support such as dinnertime gatherings, hotel stays and assistance with utility and transportation bills.

Knaflich said her work is inspired by the people who helped her. "I've done everything from cleaning industrial bathrooms to picking up bottles and cans off the road to get cash just to survive," she said.

Combating veteran homelessness has been a priority statewide and nationally. An infusion of funding has seen drastic reductions in Buncombe County. In November, local service providers claimed they had reduced the homeless veteran population to near zero rates.

Sixteen homeless female veterans were identified in the 2015 point-in-time count. The national census is conducted over a 24-hour period to gather snapshot information about people experiencing homelessness on one given night.

Knaflich said the number of homeless female veterans is likely to be much higher.

Many women aren't being counted, aren't asking for help or aren't talking about their time in the service, she said, pointing to statistics showing high rates of rape and sexual assault in the military.

"Women veterans, we are resilient," added Knaflich, who was one of the first women to live in co-ed army barracks. "We want to move forward, to take that uniform off."

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Aura Home for female veterans plans expansion

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Small nonprofit strives to make a big impact in female, veteran homelssness ASHEVILLE - Female veteran Alyce Knaflich has been out of the military for decades, yet she says her marching orders now are stronger than ever. Knaflich, of Asheville, runs Aura Home, a nonprofit organization set up to serve women coming out of the military and to end homelessness among female veterans.

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Farmer's Share of Consumer Good Spending at Record Low - SJR (May 7)

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Farmer's Share of Consumer Good Spending at Record Low - SJR (May 7)

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This article is talking about how farmers are getting the price floor of money back for every cent a consumer spends on their food. It says that farmers are only getting around 8 cents for every dollar a consumer pays for their products. It says that the reason for this low price floor is because consumers want everything pre-cut and ready to eat, so the processing for all of that takes money away from the farmers. I feel that farmers deserve quite a bit more money per dollar for their hard work. (92 words)

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Dude, where's my pay raise? - SJR (May 9)

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Dude, where's my pay raise? - SJR (May 9)

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The article I read talks about how the economy has recovered immensely since Trump took office. It also says that unemployment fell steadily since Obama took office and is now finally starting to rise again. The author is saying how pay raises should be coming around the corner soon due to the fact the economy is doing better. This deals with economics because the minimum wage right now is a price floor and she wants it to rise just like the supply of unemployed people have declined. I disagree with this because I feel that minimum wage being raised will just cause inflation with goods at the moment and it will do nothing but make the value of the american dollar go down. (123 words)

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This article is talking about how oil and petroleum is going up in price these past few weeks and a lot of people are saying it is Trump's fault due to his latest decision. This is one of the reasons, but another reason is that the supply and demand of oil is unbalanced. Supply and demand are increasing steadily and oil companies are having a hard time keeping up with the demand of it in our large country. I feel that the united states relies very heavily on the supply of oil and our demand is always present for it. (100 words)
https://www.npr.org/2018/05/09/609524446/oil-prices-rise-after-trumps-iran-speech-but-supply-and-demand-also-fueling-incr

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The best gift for Mother's Day would be equal pay - CNBC (May 11)

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The best gift for Mother's Day would be equal pay - CNBC (May 11)

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This article talks about how women don't make the same amount as men do in the work force and about how their earnings drop about 20% after having their first child. Men's wages have no effect due to children and the article was stating how unfair it is and how that is the best mothers day present. I feel that the US needs to push towards equal pay because  I intend to marry rich and I cannot do that if my wife and I are making 0.75 cents for every dollar a man makes. (93 words)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/10/for-mothers-day-give-women-equal-pay.html

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US import prices rose 0.3% in April, vs 0.5% increase expected - CNBC (May 11)

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US import prices rose 0.3% in April, vs 0.5% increase expected - CNBC (May 11)

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The united states import prices haven't rose nearly as much as the US expected in April. With the lowered importing costs comes cheaper prices for the consumers. I feel that this is awesome and that whatever the united states is doing right now, they are doing it right in the economy. (51 words)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/11/us-import-prices-april-2018.html

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Americans may now be working to age 70 - SJR (May 15)

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Americans may now be working to age 70 - SJR (May 15)

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The article is talking about how american's might start working till later in life due to the amount of social security benefits that come from retiring after 70 1/2 years. All benefits peak when people reach age 70. I think this is pretty ridiculous because people should be able to enjoy life after they turn 60 because a lot of people don't even live to be 70 and the ones who do end up in nursing homes or not being able to do much. They should have a chance to live in retirement before they become unable to enjoy it. (100 words)

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China monthly car sales pick up in April - SJR (May 15)

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China monthly car sales pick up in April - SJR (May 15)

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The article is talking about how china's passenger car sales are going up significantly due to the increasing demand. Electric hybrids doubled in sales as well. I think that with china's growing population, it makes sense that their car sales will increase, as well as the amount of demand and the supply will begin to have a shortage if this increase continues. (62 words)

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Consumers Struggle to Find EpiPens - nytimes (May 15)

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Consumers Struggle to Find EpiPens - nytimes (May 15)

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The article is saying how there is a massive shortage of epipens and people who desperately need them are having a harder time finding them. I feel that this lifesaving medicine should be cheap and easily available to anyone. The supply needs to be brought up to meet the demand. (50 words)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/10/well/live/epipen-shortage-allergies.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FShortages&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=collection

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Year-long pay squeeze comes to an end - BBC (May 17)

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Year-long pay squeeze comes to an end - BBC (May 17)

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The article is talking about how pay raises were up, but economic inflation was up as well so it was hurting a lot of people's budgets. This pay squeeze is ending finally and making peoples budgets easier to maintain. I am glad the squeeze is ending because it strains a lot of families when there isn't free room in the budget. (61 words)
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-44120516

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Italy: Inflation drops to an over one-year low in April - FE (May 17)

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Italy: Inflation drops to an over one-year low in April - FE (May 17)

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The article is talking about how in Italy there is a lot of inflation going on lately, but recently there has been a decrease in prices. This will help the Italian economy prosper. I think the inflation rates going down in the world economy is helping to put the world consumers in a better place financially. (59 words)
https://www.focus-economics.com/countries/italy/news/inflation/inflation-drops-to-an-over-one-year-low-in-april