Labor

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Dwayne Hogue lost his job as a special police officer after having a gun in the District that he had a legal right to carry in Maryland. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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In this Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, photo, WorkForce One staffer Rose Capote-Marcus works with a client, Pen Osuji as he works on job applications at the Hollywood, Fla. unemployment office. The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell by 3,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 382,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

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D.C. City Council council member, Michael Brown, works during the first whole city council meeting after the summer recess. Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Washington, DC. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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D.C. City Council council member, Michael Brown, works with a staffer during the first whole city council meeting after the summer recess. Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Washington, DC. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, smiles Sept. 18, 2012, as she talks with reporters in Chicago after the union's House of Delegates voted to suspend a seven-day strike. (Associated Press)

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Mary Edmonds, a member of the Chicago Teachers Union's House of Delegates, celebrates after the delegates voted to suspend the strike against the school district Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Teachers strike in 2012 because the mayor of Chicago asked for concessions. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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** FILE ** A handful of teachers picket Sept. 17, 2012, outside Shoop Elementary School in Chicago, as a strike by Chicago Teachers Union members headed into its second week. (Associated Press)

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Camden, Maine, has become a popular destination for retirees despite its cooler climate as many retirees stray from moving to Arizona or Florida. The picturesque harbor town has more people in their 60s than in their 20s and 30s combined. (Associated Press)